Carlotta
I too experienced the problems with menopause that you are having, the anxiety, depression, mood swings. If I were you, I would just go to a health food store and start reading over what might help you with herbs. It can be really frustrating that the only help the Medical est. can offer is some form of synthetic hormone replacement with buckets of side-effects. I ended up in a mental inst and am finding that lithium is stabilizing the mood swings and clonazepien helps with the anxiety. I know I fought it, but there are more hormones than estrogen, progesterone that become depleted in a woman's body. I am counting on these drugs to keep me calm and hopefully several years down the line, I won't need them after my body gets adjusted to the lack of the hormones. Another thing that helped me is to find a massage therapist who can help with calming you down and relaxing you through the various movements designed for relaxation. Hope this helps. If I were in PA, I would want to join a support group with you. I am living near San Antonio, TX.. Write back if you want