Is the anxiety a new thing, or have you had it all along? Did the anxiety worsen once you got off HRT? I've had anxiety since my early 20's, btw, so I know what you're going through - it's awful.

I wonder about the soy milk you drink. Is this a new thing? Soy is actually a phyto-estrogen, so it will increase your estrogen; which may be the reason you're taking it? For me, I think increased estrogen actually worsens my anxiety, but I'm not sure. Then again, may be it's the decreased estrogen for you, I'm not sure. I've dealt with estrogen dominance most of my life, so that's why I make the connection with increased estrogen in my case. Let's put it this way - it's definitely hormonal imbalance of some sort - ha. My whole life (quality of life) story has been driven by my hormones.

Another thing about soy is that it is a goitrogen. I know this because I have Hashimoto's (auto-immune thryoiditis) and I avoid soy products for the most part because it can have an effect on the thyroid making it more sluggish, which in turn can worsen anxiety.

I also didn't have any luck taking evening primrose oil. It made me feel more anxious, for one thing.

Just throwing a few suggestions out there - I know how frustrating it is trying to figure out what is going on with your body. If you find the (magic) cause, let us know.

I'd also like to add that my opinion on antidepression/anxiety medications is that it makes things worse because they are so hard on the adrenals for one thing. I think they adversely affect our hormones in general. Just my opinion, though.

And have you had your thyroid checked out? Free T3, Free T4, thyroid antibodies? TSH test alone is not enough.

This post was edited by dee_can on Sun, Apr 21, 13 at 8:33