Help For The 9 Top Signs Of Menopause

So many people believe that all women have symptoms or signs of menopause, however there is no evidence in that assumption. I have many friends who never had any symptoms at all other than they stopped having periods. Of course, they could have felt tired at times or had temporary extra hair loss, but it was really nothing to get worked up over. Most of the time a simple change in diet, adding exercise, getting better sleep and using progesterone cream all but eliminated any signs of menopause they may have had.

For me personally, I became intolerant to coffee when I was in the pre-menopause stage. It made me anxious and nervous. Believe me, weaning myself off coffee was much more unpleasant than any other signs of menopause I may have had.

Doctors, scientists, and the pharmaceutical companies love women in their 40s and 50s. As Sandra Coney said in her book, The Menopause Industry, doctors love women at this age and research careers have been built around these women. What a gold mine this must be. Any little twitch, ache, or “feeling” can now be attributed to an illness or disease instead the end of a life stage. And since it’s an illness, there are pills, patches, therapies, surgeries, books, “sessions”, even clothes that can be prescribed to help “cure” this illness.

The symptoms of menopause can be described in two words, hormone imbalance.

The signs of menopause, that begin about a decade before a woman begins menopause can vary and actually can be quite scary to read. However, many experts agree that they can all be over come.

Here’s a general list of the signs of menopause, rather estrogen dominance. These have ALL shown significant improvement or disappearance by using progesterone cream.  The list is actually much longer thanks to  pharmaceutical company jargon. Can you hear the cha-ching?

1. Hot flashes

This is the number one reported sign that your estrogen levels are falling. While most women going through menopause will have hot flashes, not all of us notice them. This depends largely on how fast you go through menopause, your weight, what you eat, and what type of medication you are on. Hot flashes are usually described as “Oh God, here it comes” but you can find out more about hot flashes here.

2. Vaginal dryness

Vaginal dryness is generally a sign of estrogen deficiency. Natural progesterone helps this, synthetic progesterone does not. A good rule of thumb to see if Progesterone cream will help you with vaginal dryness and hot flashes (above) is found below.

By all means, if you need to supplement with estrogen, continue using the natural progesterone cream.

3. Water retention and puffiness

Weight gain and puffiness of hands and feet from water retention is another one of the very common signs of menopause. This is almost always associated with estrogen dominance and is usually attached to high blood pressure. Normal diuretics typically do nothing for water retention when it comes from menopause symptoms. Progesterone cream almost always helps. Rub it on your hands, feet and ankles (rotate where you put it). You should notice water retention as well as the high blood pressure get better and better in a couple of months.

4. Weight gain in the abdomen and hips

…is a giant complaint among women nearing or in menopause. This is a pretty good indicator of estrogen dominance. Those with estrogen dominance normally crave sugary foods and simple carbs with lots of salt. Think baked brownies with cream cheese frosting and potato chips. It gets worse. Women who are also overweight to begin with, can become insulin resistant and can also experience an imbalance in your adrenals.

5. Insomnia

Insomnia or sleep disturbances are more harmful for women in or entering menopause. Studies have shown that women who have problems sleeping during this time are 50% more likely to become insulin resistant. It can also throw your stress hormones out of whack.

6. Decreased Libido

Some women experience a significant lack in sexual desire while others have the polar opposite effect. In most all cases as found by Dr. John Lee, his patients with decreased sexual desire were all progesterone deficient.

7. Mood Swings, Irritability and Depression

Some of the scariest signs of menopause are the dramatic mood swings, depression and chest thumping anxiety.

8. Headaches and Fatigue

Headaches and fatigue are often associated with PMS as well as estrogen dominance. Use progesterone cream as directed, 300-400 mg of Magnesium daily and try cutting back on chocolate, caffeine, soy, and wheat and you could see a dramatic improvement with diminished headaches and a more alert feeling.

Warning Will Robinson

Caveat: If you are like me and cut caffeine out completely, you may get withdrawal headaches. I drank coffee all day long. I love the taste and the smell of it. I had no choice but to cut off coffee all together because it was making me really anxious and shaky. I had a headache for an entire week. I took 50mg extra of 5-HTP and 1 Aleve every 12-hours and it would help for a few hours. I started drinking decaf after that week and was fine after that. All in all, I thought it was pretty easy to quit.

9. Dry and thinning skin

There are 2 main causes for dry skin, thinning and wrinkly skin and skin pigmentation on the face. The first being excess estrogen, the second being tired adrenal glands. The adrenal gland can make progesterone. However, when the time comes that a person needs this progesterone boost, the adrenals are too tired to work. This is especially true for very busy women or women who have a lot of anxiety or stress. The best thing for restoring your adrenals is progesterone cream, rest, and doing things that are fun for you. Licorice helps in moderation.

The above are just a few of the signs of menopause. If you start taking progesterone cream before you get these menopause symptoms, you’ll have fewer incidences. However, rest assured that even if you’re having these or one of the many symptoms that are caused by hormone imbalance, progesterone can help alleviate them in many cases. A proper diet is important now more than ever as is sleep.  Dr. Lee’s books, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Pre-Menopause, and Hormone Balance Made Simple will not only guide you into taking better care of yourself but will make you feel so much better if you do have menopause symptoms.

Just knowing that we’re not losing our minds sometimes helps more than anything doesn’t it?

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