. What Every woman needs to know about hormones and hormone therapy. Dr Vliet’s acceptance remarks for the 2007 Voice of Women Award
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She likes pickles too. 5 kids….wow wow wow 5 too many.
Are you a woman in your 40s or 50s? Are you experiencing symptoms like fatigue, erratic periods, mood swings, weight gain, low sex drive, or hair loss? If so, you and your doctor probably assume it’s related to perimenopause or menopause. But it could be your thyroid. The new book, The Menopause Thyroid Solution, from best-selling author and thyroid patient advocate Mary Shomon, helps women sort out their hormonal symptoms, and get properly diagnosed and treated. And the book helps thyroid patients make their way through perimenopause and menopause living and feeling well. More information online at http://www.menopausethyroid.com
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Menopause is experienced by all women at some stage in their lives. It’s being seen that this phase in women is beginning to occur earlier with some women being menopause in their mid thirties. When the menopause starts, their can be some very prominent changes in the patient. Sadly, some these symptoms are not clearly understood in the Asian community. Mr. Rana addresses some these changes which can occur and how to mitigate their effects. If you find this or our other shows informative, please do leave feedback. This helps us improve the quality on information we bring to our viewers. Thank you
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I have always been a very loving and easy going person. But since I have started through the change of life, I find myself getting mad about just about anything. You can look at me wrong and I fly off the handle. And I don’t like myself very much after I have one of my fits. My doctor has suggested an anti-depressant, but I don’t want to have to take medicine to feel better. Plus the stuff is very expensive. Thanks everyone who replies. Have a great night all.
1. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/menopause/DS00119
2. http://www.viableherbalsolutions.com/prod27x.htm
3. For help with depression, spend about an hour outdoors everyday, rain or shine. Your bedroom should be so dark when you sleep that you cannot see your hand in front of your face. This helps create endorphins and the other hormone (can’t think of the name) that affect depression.
I recommend that you do not rule out anti-depressants altogether. There are some good ones on the market and your doctor will find the right one for you. It takes about seven weeks to "kick in" and your doctor may have to "tweek" the dosage. I’ve taken them for years for clinical depression and have experienced no side effects.
Peach to you and grace,
Amaleota
P.S. Service to others is a good way to cheer you up, even if it’s only a smile or opening a door for someone.
i am too emotional and take everything personal, let alone the nightsweats. it is like i have no control over my feelings anymore.
For alternative medicine consult that area of *answers*. Consult your OB/GYN for a medication that has a low dose of hormone(s) in it – HRT. Alternative medicines are great, but if you choose to go that route, and also are under the care of your physician let him/her know that you are also using this type of treatment. Good Luck!
I am having a very difficult time pain wise and mood wise just trying to start my monthly cycle. I turn 50 in a couple days. what age does menopause start and is their medication to help me threw this
Age differs widley. It is different for everyone. And yes ththere are probably medications to help you. See a doc. You can get something for the mood swings that will replace the hormone imbalence that you are expieriencing.
Must be natural and over the counter…
The meditative breathing exercise called paced respiration has been shown to significantly reduce hot flashes and emotional symptoms. This approach has no known side effects, risks, or costs and can be safely combined with additional treatment, if needed.
Black cohosh (Remifemin, 20 mg) is shown by some studies to prevent or relieve a broad range of menopause symptoms for many women.Other studies have shown no improvement. Safety of long-term use beyond 6 months is not yet known. (Risks similar to estrogen risks are a possibility.) Have regular checkups if you are using black cohosh, and make sure your health professional knows what you are taking.
Soy phytoestrogens are in more complete form when included in your daily diet, rather than in dietary supplements. Regularly eating and drinking soy may help even out menopause symptoms, but studies have yet to clearly demonstrate that soy is effective for treating hot flashes.
Yoga (which often includes meditative breathing) and/or biofeedback give you tools you can use to reduce stress. Heightened stress is likely to worsen your symptoms.
Based on the latest research, some therapies are not recommended for menopause symptoms, either because they are not effective or because they can cause dangerous effects. These include:
Kava, evening primrose, dong quai, valerian, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and angelica.
Wild yam or natural progesterone creams.
To combat the symptoms of the menopause, your doctor might have suggested taking estrogen and progesterone, known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT. However, recent studies, including one long-term study of more than 16,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79 revealed that HRT did pose some major health risks. Consequently, women have been looking towards natural remedies such as Ayuda – a natural food supplement designed to help with the symptoms of the menopause.
Karen Ashby, editor of Europe’s biggest Health and Beauty magazine, Essential Woman, tried Ayuda herself once her menopause began. Here is her testimony:
“I read up on the ingredients and once I was satisfied it wouldn’t harm me in any way I decided to try it. Within 2 weeks I started to feel better. The night sweats weren’t as frequent so I was sleeping better which meant I wasn’t so grouchy and tired during the day. Within a month I was feeling like my old self again. A couple of weeks ago, I decided that the pills had worked their magic and I didn’t need them any more, but within a week, I was getting hot flushes and wasn’t sleeping well again. I immediately re-started Ayuda and the symptoms disappeared again so now I make sure I take one every day. Now, I barely notice my menopause. Any woman contemplating using HRT or suffering with the symptoms of the menopause really should give Ayuda a try.”
To find out more, or to order Ayuda, go to BuyCosmetics.com and search for ‘ayuda’.
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How to be an expert on Menopause? aging, hormones, natural hormones, bioidentical hormones, menopause, perimenopause, postmenopause, hot flahses, flashes,night sweats, insomnia, mood swings, depression, migraine, wrinkles, poor skin, acne, weight gain, menstruation, irregular, fibroids, vaginitis, hysterectomy, sex drive loss, libido loss, vaginal dryness, migraines, exercise, sleep, itichiness, rashes, raches, memory loss, senility, alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, mammogram, ultrasound, breast cancer, uterus cancer, ovarian cancer, stroke, blood clots, anemia, supplements, bioidentical hormones, thyroid
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