The 35 Symptoms of Menopause
This list of common symptoms that occur during perimenopause and menopause was developed from the real-life experiences of hundreds of women. All symptoms were experienced by numerous women (but not all women) and were either cyclical in nature or responded to treatments (both traditional and alternative) known to address hormonal imbalances.
- Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, and clammy feeling
- Irregular heart beat
- Irritability
- Mood swings and sudden tears
- Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
- Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, and longer cycles
- Loss of libido
- Dry vagina
- Crashing fatigue
- Anxiety and feeling ill at ease
- Feelings of dread, apprehension, and doom
- Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, and mental confusion
- Disturbing memory lapses
- Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence
- Itchy and crawly skin
- Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons
- Increased tension in muscles
- Breast tenderness
- Headache change: increase or decrease
- Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, and nausea
- Sudden bouts of bloat
- Depression
- Exacerbation of existing conditions
- Increase in allergies
- Weight gain
- Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair
- Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
- Changes in body odor
- Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head
- Tingling in the extremities
- Gum problems and increased bleeding
- Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, and change in breath odor
- Osteoporosis (after several years)
- Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier
- Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, ‘whooshing,’ buzzing etc.
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