menopause

[Ruth]

has any one found life tough when feeling menapausal and having ocd.i just cant trust my feelings

[PolarBear]

This subject has been raised several times on the forum. The general consensus is that menopause, with it's raging hormones, causes OCD to worsen.

[Guest penny0305]

Yes definitely. I had ocd in my late teens and twenties. It pretty much disappeared in my thirties but came back with avengeance in my early forties. I am now 45 and have just been told after blood tests that I am heavily perimenopausal. I am waiting to start hrt to see if it helps. My ocd is horrendous now and anxiety levels are sky high.

[Caramoole]

The perimenopausal stage wreaks havoc unfortunately

[Tez]

My mum's depression was affected negatively by the menopause, but as things settled down afterwards, she enjoyed much more stable modds and we got her some help. Today, she takes a small dose of amitrypteline daily and she snjoys very good mental health.

Tez :original:

[Ruth]

thankyou all for your replies,it means a lot to me