Entering Spring. Awakenings after a seemingly endless sleep.
Entering Midlife. Wishing for sleep that’s encumbered by seemingly endless awakenings.
Beholding Spring. Air laced with lilac as budding leaves shimmer.
Beholding Midlife. Doubt encircling dreams as the present clouds the future.
Menopause. Who the hell cares.
So the most common symptoms that women come into my office for around peri-menopause and menopause is if there is still peri-menopause then it’s a lot of abnormal bleeding problems. That could be light, that could be heavy, that could be long, that could be short. Any way, shape, or form. Once the periods have stopped, then peri-menopause or menopausal we are talking about hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, depression, anxiety, overreacting, overwhelmed. You used to be able to handle twenty feet of stress before you got pissed off. Read the rest of this entry »
