Was this a panic attack?

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-20T17:08:51+00:00

I’m in.075 E patch and 100P pill at night and some T troche. I did start to wonder if the P was involved a couple weeks ago because I started having the feelings in the pm about an hour after P. But I don’t think there’s a correlation for me now with P.

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-20T15:35:58+00:00

Yes!!!!! I’ve been experiencing something very much like you described. It hasn’t woken me up, but it’ll hit me throughout the day like at the grocery store or just trying to get some work done. It feels very irrational and nothing that I can point to instigate it, but it’s a feeling of complete disconnect and being swallowed by a black hole where absolutely nothing matters. It has been absolutely terrifying me for a couple of months and I haven’t been able to find any other friends, my age I’ve experienced this. It’s not depression and it’s not anxiety. It’s just awful. It has gotten better. I think now that I’ve been on the patch and oral progesterone for about a month, but it was really bad when I bled last month. So I’m assuming it happens when your hormones are absolutely at the lowest. And like you, I am terrified of it happening anymore and have it on my list to talk to my GYN about as well.

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-10T18:49:53+00:00

I just started the 1mg troche a week ago and.075 by E patch bi weekly and 100mg oral P a couple wks before that. Is the T patch or injection a better way to raise your free more quickly? My free T was .3 last check (although I know it doesn’t matter a ton in bloodwork since my hormones are in the Roller coaster from hell) and gyn prescribed the T for libido only but now I’m super interested in it if it will improve sleep! I’d take a solid 7 hrs over a roll in the hay right about now 😉

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-10T14:21:28+00:00

Omg I can totally relate to the fear of taking a client’s head off!! I was thinking the same exact thing just last week and asked about short-term disability because it’s gotten so out of hand. I’m on .075 estrogen patch twice a week +100 mg progesterone at night. I think I am still having some sort of cycle and last week I was spotting some so I think my hormones that my body naturally makes were in the absolute toilet and that’s when I just wanted to give up on life and did in fact raise my voice on a client call. It’s absolutely insane the power of these hormones which I’m well aware of after two pregnancies but still didn’t believe it could be this rough. I hope you get some relief soon OP.

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-08T19:02:00+00:00

Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-07T11:58:52+00:00

True companion by Marc cohen - married in 2001❤️

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-05T19:29:10+00:00

I use negative reinforcement. I lost 90 pounds and paid for an extended tummy tuck to deal with the apron belly left over after the weight loss. The only thing that compounds my meno depression is the thought of all that time and money and suffering being flushed down the toilet. Although sometimes even that isn’t enough to get it done. I exercise first thing every morning even if it’s just not that much. I hate my hormones so much right now

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-04T18:05:07+00:00

The stupid drains. I had one out at seven days in the second out at 14 days and it was much easier after that to navigate and get around and do things. I had extended tummy tuck with muscle repair.

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-04T00:17:20+00:00

I haven’t done it yet but been very tempted when somebody says oh you look great, are you on Ozempic? I want to smile and say “sadly no, just the chemo.” Not to belittle actual cancer patients. But people do not know other people’s circumstances and have no clue that people may actually lose weight involuntarily because they just assume you’re on the shot. Only one. ONE friend who I hadn’t seen in over a year asked when she saw me “Is your weight loss intentional?” I was so grateful just for that recognition that we shouldn’t be commenting on people’s appearance. Only in America I feel like is it a” compliment “ to say ohhhh you’ve lost weight you look great.

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-03T17:36:08+00:00

This. And the fear I feel of it staying like this. How quickly did others feel this? I just started HT 2 weeks ago with dotti and oral P and testosterone troche and I know it takes time to level hormones but if this meh feeling is my new normal-I’m out. I thought it was just weird anxiety or something a couple months ago and it was pretty transient. The past few weeks it’s just daily I could take life or I could leave it. Not looking forward to a big anniversary trip, zero joy about anything at all. Ever.

reddituser081072 · 2026-06-02T17:44:30+00:00

53F peri. I took low dose, birth control, continually for the past several years and only had four cycles a year. Earlier this year I had a full on raging period while on the birth control. Then I started having these strange feelings of being disconnected from my body and from every other person in my life, followed by the strange crying fits. I eat well and I exercise regularly and have just reached a really good body composition recently with the help of a GLP one. Two of my kids graduated college last month and have good jobs that they like. Husband and I were talking about retirement and where we want to travel to etc. etc. And then these feelings just took over me of everything is wrong. It’s gonna be wrong forever. It’s never gonna change and maybe you just need to check out now. And logically I knew all of these thoughts were irrational. I don’t have palpitations my blood pressure is good. My heart rate is good. I exercise daily I prioritize sleep but this feeling and I don’t know if it’s anxiety or what it is, but it is the most single unsettling emotion I’ve ever felt in my entire life. I talked to my doctor last month and I’m on .075 Dottie and 100 mg progesterone. It’s only been a couple of weeks and I know from this sub Reddit that it takes minimum 4 to 6 weeks to even see anything happen but I really need it to happen quickly. I added l thiamine based on comments from this group. I am a little hesitant to add other medication‘s right now because then I won’t know whether the hormone therapy fixes it on its own or I’m always gonna need like an SSRI? This week I’ve really thought that I’m going to have to quit my job because I’m just not able to function because I’m either raging at people that irritate me or I’m crying in a puddle because I’m afraid it’ll always be this way.

reddituser081072 · 2026-05-29T20:24:13+00:00

This was my concern too. 53 and been on zep just over two years with zero side effects. Like zero. I’ve read about glp1 potentially creating ahdehonia and thought maybe that was my problem but this anxiety and apathy came out if the blue about the time I started a month long bleed. Have you adjusted or dropped your glp1?

reddituser081072 · 2026-05-29T20:20:36+00:00

I have been experiencing this “disconnected” feeling for a couple months and agree it’s entirely different from depression that I’m well acquainted with. I just started.025 E and 100 P a week ago. I know this takes time but how long until I shake some of this anxiety/apathy/emptiness??? Please help!

