I too had a lot of emotional issues when I went through the big change last year....I had crying spells, weepiness, I felt so alone, I felt so vulnerable, I felt so needy, I felt so lonely and I was reaching out to anyone, especially strangers just for communication and comfort. I also experienced irrational fears. And at times, I felt like I was go crazy. Good God I never want to go through that period again. I am much much better now.

@disneygirl2302

3 жыл бұрын

Also, I HAD NO IDEA that all these symptoms occur with meno....I thought it was just mood swings and hot flashes. Yes, I went through every single symptom at one time or another.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that you are feeling better! These emotional turmoils do tend to be phases that finally disappear. Best Wishes Eileen

@katythompson7648

3 жыл бұрын

Did you take hrt to feel better?

@disneygirl2302

3 жыл бұрын

@@katythompson7648 goodness NO!! I allowed my body to go through the transition naturally and it did take time about a year, I am much much better now!

@katythompson7648

3 жыл бұрын

@@disneygirl2302 Glad you are out the other side! :) I'm trying to do it naturally. Perimenopausal for four years though and struggling.

I am doing it my way. I feel the emotional estrangement time. People I once was really close friends with I cant stand being around them for but a few minutes. I absolutely love being by myself more and more. And when this mood breaks then I feel better but still prefer being around the elderly or My pet or in my garden. I hate getting dressed. Your blog is soo spot on. I do brisk walking and this improves my overall mood and sleep too. Thanks for all the hints they help me know I am not going mad.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe You're welcome, glad to be of help! I love walking and try to get out into the wilds of the Scottish hills when I can as this really lifts my mood and spirit! Best Wishes Eileen

@claraperry8718

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, I could not believe it when I read your comments as it is exactly how I feel too! I hate getting dressed too, but I am going to try the brisk walking also, have you ever felt restless in yourself and tearful? I am trying a herbal remedy but do you have any suggestions?

@joevurt4131

3 жыл бұрын

@@claraperry8718 oh yeah the sad feeling and almost blank minded. I take evening primrose and zinc. I take chamomile tea with hibiscus flowers or passion fruit flowers or the young leaves. It helps me relax and feel calm. You can try it. I pick fresh flowers to use with the chamomile tea bags

These are great tips, but in regard to number three, I think after a lifetime of working and taking care of other people, children, pets, a husband, a parent, etc., it's quite reasonable to want to be left alone and do things for one's own self. I am fed up, and rightfully so. Hormones or not!

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Very true!

@hayatras118

3 жыл бұрын

Very much agree with you.

Im at stage now of no sleep, anxiety and panic attacks... tired, nervous, and heart attack few months ago. I've decided to go on hrt😔 I can't do this battle anymore 😭😭

@katythompson7648

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that How's it going with hrt?

@joevurt4131

3 жыл бұрын

@Justice 🤗🤗Soo sorry to hear but you're not alone. I do a long hot shower till I feel my eyes will close and my legs won't stand. Oh by the way anyone did the hair cut thing because I just can't stand the sweat. So I wet my head a lot. And a warm cup of tea and to bed cuddled between pillows. I don't know if it's the baby feel but I drop sleep

@ethelbentancourt2233

2 жыл бұрын

It cause me to have blood clots good lucky I had a meltdown yesterday I'm ok today I noticed I hadn't slept in 24 hrs it's awful

This is crazy my boyfriend and I just had a discussion about how I didn't want him to park where everybody else was parked i wanted to be in a secluded area saying that I didn't want to have the car where do many others were, I said "to many people" and he started laughing a little laugh at me and said that I have to be sociable we're just parking the car. I felt like I wanted to run and get into an area where there was no one around. We were at a popular tourist site.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Patty Wanting to be away from people is common so you are not alone here! :) Best Wishes Eileen

@jessie9653

3 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way. I want to close myself off at home

I know alot of women who are on antidepressants as well as HRT for the anxiety and depression it can cause. This is a huge issue , the cognitive health. I've had a nervous breakdown because of it.

@joevurt4131

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry youre having such a rough time. But youre not alone. Take courage and gain strength in prayer. Then get up and have some fruit. I find fruit gives me a happy mood. Dried fruit chew slowly. I take evening primerose and emotionally it helps me to be calm and feel better. I take it every day

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Yes, this is a huge problem in the menopause and with all that's going on in the world today we know that more and more women are suffering. Hope you're well on the road to recovery now. Best Wishes Eileen

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe Thank you for your great tip, that's very helpful. Dried fruit is very rich in magnesium which is great for the mood! Best Wishes Eileen

You hit the nail on the head.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi K Glad to be of help! Best Wishes Eileen

Thank you so much, this is what I am going through!

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jennifer You're welcome! Best Wishes Eileen

Life just feels one big roller coaster it definatly taking its toll but some just understand in the family just get called crazy or need to sort myself out which doesn’t help just wish it would end you definatly hit nail on head thankyou so much for helping us all stay safe 🙏

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Faye You're welcome, glad to be of help! Best Wishes Eileen

I‘ve come back to your videos, after all the craziness in the world right now. Thank you so much for continuing with them. My symptoms have increased: along with the vaginal and urinary pain which unpredictably come and go, now sore wrists have started, burning at times (joint pain?). But this mood thing has been so far relatively seldom for me, and seems to come unexpectedly: a very occasional strange feeling of being disassociated with LIFE somehow. Feeling somehow off, lacking in emotion, being uninvolved, but also feeling strange because of this feeling of being uninvolved. Very odd, and I am thankful (and hopeful) it will remain seldom and brief.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen Welcome back! I have posted a video on joint pain and what you can do to help yourself so please do take a look. www.avogel.co.uk/health/menopause/videos/joint-aches-and-pains/ Best Wishes Eileen

@karenbaumgartel6077

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvogelCoUk Hi again Eileen, and thanks for sending that link. I remember my mother taking Devi'ls Claw, so I just need to look what it is in German. Also, I appreciated you mentioning acupuncture. I have had some good results with it in the past, so I may look into it again, for balancing the hormones as you said. One very simple thing for my sore wrists is wearing "pulse warmers" they call them here - basically long fingerless gloves in wool.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen I find wrist warmers invaluable; I tend to get cold hands and wrists in the winter and wear them most of the time! Best Wishes Eileen

@karenbaumgartel6077

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvogelCoUk ah, wrist warmers, yes! I don't notice cold hands at this point yet, but I find they do help with the pain, or somehow they protect my wrists in a way that makes the pain less severe.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

:)

Thankyou so much ...you have made a very positive impact in my Situation concerning this challenging phase of life..you are God sent.

