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Menopause Survival Guide
Are you going through menopause? Tips, information and support for women
going through perimenopause, menopause, post menopause and surgical
menopause by Staness Jonekos, The Menopausal Bride, a crusader for the
change.
Menopause Perimenopause Post menopause Surgical menopause Weight gain Mood swings Night sweats Heart palpitations Changes in your period
Migraine headaches Bladder changes Vision changes Fuzzy thinking Joint aches Nail and tooth problems Breast tenderness Memory loss
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Hormone Therapy Irritability Urinary problems Symptoms Treating Menopause Androgens
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It took 30 years of dating to find the man of my dreams, and it took 30 days to find out that I was smack dab in the middle of menopause.  Being a forty-something, first- time engaged woman, I was enjoying all the traditional celebrations that go with being a bride-to-be.With the exception excessive sweating from hot-flashes during wedding preparations, dry itchy skin during make-up trials, being so bloated I couldn't get my new shiny diamond ring off to do dishes, having breasts that were swollen they entered my bridal shower before I did, laying in bed awake all night because the sheets were soaking wet and not from a wild night with the my Prince Charming, and let's not forget to mention, ahhhh what was I going to say? Oh, I forgot! I have lost my mind menopausal symptoms. Estrogen

Unlike the romantic experience I was having being engaged to Mr. Right, menopause felt like being engaged to Mr. Wrong. I became desperate to find answers quickly before I scared off my future groom with seriously cranky irritable moods, before I out-grew my wedding gown, and there was no way I was going buy a gallon of lubrication for my honeymoon night. I searched bookstores, on-line sources and spoke to doctors begging for a 12-week plan (that's all I had before the wedding day) to get back to feeling and looking the way I used to menopausal symptoms.

There were no books, or on-line guides with the action plan I needed. There were countless of books, and other sources on menopause by doctors with vast amounts of medical information, but they merely just explained and confirmed my current menopausal situation. But, I needed information that was brief, to- the- point with a clear-cut map as to what direction to take. menopause symptoms menopause symptoms