How to Relieve Your Menopausal Symptoms
Alex Rider
Consuming a diet that is healthy, alongside regular exercising, helps
menopausal women to feel at their best. Menopause can cause symptoms
that are very uncomfortable, in these cases treatments are available.
When seeking treatments your local doctor should always be consulted
first so as to tailor the requirements.
The use of hormone therapy (HT) is highly effective when used in the
correct fashion. In the past referred to as 'hormone replacement
therapy' (HRT), HT is the only government approved therapy for the
treatment of vaginal dryness and strong hot flashes. In addition, HT
reduces bone loss whilst improving sleep and lowering mood swings.
So called 'bioidentical' hormones are available from your doctor. There
is much confusion over what this term actually means. These are simply
products containing the exact same hormones that a woman produces
naturally. A variety of well tested products exist in the marketplace.
Exercise should be taken after discussing it with your doctor. Aims
should be to reduce the risk of serious diseases like diabetes or heart
disease whilst maintaining your weight. Typically this consists of a
minimum of 30 minutes exercise each day.
Symptoms like hot flashes are able to be reduced by lowering the
quantities of spicy or hot food, alcohol and caffeine consumed. Less
stress, and turning down the heating also work to halt flashes. By
putting clothes on in layers controlling your temperature can be fine
tuned through removing or adding a layer or two. Nearby fans, whether
in the office or at home, offer fast and effective heat or cold relief.
Exercise has been seen to both reduce and sometimes increase hot
flashes. If hot flashes don't disappear and your doctor informs you
that HT is not an option available to you ask about taking epilepsy
medicine or antidepressants. Evidence exists that indicates some women
have had their hot flashes reduced with the use of both of these last
two prescription medicine types.
Water-based prescription vaginal lubricants (e.g. KY Jelly) can make
sex less painful. Prescription vaginal moisturizers enable lubrication
and moisture retention in the vaginal tissues. For severe vaginal
dryness HT is advisable, if purely used for dryness a vagina-specific
estrogen product, in the form of creams, tablets or rings, is most
effective.
Sleep problems can be reduced by regular 30 minute exercise routines
each day. It is important not to exercise too late since this may keep
you awake for longer into the night. Try to avoid smoking, working
right up to bed time, large meals, and afternoon and evening
caffeinated or alcoholic drinks. Consuming a warm drink just before
going to sleep, e.g. herbal tea, can sometimes promote sleepiness. Your
bedroom should only be used for sleeping and sex, at all times kept
cool, dark and quiet. Cat-naps should be avoided, try to wake up and go
to sleep at the same times every day. Whenever you can't get to sleep
in the middle of the night getting up and reading works well to induce
sleepiness. If hot flashes appear to be the cause for most poor nights
sleep then specifically work to reduce them.
Mood swings (PMS) often occur around the time of menopause. HT can in
some cases, when already being used to treat hot flashes, lower mood
swings.
Gaining sufficient quantities of sleep whilst also undergoing an
effective daily exercise routine will help lower any memory
deficiencies you may have due to hormone imbalances from the menopause.
Women who've had a hysterectomy where their ovaries have been removed
tend to get a more sever form of menopause. Treatment for this more
abrupt menopause should be discussed with your doctor.
http://www.menopausereliefs.com
contains masses of current and useful
menopause-specific information to help you better understand and cope
with this often difficult time in your life.
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