What is ‘menopause brain’ and how can people navigate it?
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- Menopause is a rite of passage for all women of a certain age and with it comes physical and emotional changes. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Maria Shriver explores how menopause affects the brain and how new discoveries could be a game-changer.
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What’s unacceptable is that women are not told enough about perimenopause or menopause
This needs to change
It is also our responsibility as women to educate ourselves.
@@user-xm7kw3gb5q- Exactly! It’s not like the knowledge is primarily in the library like the 80s 🤪
💯 agree
channel Dr Mindy pelz has a book Menopause reset.
HRT = rx = bad for the body and brain long term
do your homework find natural ways to heal your brain like keto diet/carnivore diet
Part of the issue is that the information is evolving. Also, some are still stuck on the faulty study that HRT can cause breast cancer.
I'm 46 and for a second I was excited that maybe in my lifetime we might get medical equality... then they said "Needs Congressional Approval" and I realized... Not in this lifetime.
"Medical equality"?!?! Are you serious? Why does everyone think they are a victim?;?
Don't lose hope!
@@user-xm7kw3gb5q Not victims, just ignored.
How so?
@@user-xm7kw3gb5qHaving different physiology isn't victimhood. I wonder what your response would be if only womens' physiology was clinically studied, and mens' healthcare was informed mostly by extrapolation from that data.
It's mind blowing to me that more than half of the world's population will unequivocally reach menopause provided they live long enough, but the medical community knows so little about it. Women's health is simply not a priority yet, and that makes me frustrated and sad.
Because we are washed up after 40 according to men
@@Kwildcat1340? that's generous. I heard 26 is when we start to "lose our value" now.
It’s wild when it happens. Completely invisible.
Yes! I mean! You are so right!@@LHallinan71
Yes, this should be a major area of research
The brain fog really shocked me. Worried me actually. Fortunately it didn’t last. Eventually it did subside but it was really worrying for a while.
It's good to read this comment. Whew..ready to be able to say the same lol. Thanks for your comment.
@@robynwright2015 Sooo many women worry that they're getting early onset dementia - or simply going crazy - but it's 'just' perimenopause. If only we were informed beforehand....
My doctor said if men went through menopause they’d be a lot more research, support and acceptance of treatments like HRT. Women have committed suicide over menopausal symptoms. I’m on HRT, it’s not cheap but my quality of life is so much better.
How expensive is it
HRT should be free. I would have died without it.
The highest risk suicide time for women is age 45 to 55. RIGHT on the perimenopausal/menopausal transition.
Interesting that if you were a biological male you could get it covered by insurance
Acceptance of HRT is problematic. The body is not malfunctioning with menopause, so those hormone levels change for a reason. We shouldn't be shoving hormone-laden medication at a natural process without addressing diet and exercise first.
I'm 45 and I went through menopause early in my 30's. I was getting hot flashes, forgetting my students name and what happened the day before or a few days ago. I would forget words or if i locked my house doors. It was so frustrating. Then at 40 I was depressed, had insomnia, my body aches, and I had anxiety. I talked to my primary doctor about my depression because there was no reason for me to be depressed. She suggested depression meds. I did eventually get some, but the meds just made me sick so I stopped taking it. Then a friend showed me a FB post about Menopause brain and I am so glad that I finally got some answered. I'm so thankful for this discovery!!
I’m 48, and have been in menopause for three years. My mother didn’t talk to me about menopause when she went through it, and even now she doesn’t ask me about it. I believe it’s a generational thing. I’ve been talking to women around my age or slightly older asking questions, and if their symptoms are like mine. We all agreed that there has to be more discussion on this. I have noticed that I forget easily or I have brain fog. One of my coworkers said that has happened to her during menopause. Thank goodness I’m not the only one! I thought I was losing my mind. Thank-you so much for sharing this! I’m going to be showing this to a lot of people!
I’m in late stage perimenopause since I had been skipping… it’s reassuring to know that there are people who have their menopause at age 45… my mom reached menopause at 53 so I should be at that age too but doctor also reassured me that every woman is different. I really thought I was too early and not normal. Thank you for sharing.
