Sorry you are struggling iwth the anxiety. My hormones have almost pushed me over the edge. Taht is whay my dr did when I had very bad perio menopause. But what I believe should have been done was a salavia test for my adrenals.

Have you had that? If not, it's the way to check how they are. I had blood done all the time and it never showed anything that any MD was willing to address.

MD's usually don't run the salavia test, you may get lucky. I have one MD that does, but he is the first and I'm many years into this.

Good Luck and hope you get lots of good suggestions.

Scoob

Anxiety is also a sign of hypothyroidism. Just found that out a couple of days ago while doing research on hypothyroid symptoms for my son. I also read that menopause and hypothyroidism go hand in hand. Google Anxiety and hypothyroid and you will get alot of info on this. Also people that drink alot of sodas get anxiety attacks. Hope this helps!

Hello. I'm the one who recently texted in with the cold-flu and having a rough night sleeping, so am on the computer at 5;00am.
I noticed your message and yes, I can relate to what you are having. May I ask how old you are? I started to have hot flashes at night (night sweats) in my late 40's (pre-menopause) The hot flashes and sweats are a tell tale sign of low estrogen. Also, progesterone, according to Dr. John Lee, ( book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause ) occurrs years before estrogen levels begin to drop, so there is an off-balance. This puts stress on the adrenal glands if they are already compromised, causing increased anxiety and depression, also which can be related to hormone levels. I would also greatly advise for you to get your hormone levels checked ( estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, DHEA and testosterone)The adrenal glands also put out the sex hormones, when the ovaries begin to diminish hormonal output. This is what happened to me. But, do to some serious circumstances a few years later, I had to have a hysterectomy and I went on estrogen and natural progesterone cream, and felt so much better ( I did have my hormones checked and it took a year of juggling to find the right balance for hormone replacement though.

I have been reading Copper toxicity can cause all of these things.

Hi, thanks for posting this.

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Hope this helps.

This is the first time on this site and I saw your e-mail and suddenly did not feel so alone! I am also struggling with trying to figure out if I have adrenal insufficiency, hypoglycemia, or perimenopause and who knows what else. I can only say that after being put on a proper level of estrogen/progesterone, the bizarre anxiety went away. I can't even believe it. The anxiety was the worst feeling in my life and I really thought I could not survive it. My doctor still thinks I have an adrenal insufficiency problem despite the tests showing that I don't. Are you on any hormone treatment?