I've read of hormone imbalances and panic/anxiety, and high cortisol/estrogen can be associated with it. interesting, I had the opposite, low estrogen, low cortisol.. I guess when it's out of balance, it can cause problems either way? I don't know about all the connections and pathways though. and for me, my root cause of imbalance was/is parasites.
that you're having the time of your life except for this imbalance and some anxiety....so you're not too unwell then? this is great! and it's not to the point of affecting your whole life. you're catching it early. good for you, I let things slide way too long and it was all the harder to turn around.