In 2016, I fell and broke my wrist. I told my dad about it and he seemed really concerned. I couldn’t understand why as wrist and arm breaks are fairly common. But he reminded me that my mum had suffered badly with osteoporosis and that it can be hereditary.
AuthorMeg Mathews
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Irregular Periods
Throughout my life, I seem to have been one of those lucky women who didn’t ever get period pain. Back at school, I never had a day off games or classes and I could never relate to my friends who had a heavy flow or craved sugar and could eat 6 bars of Dairy Milk in one sitting.
Hot Flushes
Before hitting the menopause, the words ‘hot flush’ conjured up images in my mind of an older woman suddenly sprinting across a room to open the windows while dramatically shedding her clothes and desperately fanning herself with whatever comes to hand.
Sleep Problems
Sometimes it can seem like a good night’s sleep is a fond but distant memory. I found this to be one of the most difficult symptoms to cope with because it really affected my everyday life.
Foggy Brain
Foggy brain AKA difficulty concentrating AKA how the menopause made me forget everything.
Loss of Libido
On top of all the other symptoms that I was experiencing including headaches, fatigue, anxiety and joint pain, I also noticed that I seemed to be losing my interest in sex.
Weight Gain
There have been many times in my life where I have struggled with the F-A-T word but my perception of my weight hit a new low when I entered the menopause.
Breast Pain
Breast pain was among the first symptoms that I experienced. I found it all very strange because the only time I could remember having breast pain was when I was pregnant with Anaïs.
Joint Pain
I remember waking up one morning in agony. I tried to get up to walk to the bathroom but every bone and joint in my body seemed to be inflamed.
Vaginal Dryness
The truth is that most of us feel too embarrassed to talk about vaginal health let alone menopausal dryness.