10/10/2022
Menopause
There is talk that there are the seven dwarfs of menopause but there are really 34 physical and emotional symptoms of menopause.
Physical symptoms include allergies, bloating, body odour, breast soreness, brittle nails, burning mouth, decreased libido, dental and gum issues, itchy dry skin, dizziness, electric shocks, joint pain, hair loss, headaches, hot flushes, irregular periods, muscular tension and restless legs, nausea and digestive issues, night sweats, palpitations, tingling extremities, urinary symptoms, vaginal dryness and weight gain.
Emotional symptoms anxiety and loss of confidence, brain fog and poor memory, depression and low mood, difficulty concentrating, difficulty sleeping and loss of sleep, Irritability, mood swings, panic attacks and tired or loss of energy.
Menopause comes in threes.
(1) Perimenopause, the time immediately preceding menopause, is a period of transition during which women can experience symptoms related to hormonal changes such as irregular periods. You may start to experience side effects of menopause, like hot flashes or vaginal dryness.
(2) Menopause occurs when youโve stopped producing the hormones that cause your menstrual period and have gone without a period for 12 months in a row. Once this has occurred, you enter postmenopause.
(3) Postmenopause is the time after menopause has occurred. Once this happens, you're in postmenopause for the rest of your life. Yeah!! People in postmenopause are at an increased risk for certain health conditions like osteoporosis and heart disease.
The average age of menopause occurs at 51 years, but it can occur earlier, as the hormones Oestrogen and Progesterone reduce in women between the ages of 45 and 55 most commonly. All women will experience some symptoms or other physical changes related to menopause and the symptoms can often last from 5 to 10 years. But this is very much an individualized experience so therefore one size does not fit all in regard to treatments available.
For more information call June Gobbos Naturopath 0423 587999 and donโt let hormones destroy some of the best years of your life!