I just asked my husband where my cat is and he said “at your feet sleeping.” The cat is literally warming my feet as I sit here and I had no idea where he was.🤷🏻♀️
Talk to a naturopath. Obtain testing for possible Iodine deficiency. Best wish and blessings to you. It's been a 20 yr twilight zone for me.
@@justgado2772 I was about 53 as well. The hot flashes lasted for about four years and were never bad but uncomfortable and unpredictable. They then reduced until I hardly have any now at 59. I didn't have any other symptoms besides weight gain but that's controllable. I just can't eat with abandonment anymore. Good luck to you.
This makes me feel better. My mom has brain fog I started to freak out. I think she is well
I had a total hysterectomy 3 years ago at age 44. I walked out of the hospital totally unprepared for what was to come. I couldn't afford to see my GP to get hormone replacement straight away. The hospital wouldn't see me again because I no longer had female reproductive organs. They had taken them out and so I was no longer their problem. I suffered physically and mentally since. As a result, I quit my job of 8yrs because I couldn't function, I haven't been able to keep a job since due to the mental and physical changes that have occurred. I'm completely shattered and constently exhaused, depressed with crippling anxiety. If I knew then what I know now, I would have considered not having the hysterectomy and continued to endure the pain from endo and adenomyosis. I would have continued on heavy pain medications. At least I would still be functioning as a normal person, as a professional and earning money. I wouldn't be ashamed to show my face in public, I wouldn't have put on 30kg, and I wouldn't be too scared to talk to people. Women, health services, and society, are unprepared for menopausal woman. Three years on, I am still trying to find the best HRT for me. Two medications I had started have been discontinued, and I can't afford many others. I hate being a woman, just for the fact that ever since becoming one, I and many others have suffered.
I know what you mean 🌹🌹
It’s so great to hear that this female doctor is doing women’s menopause research! I hope she’s researching brains with estrogen and brains without estrogen! It will be exciting to see the results: especially since studies have already proven that estrogen (bHRT) hormone replacement therapy reduces risk of dementia by 70% 😮
Yes, more research, especially for an HRT alternative as there are many women who cannot take HRT due to underlying medical conditions.
According to my doctor, if you have slightly elevated blood pressure, no HRT for you!
Yeah, but the body decreases these hormones for a reason. Meddling with this without first addressing diet and exercise is going to be the next big scandal in women's (lack of) healthcare.
@@PeakRebootthat’s ridiculous! Ask that Dr to show you the evidence!
@@PeakRebootask him where he came up with that conclusion! Specifically!
Menopause is not an effing rite of passage. It's an effing NIGHTMARE!!! We should be learning about this in KINDERGARTEN so that we can plan our lives accordingly. If I had known how menopause would wreck my life I would have made completely different life decisions. Our education system has FAILED us!!!
There's no reason to learn about this in kindergarten, high school, maybe, but not kindergarten.
What would you have changed?
I agree that we need to know decades before it happens. My mom really struggled in menopause so I have been trying to live as much as I can before I get there, rather than waiting for retirement age.
How did menopause wreck your life?
Can you please explain for those of us not currently in menopause that don’t understand ?
Estrogen research has mostly been done on men? W-T-F. I knew this before but it still blows my mind. Our society is WARPED. It has to get better.
I talk openly about menopause whenever I want to! It needs to be normalized. It’s not something that we need to be ashamed of.
And nobody said anything to me about perimenopause causing me all kinds of problems in my 40s. And once actual menopause hit, I was not mentally prepared for that change in my body. It was drastic. My muscle tone, gone.
I was just practicing yoga after being a gym rat previously. So now I am back to lifting and getting my strength back and my muscle tone. Building strength as we age is imperative in preventing injuries and being able to stand up and sit down with out the help of our arms.
I teach yoga and have taught seniors and MANY people in their 70’s can not get on the floor or get up from the floor.
I am reinstating my personal training certification so that I can help other menopausal women feel better in their bodies.
I’ve been reading a book slowly, but surely called The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter. It’s a newer publication and very informative.
The hot flashes are not just that for me. It’s this profuse sweating that comes and suddenly my back is all wet. It’s exhausting and limiting as well.
Post menopausal here
Just got fired recently
Was making uncharacteristic errors and issues with problem-solving, attention, etc
Irony is I talked to my gynecologist, told her it was negatively impacting my job and so got hormone replacement pellets 2 weeks before losing my job
Too little too late
😐
I’m sorry to hear that you got fired!!
can you sue?
