Menopause Symptoms
Heart palpitations
Dizziness
Uneasiness
Decreased sex drive
Feeling of vomiting
Sleeplessness
Headache
Excitement
Worries
Loss of concentration
Gloom
Pain in joints
Dryness of the skin
As the body adapts to the changing levels of natural hormones, vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and palpitations, psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, irritability, mood swings and lack of concentration, and atrophic symptoms such as vaginal dryness and urgency of urination appear. Together with these symptoms, the woman may also have increasingly erratic menstrual periods. The clinical features of menopause are caused by lessening amounts of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone in the woman's body.
Menopause-Vasomotor instability
- hot flashes, hot flushes, including night sweats
- sleep disturbances
- itching
- dryness
- bleeding
- urinary frequency
- urinary urgency
- urinary incontinence
- breast atrophy
- skin thinning
- decreased elasticity
- mood disturbance
- irritability
- fatigue
- memory loss
- depression
- osteoporosis
- joint pain, muscle pain
- back pain
- decreased libido
- vaginal dryness
- problems reaching orgasm
- dyspareunia
Yoga treatment During Menopause
Asana
Inverted postures and Pranayama are particularly helpful of hot flashes because they cool the body and fill it with energy and life force.
Therapeutics Yoganidra
YogaNidra is a state of conscious Deep Sleep. YogaNidra brings an incredible calmness, quietness and clarity. It has great Therapeutics values.
Diet for Menopause
Include
Fresh fruits and vegetables.
Milk --- maintain the level of calcium in the body.
Drink lot of water that will stabilize the effects caused by the liquid discharge out of the glands.
Reduce the intake of salt in food.
Obviously following measures gives relief, such as drinking cold liquids and removing excess clothing layers when hot flashes strike, and avoiding hot flash triggers such as spicy foods, may supplement or supplant the use of medications/ treatment for some women.
Botanical (herbs/ herbal) and other dietary supplements can interact with prescription and over-the-counter drugs, affecting how the body reacts.
Note
If the effect of menopause is very serious or in greater proportion, doctors give estrogen in such conditions for hormonal replacement therapy; but such a treatment makes ladies prone to cancer of breast or uterus.
More information on Menopause
Menopause in other species-Unlike humans, other animals rarely experience menopause. This may simply be due to their comparatively shorter lifespans.
Andropause- is a medical phenomenon, similar to the female menopause, that can affect men between the ages of 40 and 55.Key Points
* Many women have few or no symptoms related to menopause, or feel that their symptoms are not enough of a problem that they need to seek treatment. Some symptoms traditionally seen as menopausal may be related to aging in general.
* Menopause should not be viewed as a disease, according to the SoS conference panel.
* For many years, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT; in the past, it was called hormone replacement therapy or HRT) was the primary treatment for troubling menopausal symptoms. Recent studies have found increased risks, however, for certain serious health problems from prolonged use of MHT.
* Women with severe or long-lasting symptoms of menopause that have not been adequately relieved in other ways should consult their health care providers about their personal risks and benefits for using MHT. Certain lifestyle changes can also be helpful.
* There is very little high-quality scientific evidence about the effectiveness and long-term safety of CAM therapies for menopausal symptoms. More research is needed.
* It is very important for women who are considering or using CAM therapies for any health concern to discuss them with their health care provider physicians, doctors. This is to help ensure safety and a comprehensive treatment plan.
Andropause- is a medical phenomenon, similar to the female menopause, that can affect men between the ages of 40 and 55.Key Points
* Many women have few or no symptoms related to menopause, or feel that their symptoms are not enough of a problem that they need to seek treatment. Some symptoms traditionally seen as menopausal may be related to aging in general.
* Menopause should not be viewed as a disease, according to the SoS conference panel.
* For many years, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT; in the past, it was called hormone replacement therapy or HRT) was the primary treatment for troubling menopausal symptoms. Recent studies have found increased risks, however, for certain serious health problems from prolonged use of MHT.
* Women with severe or long-lasting symptoms of menopause that have not been adequately relieved in other ways should consult their health care providers about their personal risks and benefits for using MHT. Certain lifestyle changes can also be helpful.
* There is very little high-quality scientific evidence about the effectiveness and long-term safety of CAM therapies for menopausal symptoms. More research is needed.
* It is very important for women who are considering or using CAM therapies for any health concern to discuss them with their health care provider physicians, doctors. This is to help ensure safety and a comprehensive treatment plan.