sharks
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Now I'm getting panic attacks. Does anyone take anything natural for the panic attacks?
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It is important to note that an exacerbation of symptoms before menstruation was noted in the original 1959 descriptions of ME.
For a more recent mention:
Onset Patterns and Course of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Chu et al., 2019)
https://forums.phoenixrising.me/thr...hronic-fatigue-syndrome-chu-et-al-2019.84716/
Pregnancy, menopause, and menstrual cycles exacerbated many women's symptoms.
Note: There are also anecdotes from people who report that their symptoms are reduced during pregnancy, but that they might get worse after pregnancy...
P.S. And a comment from another discussion:
Another example of a leaky blood-brain-barrier occurs in menstruation.
Right before, and during menstruation, the lower level of estrogen causes the blood-brain-barrier to become slightly more permeable. Some have speculated that this might contribute to pre-menstrual syndrome.