Is there any first symptom signs of menopause and what are they?

Answer 1

When you have had no menstrual periods for 1 year, you have reached menopause. Menopause symptoms include hot flashes, sleep disturbances, emotional changes, such as mood swings or irritability, a change in sexual interest or response, problems with concentration and memory that are linked to sleep loss and fluctuating hormones, headaches, rapid irregular heartbeats, and generalized itching. As far as medical testing is concerned, your doctor can do a follicle stimulating hormone test which would confirm whether you have reached menopause. This particular hormone increases during perimenopause and is high after menopause.

Answer 2

Everything that NurseAnnie says is right had it all only difference with me was that I could have a bleed for a day then same 3 days later so it was very erratic never knew when it would happen I was tested and was 3 times normal(whatever that is) it was confusing for the doctor as well cause I was 37 early menopause it took a while to get the right HRT for me now take Nuvelle continuous and am fine the hot flushes are awfull I even fainted with one so go and get something for it good luck I am fine now.

Answer 3

You will first experience perimenopause. You will have irregular periods, or heavy bleeding, you could regular periods for ex: 4 months and then you may not get a period for a month or two etc. When you no longer had a period for one year, you are then considered in menopause. Perimenopause you may also experiece mood swings due to hormones, hot flashed, night sweats and don't be surprised if one day you try you usual jeans on and they don't fit around your waist ! Alot of women gain weight in their waist area. You may also experience depression. If you do, please consider going on an antidepressant such as Effexor XR to help you . Yes, we woman certainly have to deal with alot of changes ! Also, try to exercise to help boost your self esteem and that also gives you those "feel good hormones"
Best of luck, I am going thru the same thing now, so don't feel alone in the boat :)

Answer 4

it is different for each woman — but every woman does stop having periods. Some people call it adolescence in reverse — a rocky time of fluctuating hormones and emotions. Perimenopause is usually the two to five years beforehand, but sometimes women have symptoms for 10–15 years before stopping their periods. When symptoms arise at a young age it is commonly called early menopause.

Symptoms include:
1. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling
2. Bouts of rapid heart beat

3. Irritability, Mood swings

4. Sudden tears

5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)

6. Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles

7. Loss of libido

8. Dry vagina

9. Crashing fatigue

10. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease

11. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom

12. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion

13. Disturbing memory lapses

14. Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence

15. Itchy, crawly skin

16. Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons

17. Increased tension in muscles

18. Breast tenderness

19. Headache change: increase or decrease

20. Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea

21. Sudden bouts of bloat

22. Depression

23. Exacerbation of existing conditions

24. Increase in allergies

25. Weight gain

26. Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair

27. Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance

28. Changes in body odor

29. Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head

30. Tingling in the extremities

31. Gum problems, increased bleeding

32. Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor

33. Osteoporosis --

34. Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier

35. Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing' buzzing etc.

Answer 5

yes there is body flushes, a change in your peroid it can be very light like spotting or very heavy, how well do you know your own body if you know it totally you will notice the slightest change in it also you dont need to be in your forties to be starting the menopause it can happen earlier every individual is different the doctor can also do a test to tell you if you are starting the menopause check the web for info or your local family planning will have leaflets on the menopause

Answer 6

Irregular periods

Odd days of "strange hormonal feelings"

"Butcher Knife Attack Syndrome" when I would feel like killing a song bird or a fuzzy kitten for NO apparent reason. That was my name for the strong and unprovoked feelings of "kill!" that I would get.

I manage my menopause with a Mexican Yam Cream and have done so for about 5 years, Now I am tapering off and use it only every day or 3. Ask your physician.

You can get through this. I did not have the ususla hot flashes that everyone talks about, Get lots of liquids, exercise and sleep. And stay spiritually inclined.

Answer 7

Symptoms include irregular / missed periods, maybe increasingly heavy, especially after a missed one. Additional bodily hair growth, including odd chin hairs etc. Hot flushes / sweating, eg. when coming from the cold into a warm room as the hypothalmus is not working as well. Mood swings, including depression and anger / quick temper. Fluid retention, itchy skin .... I'm in the same boat as you - trying to remember there's gotta be something to look forward to!

Answer 8

Menopause occurs as the ovaries stop producing estrogen, causing the reproductive system to gradually shut down. As the body adapts to the changing levels of natural hormones, vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and palpitations, psychological symptoms such as increased depression, anxiety, irritability, mood swings and lack of concentration, and atrophic symptoms such as vaginal dryness and urgency of urination appear. Together with these symptoms, the woman may also have increasingly scanty and erratic menstrual periods. The term menopause comes from the Greek roots 'meno-' (month) and 'pausis' (a pause, a cessation).

Technically, menopause refers to the cessation of menses; whereas the gradual process through which this occurs, which typically takes a year but may last as little as six months or more than five years, is known as climacteric. Very early symptoms that precede menopause, referred to as perimenopause, typically begin in the late 30s. Popular use replaces climacteric with menopause. A natural or physiological menopause is that which occurs as a part of a woman's normal aging process. However, menopause can be surgically induced by such procedures as hysterectomy (when this procedure includes oophorectomy, removal of the ovaries).

The average onset of menopause is 50.5 years, but some women enter menopause at a younger age, especially if they have had cancer or another serious illness and undergone chemotherapy. Premature menopause (or premature ovarian failure) is defined as menopause occurring before the age of 40, and occurs in 1% of women. Other causes of premature menopause include autoimmune disorders, thyroid disease, and diabetes mellitus. Premature menopause is diagnosed by measuring the levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH); the levels of these hormones will be higher if menopause has occurred. Rates of premature menopause have been found to be significantly higher in both fraternal and identical twins; approximately 5% of twins reach menopause before the age of 40. The reasons for this are not completely understood. Transplants of ovarian tissue between identical twins have been successful in restoring fertility.

Post-menopausal women, especially Caucasian women of European descent, are at increased risk of osteoporosis. One for this risk is the dramatic change in female sex hormone levels that occurs: These hormones play a major role in female skeletal development and changes lead to an acceleration of bone mass loss rate.

Unlike in humans, animals rarely experience menopause; this may simply be due to their short lifespan (see Grandmother hypothesis). However, recent studies have shown menopause in gorillas, with an average age of 44 at onset.




few links to help you

http://www.menopause-online.com/pmsormenopause.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/menopause/DS00119

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Everyone is different but for me it is irregular periods, from usual 28 day cycle to 40 days back to 28 days over a year or so now its around 34 days cycle and when the period does arrive it usually lasts for about 2-3 days, but can be very changeable. Best to see your doctors