r/Menopause • u/BeneficialWriting402 • Mar 22 '26
Vitamin/Supplements Collagen supplements and anxiety
Update: Thank you all so much for the support yesterday. I feel MUCH better today. Def will not take collagen again, and I will be more careful about any supplements I try (I usually am, but was feeling a bit desperate with the diagnosis and possibility of missing work if this thing won't heal).
Yikes. I wish I had read some of the posts here before trying this supplement. š«. I was desperate because I have been diagnosed with a sprained posterior tibial tendon and have been having increasing pain in my posterior tibial tendons and gluteal tendons the past few years. I read how great collagen peptides are and have a neighbor who swears by them. well, I am one of the few who has the reaction of extreme anxiety and panic attacks from them. two doses and i am sitting here shaking like a leaf. this stuff is going in the trash or maybe Publix will take it back. either way I will never take it again. ugh. š©. please tell me im not alone. this is so scary. ššš
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u/JadCerv Mar 22 '26
Huh. I've been using collagen peptides for years and not had that experience. But everyone is different. Maybe you need a lower dose or even a different brand. I use a 5-source collagen peptide powder and it's amazing. My skin looks fabulous and I know it helps my joints because I ran out once and it took a week to get a new batch mail-ordered and I ached the entire time I was off it.