When it comes to menopause, most women have a long road ahead of them. Perimenopause, which is what the time period that’s causing you trouble is actually called, can take several years. During perimenopause, most women will experience a variety of menopausal symptoms, including but not limited to hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, difficulty sleeping, and fatigue. Needless to say, you’re going to have to find ways to cope in order to survive the symptoms of menopause.
Focus on Your Health
One thing that you should do regardless of your symptoms is focus on your health. Too often women end up at the end of their own list of priorities. Taking care of your spouse, your kids, your household, your job, and everyone else has to come second. If you don’t take care of yourself first, then you won’t be able to take care of anyone else as well.
Therefore, you should make the time to eat healthy and exercise regularly. And although you might be looking for a quick fix, you should work on implementing your lifestyle changes gradually. Eating healthier and exercising taken to extreme measures probably will cause your plan to backfire.
Take Care of Your Hormones
During perimenopause, your hormones are going crazy. The wild ride you’re about to experience is nothing compared to pregnancy and childbirth, partially because menopause outlasts both. In order to continue to function, you will need to get your hormones balanced. The good news is that this can easily be done. At the Revive Health Center, we specialize in hormone replacement therapy.
Whether you need estrogen, progesterone, or both, a simple blood test will help us come up with the best solution for you. While some women experience very mild symptoms, others may have a really hard time functioning without hormone replacement therapy. Adjusting your hormones can make a dramatic difference in your life. Whether it is inadequate sleep, mood swings, or night sweats that is bothering you the most, many women swear by the results of hormone replacement therapy.
Stay Calm
Excessive stress makes everything works including menopausal symptoms. You don’t have to avoid stress entirely, but being continuously stressed out doesn’t have any benefit for you or your health. Of course, merely dealing with menopausal symptoms can be enough to stress you out. Feeling hot when everyone else is freezing at the office is just one of those examples. Therefore, your best recourse is to give us a call today to get your life back on track.
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