This is certainly a huge issue that i believe affects many more women than we are aware of, i believe due to the fact that we tend to hide it since we are not empowered by our our culture on this topic yet. I left my job last year when i realized that i also was suffering from brain fog and new onset anxiety and fearful that i may make a mistake in a career where you just can't gamble on that happening. Thank goodness i had enough years at my job to early retire but had it not been for these symptoms I'm sure I'd still be working in a career that i loved.
@@crystaln6988 I think it’d be a waste of time and money. She did have a paper trail of some of the mistakes I made. Hard to prove discrimination, plus I signed a severance waver that stipulated no legal action against her. I need the $ and was just ready to walk the away. The place was toxic.
@@leonacarufel4050 I agree. It is an issue for many women. It’s a taboo issue, especially with crops of younger employees coming in when ageism is already a problem, both overtly and covertly. I’m sorry you left a career you loved but glad you planned accordingly.
I remember as a child fearing menopause because I was always told that women become crazy with menopause!
Thank you for reporting on this. We need much more coverage and study on this stage of women’s health.
Temperature regulation :/ I’m 54. Feel like I’m freezing and can’t get warm. Get in the tub to warm up and then feel too hot 😒I hope things get better, sounds hopeful 🌼
My doctor recently recommended estrogen for the temperature regulation issues. bHRT (bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy.) If you can, check that out.
Get your thyroid checked. That happens to my mom and her thyroid is wonky.
I'm 51, I'm the opposite, always warm to hot. I've learned, as I feel my temperature rising I need to bring it down asap, otherwise that hot flash will last hours. On the one hand I'm glad this started happening in my 40s, it gave me a chance to figure things out. I didn't know I was having hot flashes until my sister and her friends pointed it out one day. That was fairly early on in the hot flash stage. I was already warming up before then. I found that if I dress like I normally do, then I'll get too hot and have a hot flash. I had to switch to dressing like it's spring/summer year round. Even during the polar vortex, dress lightly when I go to bed or else I'll get a hot flash and never be able to sleep. I even turn my ceiling fan on at night, in winter, because I get too warm/hot wearing shorts and a t-shirt and my regular comforter. It sucks that I bought this nice, kind of velvet on one side, thick one the year before I started getting hot flashes. I recently put my cardigans and other warm clothes in space saver bags to save for the day I'll need them again. My mom said I should just give them away. I pointed out that I'm going to need them again some day. And by keeping them, I'm saving myself money by not having to replace them. I also put that winter comforter in a space saver bag. *sigh*
I'm 50 and I just started. I'm a mess right now. My husband asked me for the divorce, my teenagers children are out of control and everyday I got something new one me like the myoma that I need to operate soon. But apart from all of that I'm happy to be alive and to see my kids growing and still having my mother (my best friend) around .
But the best thing to me is, I don't have the bloody period anymore,Gosh!
Just as we go through menopause and finally get relieved of the problem every month,husband want a divorce to cause us grief and the teenagers start wanting their independence too. Everyone wants to have change and it can really cause a nightmare. Sad we have to go through this. Thank the Lord we do finally find peace when it all blows over! 😊 It just hurts so much during the storm!
Sending strength and blessings your way.
Stories like yours are very common. The divorce rates are up since HRT was discontinued in 2002. In the UK they say 10% of women are walking away from their Careers due to the disabling effects of Peri and Menopause.
If you have PMDD, symptoms are magnified 100%! Let's do some studies on that?!
Exactly… I had PMDD and my menopause symptoms are to the 10th power
So true
PMDD is frequently a sign of missed ADHD diagnosis. Estrogen provides a protective effect against ADHD. PMDD and ADHD symptoms have something like 90% overlap.
Oh nooooo😢
Me😢
In 2019 I went into surgical menopause in my 30s. Im glad the conversation is better now. There really still are no resources for someone in my position. It’s taken 4 years to get my hormones under control.
