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Anonymous
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Okay, I'm finally coming to grips with the fact that I am well into peri-menopause. So far my symptoms are not severe - some vaginal dryness (which I can easily address with lubricants), shorter period (yeah!), less precise cycles, and varying sex drive (which I've figured out is due to fluctuating hormones month-by-month - I must have more estrogen some months than others). I am not ready to consider hormone replacement therapy, but would like to try to do something to make my hormones more regular month-by-month so my cycles stay regular. Has anyone found anything to help? Acupuncture? TCM? I have the basics down in terms of regular exercise, eating well, etc., and I'm TRYING to keep the caffeine and alcohol down to a minimum.
Maybe I'm silly to think I can fool with Mother Nature, but a 31 day cycle one month followed by a 27 day cycle the next month is making me nuts. |
Anonymous
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Post menopause here.
My doc gave me a vaginal cream with hormones for the dryness. I generally avoid using it if I can because I don't like adding the hormones to my system but she did say this was less invasive than taking hormones orally. Something you could consider. However as result I do a lot more foreplay with dh so he will climax sooner when we have intercourse -- which is not that comfortable for me nowadays even though I still come. |
Anonymous
| Be gentle with yourself. Things that helped me are Mindfulness Meditation, Yoga, Mani/Pedi, associating with positive people. Good Luck with this. The good news is, it doesn't last forever. |
Anonymous
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There was an article about this in Prevention magazine a few months ago, written by a woman who was grappling with managing her symptoms (forgetfulness, angry outbursts, hot flashes). She wrote the after researching it, she followed this list:
- no sugar - no caffeine - no alcohol - enough sleep every night - yoga every day After 2 weeks her symptoms improved dramatically. After one month she was feeling awesome and slacked a little... and her symptoms came roaring back. Her conclusion: who can live like this? It's too hard to manage with hormone replacement. |
Anonymous
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I am also peri-menopausal, but my symptoms are somewhat different. My periods are unbelievably heavy (think giant clots -- I know TMI, but we're all adults here) and irregular. The mood swings are insane.
My sister recommended a natural progesterone cream (made from yucca root or something). I haven't tried it yet. Has anyone tried something like that? Honestly, at this point, I have no time for regular yoga and I can't live without my caffeine. 
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Anonymous
I meant to type "It's too hard to manage withOUT hormone replacement." |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thanks for your replies. I really don't think I can live without sugar, caffeine or alcohol for the next 10 years, but maybe I should just try to cut out the caffeine. I have a preschooler, so daily yoga is just an impossibility. |
Anonymous
This regimen would cure ANY symptoms! |
Anonymous
Really....this is going to cure vaginal dryness? Didn't think so. |
Anonymous
| My Gyn put me on Loestrin (a low hormone birth control pill) which took care of the problem. I was still fertile at the time (two years ago), so I needed to use birth control anyway. |
Anonymous
Lucky you!!!!!! My gyn refused to do that (although she said it would be the course of treatment) because I have a history of migraines.
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