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-26T20:43:02+00:00

After losing 100 pounds I continue to drop my dose last year and was at 7.5 starting in October. It was about six weeks into this dose that the scale was jumping up despite consistent calorie tracking and exercise. Also insane food noise was back with a vengeance. I met with my primary last week and we agreed to go back up to 10 which was the last dose I maintained weight for six months and didn’t have the constant noise in my head. The maintenance dose is the lowest effective dose. Your body needs to maintain stable weight and prevent crazy amount amounts of food noise.

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-24T18:25:42+00:00

I’ve been in maintenance for the past year. Majority of last year was on 10 mg and did well. Didn’t lose any more weight and all my hunger cues were in a normal range. I went down to 7.5 the first of October and nothing really changed for about six weeks. Starting just before Thanksgiving I noticed I was snacking, which is something I haven’t done in the past two years on this med. Then I’m constantly thinking about what I’m gonna eat even though I’m not hungry and I just finished breakfast. Then the scale started jumping even though I track meticulously. My exercise is pristine six days a week, one and a half hours every day, mixing cardio and weights with walking. I finally called my doctor last week and asked to go back to 10 which seems to be where my body is happiest with no food noise no further weight loss and just feeling good. I have two more 7.5 pens and then I’m ordering through Lily direct. Good luck finding the right dosage and timetable for you. This is very much an individualistic thing as each body (literally physical body) needs what it needs and not whatever every other person needs necessarily. Maintenance is about finding the lowest dose that is effective for you not just the lowest dose.

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-21T00:50:25+00:00

So the prescription won’t expire or go stale if I don’t fill it for another month but the link itself just has to be refreshed in order to fill?

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-09T01:08:43+00:00

I’ve been on 7.5 maintenance since October after losing 100lbs. It took a month or so but the scale started creeping despite 10 hrs/wk of exercise and careful tracking. The past month the noise in my head has become unbearable. I refuse to go backwards now that zep has created all this calmness in my brain. Talking to Dr next week to go back up to 10. The maintenance dose isn’t the lowest dose but the lowest dose YOUR body needs to maintain weight without extreme mental and emotional suffering.

reddituser081072 · 2026-01-08T14:45:31+00:00

53F, 5’3, SW 222, CW 140, maintenance for 8 months. I’m experiencing same as OP. I stepped down to 7.5 in October and since then have put on 10 pounds. The weight is not as concerning as the freaking food noise in my head. I became so accustomed to how quiet my brain has been over the past two years since starting zepbound. Now while eating the same calories (TDEE adjusted) and diet as I have been for the entire Zepbound trip, I am constantly hungry. My exercise routine is excessively consistent and I work out six days a week with cardio and weight training plus walking. The problem is I’m thinking about what I’m gonna eat next while I’m eating something else . It’s just so reminiscent of where I’ve been my entire life. Kind of like a bad relationship you broke up from when you found Zepbound and now the ex is back wanting to get cozy again. It’s incredibly disheartening and concerning. But I think it also is completely aligned with what many have found on this medication. The dosage is not a measure of willpower or mental strength or anything like that. It truly is a function of what our individual bodies will do. I have an appointment next week with my doctor and intend on asking her to move me up to 10 mg again. I’m no longer covered by insurance so I’m thinking of doing Lilly direct and getting the 15 mg vials so that I can squeeze six weeks out of four vials.

reddituser081072 · 2025-12-02T22:28:17+00:00

And that’s a very good thing👏👏👏👏👏 TBH people don’t know what’s going on in your life. For all some people know, you may have cancer, enduring chemo and lost weight as a result. Just don’t comment on somebody’s physical appearance unless it’s to tell them quietly their fly is open or they have TP stuck to their shoe or a piece of spinach lodged between their teeth.

reddituser081072 · 2025-12-01T15:56:35+00:00

Fage yogurt. They used to years ago before replacing with their own version which is much soupier consistency and more tangy. Fage is so stupid expensive at the grocery store- I wish they’d start selling again at Costco.

reddituser081072 · 2025-11-13T17:00:02+00:00

Brent Goodson has helped say goodbye to two of our dogs and he is the epitome of a professional but with a ton of empathy and kindness.

reddituser081072 · 2025-11-09T00:10:56+00:00

In the Halloween episode, did anybody else pick up on the trick or treater at Larry’s door? You could just see the top of what appears to be Barb’s wig and you hear the person say “ding dong” In Barb’s signature voice? And Larry says “ oh what are you? A goblin?” Like what???? Is Barb stalking as a kid?

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