Menopause Essentials

Anxiety can leave you feeling tense, worried, fearful or stressed. And bring with it physical symptoms like a racing heart, intense hot flushes, and heavy breathing.

If you feel like you’ve lost your mental edge or aren’t as sharp as you used to be, you’re not alone. Brain fog is something many women struggle with during menopause.

Depression can feel like a heavy cloud hanging over you, sapping the joy out of life. And it likes to keep company with any number of other menopause-related symptoms.

Itchy, scratchy, dry skin can drive you insane! How our skin looks, and feels isn’t just a physical experience, it impacts how we feel about ourselves.

You may be used to occasional headaches during PMS, but they seem to be more often and more intense these days. And migraine sufferers, may suffer even more now too.

Hot flushes (or night sweats) are one of the most common symptoms of menopause. Everyone experiences them differently – intensity, frequency, time of day, and duration.

Irregular periods is an umbrella term for a range of changes to your normal cycle. This could be heavier or lighter, more or less frequent periods.

Lower levels of estrogen and progesterone during menopause, may lead to increased inflammation – which can cause joint pain and muscle aches.

Most women will experience changes in their sex drive during menopause. This can be caused by hormones, mood and physical changes – all working together to impact your libido.

Hormone changes during menopause can cause mood swings. And for women in perimenopause, unpredictable hormone levels can increase irritability and mood swings.

Poor concentration, brain fog (link to page), and forgetfulness are common symptoms of menopause. They can be scary if you don’t expect them or know how to manage them.

Bursting into tears any time, any place is a common occurrence during menopause. It can be embarrassing if you don’t know why it’s happening or how to deal with it.

Most women will experience changes to their hair during menopause – dry scalp, brittle hair, and for some, increasing hair loss, as the hormones change.

A combination of hormonal changes, as well as other menopause symptoms, can drain every ounce of energy from you. Its one of the most common menopause symptoms. There is help.

Its one of the most common symptoms that no-one wants to talk about. Dry, itchy and irritated vaginas. Painful sex. Thrush infections. It’s time to get help (and smash another taboo!).

Pants feeling a littler tighter than usual? Can’t explain where the extra kilo’s have come from? You’re still working out, eating healthily but the scale says its not helping. So what now?

Bladder issues can include leaking, more frequent need to pee, waking up at night to pee, and increased infections. Bladder health is linked to vaginal health, so worth learning about both.

Problems falling asleep and staying asleep are common during menopause. A combination of hormonal changes and other menopause symptoms can keep you from getting proper rest at night.