I am 66 now but had a hysterectomy and one ovary removed when I was 32. Two years later ai had the other ovary removed. It took a couple of years figuring out the proper dosage of Premarin that I needed. Listen to your body. The doctors really don’t know how to figure out what dosage you need. They basically guess. I used soy nuts at the time to help to get extra estrogen into my system. Today there are plant based estrogens that you can use to help. I went off Premarin 2 yrs ago and use a plant based estrogen as a replacement. There is so many more options now to help you than there was for me. Good luck!
Finally someone cares!!! ❤❤❤
Female doctor and female activist. ❤
I've learned a lot from DR. MARIE CLAIRE HAVER! She's also on the front line doing the work!!!
Yes, she is wonderful.
I'm 55. It sucks. Help us. Getting older is natural. Suffering shouldn't be. Fix this, scientists. Please.
Check out Dr. Mary Haver. She's got some great info on HRT that's been a total game changer for me ❤
Just hot flashes. Bones hurt lol
Adopt a plant-based diet, it’ll help a bunch.
Really? Ha. You may be just joking.. But- Do you truly want 'scientists' to develop a drug to change/interfere with your natural biological process? And you trust that?
it calms down. You probably won't have flashes or a lot of discomfort within two years and definitely within four. That was my case anyway. The flashes started to disappear at 57. Good luck!
I was 50 in late 2010 when i started having hot flashes among other symptons. Insomnia, anxiety, I never had brain fog though. I am so glad that menopause is getting attention now and many women will be able to get the help they deserve!
I am 47 and started HRT a month ago. It has been a gamechanger, along with working on my gut health and raising my low vitamin D and iron levels. I haven't had hot flashes, but the brain fog, insomnia, and exhaustion were too much for me.
I turn 46 this Friday. What did they do before giving you hrt? Labs, scans?
Thank you for sharing! If I may ask, what are you doing for your guy health?
Thank you!
Thank you! We're not crazy, hysterical, or imagining things. HRT isn't the devil or natural remedies if that's what YOU want. Let's just take care of ourselves ladies - we deserve it! ❤✌🏾
I'm going through this right now and all I can do is come at it with a sense of humor. So many "weird" things happen, some so shocking I can't even write it on YT but, I am actually excited for this change because I know, I'll be even better when I'm older. I'm embracing it as a badge of honor even in the sense that there is little info. So much beauty in aging gracefully. From reproductive to productive, I am seeing this in real time in my own life. Take courage ladies, we are amazing and will continue to be amazing.
I am 49. Premenopausal. I am very anxious about going through full menopause. Thank you for this information.
From what i understand, the symptoms of peri-menopause are much worse and more varied than those of menopause itself. So once you get to menopause, it's much easier... Something to look forward to right?! 😊
Along with all the usual symptoms, can we talk about the migraines that came along with peri menopause?! I can’t be the only one who is suffering.
The bright side is they go away with menopause. I went from crippling migraines every month for 3 days, to a headache once in a while.
It’s the loss of estrogen causing the changes in the brain .
Estrogen trials studies on men? Wow. Imagine if testosterone studies for men were done on women. Glad to hear about the new data and excited for the yet unknown discoveries about the female brain.
Yes, the fact that the female hormone trials were done on.....men, was a truly shocking revelation.
I am not sure I believe them. This is NBC after all, famous for identity politics.
Completely ridiculous. My mother always said if menopause happened to men there would be a cure for it. I am beginning to
feel she was right.
Men have estrogen and women have testosterone. BOTH genders should be tested not just men. For example: statins have only been tested on men but prescribed to women. Without testing we don’t know if that medication is causing harm to a female.
I would love to see Women bring forth their WISDOM rather than aiming to stay looking young and fertile. Older Women can offer so much from their lifetime.
HRT is wise and well understood. It works and it has everything to do with disease prevention not “looking young”.
@@r8chlletters I did not refer to HRT.
The comment was a reference to 'looking' or probably better to say 'mimmicking' the young and fertile. Emulating same skin, hair, dress sense and interests.
@@r8chllettersexcellent thanks
@@em945who cares. Lol 😂 what’s the point of this comment in regards to women’s health?
Thank you for this post! I started having menopause systems at the age of 41 years old and it’s such a difficult thing to deal with!🙏♥️
Remember that the symptoms can start 10 years before the full menopause. So age 41 fits. The average age of menopause in North America is 51.
