ok Ladies,
who has reached this stage of their life or been through this stage? I am just reaching it but think it may have been going on for over a year, I just wasn't aware of symptoms.
We all hear about Hot Flashes/flushes and mood swings but we hardly ever hear of the dizzy spells, anxiety, irregular menstruation, the light period which suddenly turns into a river and ends up causing us to leave wherever we are embarrassed and maybe even going home suddenly.
so what do you do? what do you take? what helps? what doesn't?
what has it been like for you?
I haven't had the privileged of learning about this stuff from my mum or grandma or other female relatives as mum had cancer at 49 and then all that entails and then passed at 55 so her symptoms would have been masked by chemo etc and it wasn't talked about. I left USA when 2 so no family besides mum and dad and 2 sisters who are younger. No older friends who have talked about it and mum and dad moved so much that there was never a mum like figure around.
so for me this is new and I am having to do google searches.
for me over the past 5 years I have developed reactions to foods like mushrooms, gluten, lactose and never thought it could be related to menopause. I was reading stuff online the last week and I was like wow! I never knew how much peri menopause affected you and how long it goes for I was thinking you hit menopause your monthlys get irregular then stop and you have some hot flushes and mood swings now and again.
however I am learning that hormones change (kinda like when your a teen), you get acne, mood fluctuations, indigestion, heart palpitations, anxiety. dizzy spells, hot flashes, night sweats and the list seems to go on.
so anyone care to share experiences of what has helped or helping what has been totally useless? how have you coped with sudden surges in menstruation etc
who has reached this stage of their life or been through this stage? I am just reaching it but think it may have been going on for over a year, I just wasn't aware of symptoms.
We all hear about Hot Flashes/flushes and mood swings but we hardly ever hear of the dizzy spells, anxiety, irregular menstruation, the light period which suddenly turns into a river and ends up causing us to leave wherever we are embarrassed and maybe even going home suddenly.
so what do you do? what do you take? what helps? what doesn't?
what has it been like for you?
I haven't had the privileged of learning about this stuff from my mum or grandma or other female relatives as mum had cancer at 49 and then all that entails and then passed at 55 so her symptoms would have been masked by chemo etc and it wasn't talked about. I left USA when 2 so no family besides mum and dad and 2 sisters who are younger. No older friends who have talked about it and mum and dad moved so much that there was never a mum like figure around.
so for me this is new and I am having to do google searches.
for me over the past 5 years I have developed reactions to foods like mushrooms, gluten, lactose and never thought it could be related to menopause. I was reading stuff online the last week and I was like wow! I never knew how much peri menopause affected you and how long it goes for I was thinking you hit menopause your monthlys get irregular then stop and you have some hot flushes and mood swings now and again.
however I am learning that hormones change (kinda like when your a teen), you get acne, mood fluctuations, indigestion, heart palpitations, anxiety. dizzy spells, hot flashes, night sweats and the list seems to go on.
so anyone care to share experiences of what has helped or helping what has been totally useless? how have you coped with sudden surges in menstruation etc
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