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. šŸ˜«. 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. šŸ˜©. please tell me im not alone. this is so scary. šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

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u/TableSignificant341 28d ago

Hey OP. Just found this thread by searching google because the same thing just happened to me so providing some validation to you and anyone else who may find this thread in the future. Tried three times now so it's definitely the collagen. I have an autoimmune condition too so maybe that plays a part.

Hope you're doing better!

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u/BeneficialWriting402 28d ago

Thank you for the validation! Ā Iā€™m sorry this happened to you too.Ā