Hi, im sure im not alone in this so im hoping someone has some suggestions please as im going out of my mind and dont know which way to turn.
Im currently in perimenopause, im 49 had ms fir 20 yrs and on DMT fingolimod, and suffering really bad with occaional night aweat and really bad anxiety which im putting down to estrogen levels. I want to try the herbal route before HRT but ms advised speaking to pharmacist to ask about taking when on dmt, pharmacist has said its not advisable !! Now there has to be something i can take to help without going on hrt that wont react with Fingolimod!!
Im seriously ready to come off the dmt and risk a relapse in order to help my anxiety which is unbearable …
Tell me im not alone !
Sharon x
Not sure if this article helps much but might be interesting.
Is it MS or is it the menopause? - by Gavin Giovannoni (substack.com)
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I am so glad to be on HRT. Life with MS is hard enough without all the nasty symptoms caused by declining oestrogen. It’s good for the bones as well, and my bones need all the help they can get. As with DMDs (I’m on Tysabri), its all a matter of weighing up in our own minds the risks and benefits, isn’t it? For me, I came down on the side of HRT. Time will tell whether the decision was good long- term, but it’s certainly been good in the here-and-now for the past few years and that’s worth a lot to me.
Thank you for your reply. I think im going to try the HRT patches, as to be honest life with this anxiety ( a lot to do with hormones) is becoming unbearable. Like you say having ms is bad enough so im going to bite the bullet… i will keep you updated and thanks again. Takr care
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Thank you for the info. Very kind of you Nd informative.
Regards sharon