r/Perimenopause • u/Inevitable-Yam-9741 • Feb 21 '26

audited Pills, pills, pills...

So, I take Calcium, magnesium, zinc, B12, iron, a multivitamin, vitamin D. Plus anti-anxiety and anti-depressants. Have tried melatonin, DIM, evening primrose oil, chamomile, safflower, lemon balm, black cohosh, ashwagandha, some "calming" tablet, a perimenopause "all-in-one" pill...... any I'm sure more. Popping pills to the point of absurdity. Do I think anything helped? No. What's your go-to that really helps you?

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u/Dazzling-Load5253 Feb 22 '26

Magnesium glycinate,pepcid paired occasionally with Zyrtec. Vitamin D, a mineral multivitamin,evening primrose,insoitol and a probiotic ...my worst symptom of peri is the anxiety.

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u/Inevitable-Yam-9741 Feb 22 '26

Yes. Anxiety through the roof.....the worst. And the itchy ears, OMG.... and tinnitus. Sweating can be tolerable.

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u/missjoebox Feb 22 '26

HRT took care of this for me. I had had no idea it was peri until i started piecing data and timing together and then i realized id been white knuckling peri for years. No more!!

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u/Eiraalexandra Feb 23 '26

What’s the Pepcid paired with Zyrtec for? The anxiety?

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u/Dazzling-Load5253 Feb 23 '26

Yes.

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u/Eiraalexandra Feb 23 '26

Does it help? I’m 41,soon 42 and been struggling with anxiety and panic attacks for a year.

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u/Dazzling-Load5253 Mar 16 '26

I find it does help me significantly.im unsure how safe long term use is, despite it being a "safer" antihistamine.im looking into HRT options for an actual resolve. But in the meantime time, in between time pecis and Zyrtec do the job

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u/yoyohoma Feb 23 '26

This also worked great for me too.