Completely makes sense. We are chemical factories - we have baby brain and menopause brain - all hormones
Going through perimenopause right now. I definitely have the impression that I am a lot less "emotionally driven" which I assume is related to a drop in estrogen (and other hormones). I still have my period fairly regularly (I'm 53) but feel less "up and down". I do have less energy overall. However, because there's less going on "emotionally" to some degree, I simply prioritize my important activities more. I just "struggle less". It doesn't make sense to me to perceive menopause being all about "loss" or losing faculties/abilities. I think it's freeing. I am gaining perspective and I am still young enough to achieve something.
Ketovore/ carnivore lifestyle has helped me tremendously. Definitely a game changer in my post menopause journey. I'm 55 and have kept 40 pounds off for three years now.
I do intermittent fasting too. Don't believe the fake studies about that. It works and is good for you.
All I want to do is sleep since menopause.
I was the same until I found out I had very low testosterone levels. Now I get testosterone pellets and it helps my energy levels so much!
@@Ali-gb7mf I am in perimenopause and I sleep alot.
I have called it “meno brain “ for years, friends would laugh at me calling it that. Who knew it was actually the name of it?😂
I've been calling it the 'mental-pause' ('can't be the only one, I'd guess)
I didn’t take hormones after menopause because of the history of cancer in my family. I suffered from brain fog and terrible insomnia that made me unfit for work. Poverty, boredom and depression ensued. And you know what? I got cancer anyway! 😂
Oh no!!! I hope you are okay!❤
So sorry to read that.
A brain-centered approach is so important….just as Dr. Amen also says
I started hormone replacement pellet therapy, and it's made a huge difference in my brain fog, energy, and libido! I have felt more normal in the last six months, than in the last three years prior!
So happy to see Maria and that more people are talking about menopause!
It would be wonderful to know the truth about different hormonal therapies so that women could make informed decisions about what to take and what to avoid.
There are plenty of doctors on YT that are menopause specialists. Just a search on menopause specialists, HRT, BHRT, herbs for menopause, vitamins for menopause and it will keep you busy for a while. Reddit r/menopause is excellent as well.
Thank you for talking about this!!!
Thank you, this is timely.
Thanks for sharing this information! Very interesting.
Thank you, thank you!
Not all of us have hot flashes, depression, etc. That fact should be included when discussing what's "normal".
Thank you so much for covering this topic! It is so critical.
This story gives me hope for the future of women’s health. Thank you for sharing this!
Maria Schriver is such a Beautiful, kind Woman. Thank you for Bringing this ❤
Thank you!
Man Maria’s hair is amazing! ❤
She’s very beautiful lady, but hair is amazing because extensions 😊
I’m 50 and never had negative symptoms. Rather started feeling more free, productive, and enjoyable my life than before. I can feel the positive change in my brain.
Hopefully more studies and researches will be done to find out what causes the difference between women who have symptoms and don’t.
If it can be preventable, we can lessen the fear and anxiety many women have to go through.
How long have you been in menopause? It's wrecked my life!😭
@@TheSouthIsHot same - peri-menopause that is. I believe there's a genetic component to it so you're more likely to have similar symptoms and timelines as the women in your maternal line, but also nutrition and lifestyle factors play a part in the type and severity of your symptoms. More nutrition, less stress needed! Simple solution but it will seem like the impossible for so many women in the current environment. Perhaps that's what needs to change... Apparently it's less of a problem in non-westernised countries.
@@HelenMarieOC Ohmygosh, that is very telling that it's less a problem in non-westernized countries. I was very healthy and active and ate nutritious foods when I fell off the peri-menopause cliff and hit every jagged rock on the way down. I'm in menopause now and I'm still falling and hitting jagged rocks!! 😭 There just doesn't seem to be an end for me. I still have all of the symptoms that began 10 years ago only they're worse now. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.😢
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According to my studies and theories being analyzed, its not that we "no longer need" those neurons; rather those parts of the body shut down due to not enough energy.
Literally every bit of observational knowledge & data we have repeatedly demonstrates this.
Im grateful for the study and the imaging but to suggest certain neurons, and especially oir reproduction system, shut down because we no longer need them is absolutely wild.
I agree 100%. Better brain after menopause is a load of BS.
