Being serious, have you tried HRT? My partner is 50, crabby, angry, moody, depressed, no interest in sex, in other words, a classic menopausal female. Does HRT help? I just would like my kind caring loving partner back to her normally happy self.
Oh, and as happens, If I get a smarta$$ answer from a bloke, you'll get an abuse report and won't get the 2 points so click that BACK button now buddy!
2007-01-10 00:21:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
good for you for thinking of her. believe me , she doesn't like it either. i'm not to the point where i need hrt yet but i don't think i'll take it even if i should need it. a lot of cancer risks involved and a lrg. history of it in my family. there are other things she might try but she needs to discuss them with her dr. sometimes a change in lifestyle will help but thats very idividual. hang in there. i know it's tough for you.best of luck.
2007-01-10 03:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a total hysterecotomy at 29 so i entered menopause VERY early. i have been on hrt since. if i didn't use it i think i would be just like your woman. i have tried to go off and become very moody, depressed, and have hot flashes like there is no tomorrow. i started at a very high dose that had a lot of testosterone in it for my sex drive because i was so young. i am now 41 and am on a lower dose of estrogen and it works very well. i still have a good sex drive and am even tempered and not moody. ask her if she may want to try it. if she wants to try something natural, some women use black cohash and other supplements with good results. she can talk to her gyn about it and he can reccommend something to help her. good luck!
2007-01-10 08:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by Queen B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Taking HRT is a personal choice with its own benefits and risks.She will have to talk to her doctor and make a decision about this on her own. She will even out, this is just another phase that needs to be understood and "ridden out" for both of you.
There are other ways to deal with this though. Here is a good link.
http://www.menopause-metamorphosis.com/
Also, try adding more soy into both of your diets. Treat her to massages, long hugs when she is cranky, encourage her to take yoga or tai chi classes or the like (centering is good). Exercise is good as well. Good luck, I am glad you are trying to be as supportive as possible. This is her journey, so you will have to take the lead from her in this.
2007-01-10 08:59:59 · answer #3 · answered by dedum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't mean to waste your time but I am 40 and never been on HRT. I'm responding because it will be easier for me to keep track of the question and see the answers.
I, too, would like to hear about it as I have some symptoms of peri-menopause; hot flashes, irregular menses & irritability.
2007-01-10 08:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Barefoot Chick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mate!! your lady is soooo lucky to have you care enough and to understand. Think of your lady as you did when you first met. Do something sweet and caring for her. And remember most of what a female feels is emotional which leads to the physical. Love can do more than HRT will ever do.
2007-01-10 08:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by Gail : 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I tend to think that by the time a woman is 50 she is tired... soul deep tired from all the caring and doing and being that she has done and it is this that makes her crabby.....
go out to a nice retreat and spoil her completely....
perhaps at 50 she is starting to worry that you wont or dont love her the same any more...
dont presume her behaviour change is about hormones...that is a dangerous thing to do... so many women's concerns, worries and even genuine illnesses are written of as hormonal changes at this or that stage of life and ignored.....
2007-01-10 14:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