Articles for tag: Effexor, Effexor XR, Hot Flash, Menopausal Symptoms, Menopause Weight Gain

Hot Flash Relief from Effexor XR

I was beginning to get accustomed to hot flashes occurring in my life on a sporadic basis. I had been in the beginning stages of menopause known as perimenopause for a couple of years before my symptoms became unmanageable. I could actually go for several weeks and not have hot flashes. My moods were generally ...

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Tips on How You Can Control Your Menopausal Hot Flashes

Menopause can be an amazing time in your life, as well as a beautiful transition. Perhaps you have all the children you want now, and are settling into a routine with job and family. Maybe you are even looking forward to menopause, those golden years where you no longer have to worry about your monthly ...

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Coping With Medically Induced Menopause

Most women go through menopause in stages. Maybe you’re different. One day you were having regular periods, and then something happened. You had chemotherapy, or a hysterectomy, or some other health issue that needed treatment and menstruation was the casualty. Sudden menopause is a challenge, both to your health and to your mind. I had ...

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Hot Flashes Suck

Hot flashes are the pits. Hot flash humor, damn I am just too hot, aww the joys of being a woman, entering menopause. Quick grab me some ice. As I sit here today writing my articles and trying to stay cool in the 90-degree heat of the drought ridden Pennsylvania summer I faced with yet ...

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10 Hot Flash Triggers

They don’t last long, and they’re not life-threatening, but they’re annoying and uncomfortable. The face reddens and the skin becomes sticky with sweat as the body overheats. After a few minutes of discomfort, and sometimes embarrassment, everything returns to normal. Hot flashes are typical for menopausal women and can be triggered by certain conditions. Perhaps ...

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Menopause: Coping with Hot Flashes and Mood Swings

Many women dread the onset of menopause because they feel that going through the “change” makes them less of a woman. Losing the ability to bear children is just one of the side effects of menopause, and in addition to the emotional baggage added during this life experience, there are also many physical symptoms that ...