Difficulty concentrating is a very frustrating symptom of the menopause.
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Electric Shocks
The feeling of electric shock is one of the lesser known symptoms of the menopause.
Muscle Tension
At the start of my menopause journey, I remember waking up with a jolt at 4am every night with really tight and painful lower back muscles.
Dental Problems
Although a lesser known symptom of the menopause, dental problems are actually fairly common.
Nausea and Digestive Problems
Nausea was one of the first symptoms that I noticed along with anxiety, joint pain and fatigue.
Burning Mouth
For many years, I’ve been getting this odd, burning sensation in my mouth. It started in my early forties. I didn’t know quite how to describe it other than it felt like my mouth was extremely dry and sore; almost like I’d washed my mouth out with bleach.
Hair Loss
Bad hair days. We’ve all been there. But what if your hair actually starts falling out?
Osteoporosis
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.
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.