Thank you!!
I am 11 years in post menopause, and I am tired of menopause,it is giving me great beating,I just wish It would go away for sure
HRT
Definitely overdue! Thank you for advocating.
Wow this is so interesting....thank you
Love this.
Thank you so much for explaining why im feeling what im feeling
Menopause nearly made me feel like I was mental. Hrt changed my life
I adore Maria!
I am 71 and have been on hormone replacement patches (Estradiol) since a hysterectomy when I was in my early 50's. I just went off the patch 2 months ago and I'm a mess! Brain fog, hot flashes, bumping into things and dropping things, tired all the time, gaining weight even though I'm hardly eating, etc. Will this get better? Are my bones going to get brittle soon? I am officially an old lady and this isn't fun.
Since you’re no longer on HRT, the protections against dementia, osteoporosis and heart disease will go away. Go back on HRT, there is every reason you should keep taking it the rest of your life. I encourage you to read Estrogen Matters si you will be more informed than your doctor regarding HRT for women.
Brilliant 👏🏽
Thank you
MARIA! Ohh, it’s so nice to see her🙏🏽💕
😮that is awesome
My mothers generation was the never mention menopause, periods or reproductive possibilities generation. I'm way past all of the above and had to become a learn as you live type a gal. Magnesium really helped me yet it was tough. This is amazing news. 🎉Spread the word!
Finalmente se ne parla!
awesome video, Tracy- would love to hear what your doctor has to say about HRT.
I embraced menopause! I use to have awful monthly's, I had fibroid tumors in my uterus and because of that I had extremely heavy flows. I would be house bound for day's and would have to use a super plus tampon and an over night pad with a towel under me, just in case. I also had very bad cramps, like early labor pains that is until I started large doses of vitamin E and evening primrose, which really helps by the way. I tell you now I enjoy my clean under wear with no stains and my like wise stain free sheets!
Maria’s hair looks great!
This woman’s book is great. It’s called Menopause Brain by Lisa Mosconi.
Much need coverage, thank you for this GMA. Congress better be ready to approve. Time for action.
I am 47 and I am now goung through perimenopause. I haven't had a cycle in 3 months. Here are some things that help me with perimenopause :
1. I fill up on lots of fresh fruits and fresh vegetables
2. I fill up on herbs like ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, basil, cilantro, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, garlic, cayenne pepper, black pepper etc..
3. I cut out refined sugar and refined flour and fast food and anything processed
4. I fill up on chickpeas, tempeh, edamame, lentils, tofu, kidney beans, black beans, navy beans, white beans, any kind of beans for protein, flaxseeds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, all unsalted
5. I use vegan and fragrance free and unscented body butters, body oils, body washes, face creams etc.. made of natural ingredients like coconut, turmeric, honey, cucumber, oatmeal or oats,
6. I drink coconut water, herbal teas, and limit 2 cups of coffee per day
7. I very rarely wear makeup/cosmetics but when I do, I look for vegan makeup /cosmetics made with natural ingredients like coconut oil, amla oil, avocado, turmeric, cucumber etc..
8. I don't smoke
9. I don't drink alcohol
10. I am a vegetarian
11. I eat quinoa, farro, brown rice
12. I am trying to learn some new languages to keep my brain active
13. I am trying to learn how to play a musical instrument ( learning how to play a musical instrument works the brain muscle)( well, technically I am trying to recollect and relearn whatever I learnt in my childhood on playing the piano)
14. I am walking around the house and trying to do cardio, such as walking, climbing stairs etc.. When the weather is good, I plan to walk outside in our subdivision
15. I am using soup cans to gain strength in my up body for strength training
16. I try to get enough sleep everyday. Most of the time, I am pretty good with sleep. But some days, I wake up at 3am, 2am etc..
