Post Menopause Vitamins

Mature Women only please?

My mum is starting the menopause ( I am sure she is gonna be thrilled I posted this, sorry mum!) She is tired and stressed all the time from it, and hot. How can I help her? Is there anything I can do to make her feel better? Is there any vitamins she could take to help her symptoms? Thanks in advance for the answers

Menopause is a natural body change that doesn't require treatment. However, symptoms can disrupt your life and sense of well-being. The first approach to reducing Menopause Symptoms (and other long-term health risks related to aging) is to lead a healthy lifestyle—make a special effort to eat well, exercise regularly, and avoid excess caffeine, alcohol, and stress. You can also use meditative breathing exercise, also called paced respiration, to reduce Hot Flashes and emotional symptoms. 2, 3

If you need more relief than lifestyle changes can give you, you can choose from many treatments for relieving menopause symptoms. Medicines include hormone therapy (HT) with low-dose birth control pills Before Menopause or low-dose hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause; antidepressants; or a certain blood pressure medicine. Alternative supplements include soy and black cohosh.

All medicines for menopause symptoms have possible risks or side effects. A very small number of women develop serious health problems when taking hormone therapy. Your personal risk of HRT causing breast cancer, cardiovascular problems, blood clots, or neurological changes may be lower or higher than average, depending on your risk factors. Experts do not yet know whether hormone therapy risks are the same for older and younger postmenopausal women.

Be sure to talk to your health professional about your possible health risks before starting a treatment for menopause symptoms.

Menopause is the milestone in every woman's life that marks the end of her reproductive years. When you have had no menstrual periods for 1 year, you have reached menopause. While the average age of menopause is around 50, every woman's body has its own unique timeline. Some women stop menstruating in their mid-40s, and others continue well into their mid-50s.

Perimenopause means "around menopause." It refers to the 2 to 8 years of changing hormone levels—and the symptoms they cause—leading up to menopause. The most common sign of perimenopause is longer, often irregular menstrual cycles that are caused by hormonal ups and downs.

Most women start perimenopause between ages 39 and 51. 1 Some women begin to notice menstrual changes and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms in their late 30s, when hormone levels begin to change and fertility naturally declines. Other women don't notice Menopause Changes until their late 40s.

Postmenopause begins after 1 year of having no menstrual periods. Hormone levels continue to decline, and menopause symptoms tend to persist or increase into the first year or more of postmenopause. Estrogen and progesterone levels then stabilize at low levels, and symptoms usually subside. This is the phase of life when you can enjoy freedom from menstrual bleeding and birth control concerns.

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