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Posted 1/4/2020 2:23 PM (GMT -5)
So I have the weekend or part of it alone because my son went to his dad's for the first time in about a month and I'm having anxiety. Go.figure. I've been in a complicated relationship for three and a half years and I've been trying to end it lately. We didn't spend the holidays together and I went on a date last night. I guess it's too soon but I'm wondering if maybe that's the reason for my anxiety today. I had another date for tonight but I canceled it.

I'm also going through menopause and I kept waking up with hot flashes last night which isn't the norm for me lately. I go through off and on periods of these. Wondering if anxiety can make menopause symptoms worse or vice versa. Anyway, my heart rate is in the 90s today and I don't like it. Ha. Suggestions for hot flash symptoms any of you going through it? I do not want to take synthetic hormones as I've had two close family members die in the past few years from cancer (sister and mother).
Posted 1/4/2020 3:48 PM (GMT -5)
Hi Hazelnut86,

I have been through menopause but it was relatively easy for me. I didn't have mood swings or anything but I did get occasional hot flashes and a lot of night sweats. For the hot flashes I dressed in thin layers so I could remove if I had to. But for night sweats, there isn't a lot you can do. I would always wake up drenched. I would be hot and then cold because I was wet.

I didn't take any hormones to help. But it wasn't that bad for me except for the nights. But that lasted a few months and went away.

I hope you find something to make it easier. We are all different so the symptoms and severity of them vary. I wish you the best and hope that it goes by quick for you.

Try breathing exercises for the anxiety. They really do help.

Hugs, Karen...
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