17. I try to flex my muscles and try to keep my bones strong
18. I eat plain Greek yogurt and plain yogurt without sugar
19. I only wear fabrics that are made of natural fibers like cotton, linen, fleece, cashmere, wool, silk
20. I consume flours like einkorn and chickpea flour which are easy to digest
I still get itchy skin, sometimes red rashes on my body but natural body butters and body oils help along with a healthy diet, my hair has thinned and I do suffer hairloss
I do get fatigue, tiredness, etc.. I relax and sleep as much as possible
I do get frequent urination and I try to fill up on high water content fruits and vegetables and coconut water to cleanse my system
It's difficult but this is what needs to be done
I’ve been through menopause and I now feel great I feel so much better in myself and I didn’t take any medication through it . I wish it had happened sooner I feel that good now so don’t fear it embrace it
Menopause seems to be either a mere breeze or the world’s scourge. Not many speak of it as manageable. We can educate ourselves about lifestyle changes, available traditional and non-traditional medical options, nutrition etc. It takes work to find right combo of strategies for each individual, but the effort’s well worth it. Then turn around and share your findings with others…
Hormone replacement therapy ladies… they have failed to include this into this story for whatever reason, Maria Shiver and Oprah have both reported on this.
Peri stage currently and it’s like my life has been hijacked! During conversations I loose my train of thought. I’m clumsy. I can’t sleep. Not a good time. 😢
Hot flushes disappeared when my wife quit sugar… Which explains why asian typically did not suffer from those : they culturally did not eat as much sugar. Not sure it’s still true nowadays. So this symptom definitely is avoidable without any medication or hormones (that can cause cancers)
I doubt it is as simple as that, but sugar does seem to amplify all the symptoms for sure. I think that's to do with the body's ability to metabolise sugar as estrogen drops - hence why the increase in belly fat. And we forget about all the 'hidden sugars' these days in processed foods, and the fact that sugar is sugar - whether it's fruit, maple, agave, coconut, whatever.
But there are many, many symptoms, especially in peri-menopause, and while quitting sugar may reduce some or even many of them, it isn't going to eliminate all of them. We need to have many tools in out toolkit.
HRT does not cause cancer!
Wow
My advice was deleted. Do not take SSRI for menopause. I'm not repeating the remainder.
I had to have a full hysterectomy at 34 and because I had a random blood clot in a portal vein of my liver (probably related to the surgery it resolved), I am not on any hormones. I hope we figure this out lol. I’m 40 now. I workout regularly and feel good… I am definitely looking forward to the new information!
HRT for me. I like my brain fine as it is.
This is great information. I just wish she hadn’t disparaged the idea of taking a low dose SSRI (a class of antidepressants). Doctors aren’t prescribing them to shut women up. SSRI’s have been shown to actually help with the symptoms.
YES! Thank you! Woop! Woop! 👏🤭🤗🥳
Better AFTER than before 🧠. YES! YES! YES!
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All of this is understanding and learning more about human physiology...men have their "changes" too. I think the biggest issue/problem surrounding menopause is hormone replacement.
Look up Mary Claire Haver , author of Galveston Diet and menopause research
Thank You
OMG, YESSSS! THIS WOMAN IS A GOD SEND!!❤
This was vague.
A right of passage to what? It effin sucks!
Under 40 already in menopause , happened after stopping pharmaceuticals abruptly.
Me too @1summerflower I have been arguing with my Obgyn for years...finally bought a menopause test through Labcorp...bc Quest said I was too young. I hope you can get some relief or the confirmation you need.
This is nothing new. This is no game changer. Heard about this 10 years ago already....
The study was done in 2017
Does it ever get better? Is it reversible?
Went through menopause at 46. Never had a problem or a symptom. My best guess is that it’s my plant-based diet that made it so easy.
I have a plant based diet and my peri-menopause has been dire. So, no.That's not it.
It's a wonder a bunch of old male politicians allow us to access HRT 🙄
I literally feel my memories evaporating from my brain. No joke. I don't see me getting "better".
All of it
2:07 when she goes into shrinkage being good for the brain during "transitions" I am surprised she didn't mention the biological process of Synaptic Pruning. Which explains shedding and restructuring.
Let's see....we have a pediatrician until we are aged 18, then an OBGYN until we die. The fact that there is NO gynecologist specialty for menopausal women is sickening. I went to a physician assistant last week to see if she knew any OBGYN who specializes in older women's health. She said, "no", and to ask my Primary Care Physician for help with my perimenopausal symptoms. Really? My PCP is a dude. He's knew of no help for me either. Perimenopause is like the last frontier of medicine and no doctor wants to be a pioneer. Being a woman sucks!