Anxiety is quite a common problem that can affect women going through perimenopause or menopause. One of the big problems with it though, is that it’s often misdiagnosed, or missed altogether! Menopause anxiety comes in many guises, ranging from feeling mildly agitated, to full on panic attacks. Other ways you might notice anxiety around this … Continued
Hot flushes are probably the most well known of all the peri-menopause symptoms and what a pain they are! You might think that a sudden flush of intense heat nothing more than a minor inconvenience, and for some women, that’s true. But for those who get hot flushes several times an hour, day and night, … Continued
Have you noticed yourself feeling, as one of my patients puts it, a little more ‘barky’ than before? From mild irritation, to ‘murderous rage’ and everything in between, anger is one of the many unwanted gifts that menopause can bring us. But why do 70% of perimenopausal women notice that they’re more irritable or angry … Continued
Can you really get through menopause without HRT? We’ve all heard of HRT as a treatment for menopause symptoms and since the Davina McCall programme ‘Sex, Myths and the Menopause’ aired in 2021, there’s been a huge push to get as many of us as possible onto HRT when we reach menopause. Davina’s done a … Continued
