Re: Help! Menopause & Anxiety!

I am so grateful to read that she's seeking help in every direction. 

Menopause can certainly cause various hormonal changes, absolutely.  A lot of brain fog, some anxiety, etc., are "normal," but you rather confirmed that the symptoms are probably far more rooted in trauma than they are in menopause. 

Zoloft is heavy-duty medication - was this prescribed by a general medical doctor, or a psychiatrist?  There are a HOST of ramifications of taking any anti-depressants and/or anti-anxiety drugs.  If your mother is taking the medication with a plan to reduce and stop it, in the future, that would be an option. 

PTSD is such an insidious condition because it's never predictable when symptoms will surface.  Some people can go YEARS without any symptoms - even nearly a lifetime.  But, add childhood trauma to an abusive adult relationship and a bitter divorce, and it could kick in with a vengeance.

Most sincere blessings of strength, courage, and resolve to both you and your mother.

EDIT ADD:  With reference to menopause symptoms, extreme symptoms aren't just hormonal.  It is this time in most women's lives when their children have left home and their husbands have entered into their own issues that often result in separation and divorce.  While additional supplements and protocols may help to manage the symptoms, they will not erase the roots of the extreme reactions.