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Anyone going through the menopause will recognise these symptoms.
Actually these don't
apply to everyone and there are some people who sail through "the change" seemingly
unscathed, but here's a poem I wrote which just about sums things up for me.
THE MENOPAUSE
I’m going through the menopause
And the symptoms are no fun
I wouldn’t
wish a night sweat
Or hot flush on anyone
Oh and don’t forget the mood swings
Weight
gain, dry itchy skin,
Thinning hair, expanding waist
Was I ever really thin?
I’m
pretty low on self-
Facial hair has seen to that
My memory’s fogged, can’t
concentrate
Labido’s almost flat
I know it’s just the hormones
Stage of life I’m
going through
But I think I need menopause relief
There are things that I could do
For starters there is HRT
So many types around
Patches, Pills, Gels and Creams
One
to suit me could be found
But what about health warnings?
Breast cancer springs to
mind
Perhaps I’ll go the alternative route
Natural HRT I‘ll find
Seems exercise,
herbs and diet
Can all help in their way
Certain supplements of vitamins
Should be
taken every day
Soya foods I’m told are really good
As are Cranberries, Yam, Dong
Quai
And Black Cohosh’s recommended
To make hot flashes go away
They suggest you
cut out caffein
Which is a blow to me
Water’s good and I like it fine
But it’s not
the same as tea
It really is depressing
And I feel too tired to plan
If I come back
in another life
I think I’ll be a man!
Here are some of the symptoms associated with the menopause:-
anxiety, black circles under the eyes, blurred vision, breast pain and problems,
cold hands and feet, constipation, cyclic acne, depression, disturbances in appetite,
dry skin, exhaustion, fibroids, infertility, insomnia, irritability, lack of sex
drive, lethargy, low blood sugar, migraines, mood swings, muscle and joint pains,
panic attacks, poor concentration, poor digestion, sciatica, spontaneous abortion,
spontaneous bruising, stiffness, thinning hair, water retention.