so my mom is about 46 or 47
and for the past two years she has been nuts.
how do you know when someone is going through it?
signs/ symptoms? As the body struggles to adapt to the rapidly changing levels of natural hormones, a number of symptoms appear. Both users and non-users of hormone replacement therapy identify lack of energy as the most frequent and distressing symptom.[5]
Other symptoms include 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. Together with these symptoms, the average woman also has increasingly erratic menstrual periods.
These perimenopause symptoms are caused by an overall drop, as well as dramatic but erratic fluctuations, in the levels of estrogens, progestin, and testosterone. Some of these symptoms, such as formication, may be associated directly with hormone withdrawal.
The symptoms that are due to low estrogen levels (for example vaginal atrophy and skin drying) remain present even after the menopause transition years are over. However, many symptoms that are caused by the extreme fluctuations in hormone levels (hot flashes, mood changes) commonly disappear or improve significantly once perimenopause has been completed.
Vasomotor instability
hot flashes or hot flushes, including night sweats and, in a few people, cold flashes
sleep disturbances, poor quality sleep, light sleep, insomnia
Urogenital atrophy, also known as vaginal atrophy, (main article: Atrophic vaginitis)
itching
dryness
bleeding
watery discharge
urinary frequency
urinary urgency
urinary incontinence
Skeletal
osteopenia and the risk of osteoporosis gradually developing over time
joint pain, muscle pain
back pain
Skin, soft tissue
breast atrophy
skin thinning and becoming drier
decreased elasticity of the skin
formication, a sensation of pins and needles, or ants crawling on or under the skin
Psychological
mood disturbance
irritability
fatigue
memory loss, and problems with concentration
depression and/or anxiety
Sexual
decreased libido
vaginal dryness and vaginal atrophy
problems reaching orgasm
dyspareunia or painful intercourse One of the major telltale signs of menopause is mood swings which could explain why she has been acting wacky. Some of the other signs and symptoms are hot flashes, thinning hair and sleep disturbances to name a few. Unfortunately menopause can last anywhere from 4-5 years and there isn't really a way to predict what it will be from person to person. I've heard that women who have had heavier periods throughout their lives tend to be in menopause for longer than those that have experienced lighter periods. Women tend to start menopause between the ages of 39-51. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling (see note)
Irregular heart beat
Irritability
Mood swings, sudden tears
Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
Loss of libido (see note)
Dry vagina (see note)
Crashing fatigue
Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom (see note)
Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
Disturbing memory lapses
Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence (see note)
Itchy, crawly skin (see note)
Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons (see note)
Increased tension in muscles
Breast tenderness
Headache change: increase or decrease
Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea
Sudden bouts of bloat
Depression (see note)
Exacerbation of existing conditions
Increase in allergies
Weight gain (see note)
Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair
Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
Changes in body odor
Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head (see note)
Tingling in the extremities (see note)
Gum problems, increased bleeding
Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor
Osteoporosis (after several years)
Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier
Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing,' buzzing etc. How do You know when someone else is going through menopause? I suppose they would have to tell you. Your mom is about the right age to begin menopause but it takes two years of not having a period before the transition is complete. The harmons do go wacky for some people but not all women. The combination of any body changes added to any exterior things can affect our attitude. Best wishes,
Light & Love,
P.S. I hope your mom feels happy again soon. Your mom can have the dr. give her a FSH test to tell where she is on the scale......Peri Menopausal or Menopausal, etc. She can get depressed, have hot flashes and nite sweats. There are books on Menopause. I bo't one yrs. ago called "The Silent Passage" that I really liked or you can go to mayoclinic.com and look up Menopause. There are also alot of good products at the health food store, like herbs. She can ask and they will know. Good luck. Martin Luther King, WTF does this have to do with anything. Creep
Anyway, either have her wait for about 5 months. If she hasn't gotten her period then it's menopause. Or visit the doctor. There may be tests she can give your mom to see. You can find a list of symptoms of menopause here: http://www.medicinenet.com/menopause/pag... Well, being "nuts" is part of it. It is like adolescence in reverse, hormonally. It is a tough stage to go through, and hot flashes are just the tip of the iceberg. You start to grow a mustache and you go nuts. You got it right. That's the symptom. The nuts part. She was already half crazy from raising her kids and husband. Menopause finished her off. when they are stupid mean to you and conpains about everything and has no self control. she is tired all of the time and she is really annoying, my mom has it and man... it is bad! when men-offer-a-pose lol 1. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling (see note)
2. Irregular heart beat
3. Irritability
4. Mood swings, sudden tears
5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
6. Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
7. Loss of libido (see note)
8. Dry vagina (see note)
9. Crashing fatigue
10. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
11. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom (see note)
12. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
13. Disturbing memory lapses
14. Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence (see note)
15. Itchy, crawly skin (see note)
16. Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons (see note)
17. Increased tension in muscles
18. Breast tenderness
19. Headache change: increase or decrease
20. Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea
21. Sudden bouts of bloat
22. Depression (see note)
23. Exacerbation of existing conditions
24. Increase in allergies
25. Weight gain (see note)
26. Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair
27. Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
28. Changes in body odor
29. Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head (see note)
30. Tingling in the extremities (see note)
31. Gum problems, increased bleeding
32. Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor
33. Osteoporosis (after several years)
34. Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier
35. Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing,' buzzing etc. (see note)
NOTES:
* Symptom 1 (flashes) Hot flashes are due to the hypothalamic response to declining ovarian estrogen production. The declining estrogen state induces hypophysiotropic neurons in the arcuate nucleas of the hypothalamus to release gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in a pulsatile fashion, which in turn stimulates release of luteinizing hormone (LH). Extremely high pulses of LH occur during the period of declining estrogen production. The LH has vasodilatory effects, which leads to flushing.
* Symptom 7 (loss of libido) For some women the loss is so great that they actually find sex repulsive, in much the same way as they felt before puberty. What hormones give, loss of hormones can take away.
* Symptom 8 (dry vagina) results in painful intercourse
* Symptom 11 (doom thoughts) includes thoughts of death, picturing one's own death
* Symptom 14(incontinence) reflects a general loss of smooth muscle tone
* Symptom 15 (itchy, crawly skin) feeling of ants crawling under the skin, not just dry itchy skin
* Symptom 16 (aching sore joints) may include such problems as carpal tunnel syndrome
* Symptom 22 (depression) different from other depression, the inability to cope is overwhelming. There is a feeling of loss of self. Hormone therapy ameliorates the depression dramatically.
* Symptom 25 (weight gain) often around the waist and thighs, resulting in 'the disappearing waistline'
* Symptom 29 (shock sensation) "the feeling of a rubber band snapping in the layer of tissue between skin and muscle. It is a precursor to a hot flash"
* Symptom 30 (tingling in extremities) can also be a symptom of B-12 deficiency, diabetes, alterations in the flexibility of blood vessels, or a depletion of potassium or calcium
* Symptom 35* (tinnitus) one of those physical conditions that seems to manifest in some women at the same time as menopause. It can be associated with health conditions such as hypothyroidism and heart disease, and is a known side-effect of many medications, including aspirin (salicylates) and Prozac.
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