How To Deal With Perimenopause Symptoms

Perimenopause can happen earlier than you think, and while looking your best is important, the symptoms of perimenopause, especially before menopause seeps in, are not fun to deal with.

Here, we’ll discuss what you can do to deal with perimenopause symptoms, and how to cope with it when they settle in.

Exercising

Exercising is good for the body, and it can help with improving the mood, especially when you’re dealing with a lot of perimenopause symptoms as they begin to set in. It can also help with pain, since the natural production of endorphins does trigger when you start to exercise.

Handle Hormone Irregularities

If you can, consider talking to your doctor about possibly getting on low-dose birth control pills to help with this.

These are good for regulating the menses as well, since it will help with suppressing your hormonal downs and ups. This is good too if you suffer from a hot temper, since this will even you out as you take them.

Get Enough Calcium

Your bones start to lose calcium when you hit perimenopause. Calcium supplements will help, and drinking and consuming enough calcium-rich foods and drinks is good.

Without enough calcium, it does put you at risk for osteoporosis, which subjects you to fractures and breaks.

Handling Hot Flashes

Some people with perimenopause end up suffering from hot flashes. There are a few ways to handle this. First and foremost, try to avoid hot flashes triggers, such as warmer air, spicy foods, or even hotter beverages. Sometimes even dressing in layers works too. But also, try to practice deep breathing when you feel a hot flash start to show up. This can help with night sweats too.

Finally, you may want to consider taking progestin as well. This reduces your chance of getting endometrial cancer. This also can help with the symptoms of hot flashes too, and a small patch works pretty well.

If it’s really bad, SSRIs are an option. Some of them do have side effects though, so talk to your doctor if you don’t want to take hormone therapy, but suffer from hot flashes.

Consider A Multivitamin

Definitely consider a multivitamin too. Your health matters especially at this point in your life. If nothing else, make sure that you’re getting enough vitamins and minerals for the job. A multivitamin, especially a women’s multivitamin, is a great way to help ensure you’ve got proper health and wellness.

There are also some multivitamins which are catered directly to women who are experiencing menopause or perimenopause symptoms. Look for those, so you can get the help you need.

Get Your Mental Health In Check!

Finally, you might want to look at your mental health as well. While avoiding the hormonal upswings and problems associated with menopause is a challenge, your mental health, especially when properly taken care of, is really important. Your mental health does matter, and it is good to go into perimenopause with a positive outlook too.

A therapist doesn’t have to cost much either, and BetterHelp can assist you with getting the help that you need, no matter what you’re going through. If you have depression or anxiety, and it triggers some of these perimenopausal symptoms, you should most definitely talk to someone to help you with this.

A therapist also helps with those other concerns that come along with perimenopause too. Aging, depression, the feeling you’re missing out on key parts of life, a therapist can help to sort this out.

Taking care of your health, especially when you have emerging perimenopause symptoms, is important and doing so now can help make menopause a little easier too.


Author Bio

Marie Miguel has been a writing and research expert for nearly a decade, covering a variety of health- related topics. Currently, she is contributing to the expansion and growth of a free online mental health resource with BetterHelp.com. With an interest and dedication to addressing stigmas associated with mental health, she continues to specifically target subjects related to anxiety and depression.

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