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Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.

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deleted_user
deleted_user
Man oh man.I loke many others am in the beginning stages of menopause, and I am discovering that I di not like it one bit. My whole body is changing all over again and I am having a nervous break down. I dont know how my husband puts up with me. I go from being in a great mood to being a real witch un seconds and then I want to cry all the time for no reason at all. What can I do about the mood swings? Thanks
Dawifee
deleted_user
deleted_user
my doc put me on hrt to help
MissNYorker
MissNYorker
HRT helped me also. I would talk to your doctor about it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree its so frustrating to be at the mercy of unpredictable mood swings - I find that deep breathing and positive thinking helps me keep things in perspective somewhat.

I hope you manage to find something that helps with this but in the meantime do spare a thought for those around you on the receiving end of a bad mood - sometimes its good to let folk know that you are having a bad day so that if you snap at them they will not take it to heart quite so much. This is what I try and do and hopefully, I will still have some friends left once I get past the menopause LOL.

See here for some info on dealing with moodiness
http://estherstrong.hubpages.com/hub/Bad-Mood-Swings-Why-you-should-Admit-it-to-Others
deleted_user
deleted_user
I found this link to some interesting info on pms mood swings and positive thinking.
http://michaelmack.hubpages.com/hub/Power-Of-Possitive-Thought
radrm
radrm
I couldn't take the hormones I had an allergic reaction to them so I just try to go through it although I am still pre-menopause but feel the real thing is not far off now! I get so bad the week before my cycle, then during my cycle week I have terrible headaches and body aches plus hot flashes and sweats so I only feel normal two weeks out of the month. I keep saying please just let it get here already because the headaches have been killing me the last few times.
joyce3001
joyce3001
You can try biodentical hormones but they are expensive because you have to pay for all the testing and doctor out of pocket about 2,000 a year for that and another 1,000 for prescriptions. I tried it and it does help but not sure enough to make it worth the cost. so I am taking zoloft again, of course, I've always had some problems with depression. I'd suggest a possible antidepressant as it is more cost effective
bcp65
bcp65
hi,well one of the ladies said bioidenticals cost alot,l get mine covered ,l live incanada,and have health insurance from work so maybe its different,but l cant take bio estrogen,just progesterone,helps some expecilly with sleep and flashes but not fully,l heard antidepressants help,not on them yet,will see once the sun comes out if l really need them ,without the sun,l feel depressed,only l other time in my life did l feel depressed when we moved out of town away from family and my dad died all around the same time,19 yrs ago,so l hope l can ride this out,sorry for my post turning into about me,hope this helps,
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