Signs & Symptoms of Menopause
LOW HORMONAL LEVEL OR IMBALANCE
These are the signals that your mind and body will either whisper or shout to you
Mood or Personality Changes
- Irritability
- Rage
- Unexplained tears
- Panic attack / anxiety
- Impatience
- Don’t want people around
- Tenseness
- Depression
- Loss of self confidence
Brain Function
- Loss of memory
- Forgetfulness
- Lack of concentration
- Indecisiveness
Physical Disorientation
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- "Cotton-wool head"
- Hot flushes and /or sweats
- Palpitations - heart flutters or thumping
- Period change - heavy or scant bleeding
- Breast change - tenderness, or size
- Vaginal change - dryness, infections
- Bladder and urethra - urinary frequency, incontinence
- Loss of muscle tone in the pelvic region
- Insomnia - sleep disturbance
- Invisible insects on skin - itching and burning
- Muscle aches and pains - joint pain
- Drying - skin, hair, etc
- Sexuality - Less interest, orgasm, responsiveness, fantasy, enjoyment, lubrication
- Unusual fatigue and lethargy
- Weight changes
- Eating disorders - cravings, binges
- Diarrhoea or constipation
Other conditions can cause some of these symptoms, but each of them has been relieved when oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone levels are brought back to normal.
By taking Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy tailor made to your individual needs, in the form of troches the clock can be turned back and you can re-enter the human race. However left unattended the risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease is a definite consequence.
The following is a list of the symptoms of menopause broken down by hormone deficiency.
Oestrogen Deficiency Symptoms
- Hot flushes
- Night sweats
- Vaginal dryness
Progesterone Deficiency Symptoms
- Mood or personality changes
- Irritability, Rage
- Unexplained tears
- Anxiety, Panic attacks
- Tenseness
- Depression
- Loss of confidence
- Brain function
- Loss of memory, forgetful
- Lack of concentration
- Indecisiveness
- Headaches
- "Cotton wool head"
- Palpitations
- Insomnia, sleep disturbance
- Muscle aches and pains, joint pains
- Dry skin , dry hair
Testosterone Deficiency
- Decreased libido and interest in sex
- Decreased energy
- Loss of sexual arousal