A woman negotiating a turn towards menopause will know that her hormones are changing when she experiences symptoms of low estrogen. Even though menopause is not considered a disease but a normal part of aging, changes in hormones can quickly accelerate a woman of menopause into panic unless she knows how to cope with low estrogen so her health can be restored.
Yes, Tears Will Flow
Crying for no apparent reason is symptomatic of menopause and a byproduct of hormones moving a woman from perimenopause to menopause. Logic and reason fly from a woman the moment low estrogen becomes a reality. Even though a woman should expect low estrogen as normal during this time, that doesn’t eliminate the feelings she has during menopause.
Is Low Estrogen Causing All Her Problems?
Could anyone else understand that low estrogen during menopause accelerated her sense of loss as children left home and she doesn’t “feel” like a mother? Has low estrogen contributed to adjusting poorly to aging parents and their dependence on her for stability? Has low estrogen jaded her view that those extra 15 pounds are impossible to shed and she feels fat?
What’s With All The Emotions?
Menopause and changing hormones are pretty much hidden from view as a woman of menopause tries to appear normal to the world. However, her insides are lined with every word spoken she over-reacted to. Medleys of emotions catapult her into menopause outer space even though her body hasn’t moved past her doorstep. The duo of low estrogen and the so-called normal aging of menopause work together to create decreased levels of hormones presenting emotions for her family to sidestep like land mines ready to explode.
What Was It I Forgot?
A changing woman experiences lagging hormones, especially low estrogen, that clutter her mind with un-named faces, words that won’t form and facts that vanish. She celebrates every connection that brings consistency and constancy. Her once fluent ease of conversation has turned into unrecognizable babble. She spends most of her time trying to remember what she just forgot.
What about those other menopause symptoms?
Could it be the changing hormones causing constant fatigue, irritability, insomnia, anxiety, nervousness and night sweats are contributing to her emotional state of affairs? Not to mention dizziness, loss of bladder control and the profuse sweating and hot flashes. Could the constant mood swings and the inability to concentrate be a result of low estrogen?
News Flash About Menopause and Hormones
Her ovaries are gradually slowing and stopping their normal function. She has officially reached menopause. Now she can just relish in the changes and anticipate the next tsunami of tears that regularly roll by. Nothing will be routine for a while so her family needs to understand that her hormones are out of sync and she needs kindness and compassion during menopause.
What Exactly Causes Low Estrogen?
Before periods stop about 6 months before menopause, estrogen levels start to drop. When low estrogen is the norm, then the menstrual cycles stop. The low estrogen continues to decline and the symptoms will continue for a while. Body fat tissue will continue to produce estrogen. So it this case, body mass is better! Low estrogen is the healthy part of menopause because it reduces risk for cancer although it can create other health concerns.
What’s A Woman To Do?
She can exercise, start a new career, change jobs, accept the natural aging of menopause, investigate hormone replacement therapy, investigate alternate methods such as herbal remedies, relax in her new body, lose some weight, eat a healthy diet, limit caffeine, and avoid stress.
A woman’s support group must gather close and cheer her on to renewed life and production. Even though she may have low estrogen during menopause and beyond and may feel bushwhacked by her hormones, she must move towards life to find more of it. She no longer has to worry about the fertility of her eggs and can just be a woman – with changing hormones, low estrogen, emotions and a life full of menopause.
