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Panic attacks & AF

mrsfiveohmrsfiveoh
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I started having panic attacks this past February and eventually went to the doctor.  My OB put me on Zoloft and chalked it up to PPD/PPA. 

Well, my AF started to occur every 2 - 2.5 weeks and about 5 days or so before my AF would start I would get the horrible panic attacks.  About 3-4 days into my cycle the anxiety and panic would go away.  This has continued until now so I started researching and am wondering if I have a progesterone deficiency and not PPD/PPA.  My doc is not convinced and said that progesterone is almost impossible to test for because it fluctuates throughout your cycle.  Well, if my AF is coming every 2 weeks - wouldn't that mean something is whacked out with my hormones (progesterone!!)?!?! 

Has anyone else been checked for this or have somethings similar happen?

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Re: Panic attacks & AF

  • cubitscubits member
    I don't have PPD/PPA, i just clicked on this board by mistake and I can't answer to all of your questions but I always knew I was getting AF because I'd have anxiety attacks.  So what you're hypothesizing makes perfect sense to me.
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