@AvogelCoUk

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Bessy, glad to be of help! Best Wishes Eileen

Many Many thanks to you ,because your videos give me a way of life , now I can understand that this is a symptoms of manopause

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sangeeta You're welcome, glad to be of help! Best Wishes Eileen

@sangeetatiwari4517

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvogelCoUk Thank you mam

Hi Eileen, love your posts. Been a godsend. I'm 46 and think I'm going or in perimenopause!! I can relate to alot u talk about.. Period's v irregular, missing some months, anxiety, low moods, loss of libado, trouble sleeping, low moods etc etc lol!!! One thing I'm suffering and haven't come across on your chats is electric pain in right side of chest, like a electric shock, .. Causes me great anxiety, I checked it out with gp and my cardiologist, as I have an implanted I. C. D.... But all fine... Can this be a menopause symptom?? Would greatly appreciate a reply and hopefully ease my anxiety over this.. Many thanks for all your help through this tough time us women go thru.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi SC Great to hear that you love the posts, thank you! We do know that electric-like shocks, tingling and pins and needles can be caused by falling oestrogen although I don't think the exact mechanism of this is known. Low magnesium can sometimes be a factor so you may find a magnesium supplement, approx 200mg twice a day, can be of benefit. Fish oils can often help nerve function so you could add one of these in too. If you are not on any prescribed medication you could also take the herb Hypericum; this is know to calm nerves down physically and we often recommend it for sciatica, neuralgia and shingles. www.avogel.co.uk/herbal-remedies/hypericum/ Acupuncture may often be of benefit but I don't think practitioners are practicing at the moment due to the present circumstances but it may be something to think about when things get back to 'normal'! Don't forget the water as dehydration may make this worse! I would also do a diary so write down everything your eat and drink and feel (note when you feel extra anxious or panicky) for a fortnight and when you get an episode and you may find a link to certain foods/drinks or emotions. Do let me know how you get on. Best Wishes Eileen

@joevurt4131

3 жыл бұрын

I get it too. Was saying it's gas. But it stings like I stick a live wire under my breast tissue😥

@sc6878

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvogelCoUk thanks Eileen for your reply. Very helpful and eases my worries. I have introduced magnesium /calcium /zinc supplement that I got in h&b, Mag. 133mg per capsule... About month ago I started on these from reading your posts.. I only take 1 a day as I find it loosens my bowels, and I suffer ibs!! I'm finding it really helping me sleep better, I take it just before bed. I might try taking 2 a day every other day see if it helps with electric pain.. I drink plenty of water, as I need to with my heart condition, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (hocm).. As I'm on beta blockers, rythmnadon and fludrocortiscone (for low BP), I prob couldn't take the st John's wort.. I will keep a more detailed daily record... I've been thinking of acupuncture as I try diff alternative therapies.. Thank you so much for all your advice. Sinead

@sc6878

3 жыл бұрын

@@joevurt4131 great description of it 👍that's exactly what it feels like, I get it all on right upper breast area and into whole chest.. Very distressing whilst happening, I just hope it eases

I have been so sad and crying all the time. I get terrible anxiety to the point I'm not sleeping and shaking all night long. When I feel like this I have a hard time breathing. Its so scary

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jessica You may find taking a calming herb in the evening helpful such as Valerian, Ashwaghanda or Maca or you could take a magnesium supplement, approx 200mg, with your evening meal. Best Wishes Eileen

@jessie9653

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvogelCoUk thank you so much, I'm going to the store today to get magnesium, ashwagandha and some sleepytime tea with valerian root in it. I hope I get some relief

@ethelbentancourt2233

2 жыл бұрын

I so needed to hear this you're not alone

@jessie9653

2 жыл бұрын

@@ethelbentancourt2233 I ended up getting some valerian root and it was very helpful. As it builds up in the system it works better, but I started getting headache's from it so now I take it as needed. But it did get me through the worst of it. Now I'm getting my period every 14 days 😡 my emotions are all over the place

Hi doc iam from jamaica 🇯🇲 in the Caribbean islands. How long do you recommend someone to be taking evening primrose .

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Claudia I tend not to recommend EPO once you are in the menopause as it can be inflammatory for some women. I recommend a fish oil instead or if you are vegetarian or vegan, flaxseed oil. These are good for the skin, brain function, heart health and the joints so often give more benefits. These can be taken ongoing. Best Wishes Eileen

@claudiachristie9336

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvogelCoUk thank u doc

I have a nut allergy, are these essences suitable?

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi RB We don't have any contraindications with the essences. Best Wishes Eileen

Does CBT help with anxiety?

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Aruna Research does seem to indicate that it can be helpful, so it would be a case of trying it to see if it can be of benefit for you. Best Wishes Eileen

@creativequeenconsulting3811

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this info!🌈

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Eileen i love you and i want you to give me a hug. I dont think theres enough estrogen on earth that will cure it.

@AvogelCoUk

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Big hug on it's way!! :)

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