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How have guys delft it? I'm trying to be uber nice to my wife but she just has episodes whee she just kicks my ass. I've tried flowers dark chocolate, nothing work

Any suggestion? She works 12 hours a day as a high school teacher,


I want to move to my insurance since it's PO, but have to wait for open enrollment,

Anyone gone through thus before?

I haven't had to deal with it directly but my ex wife going through it right now.
My kids are trying to do the best they can. They love their mum but she's being really awful right now.

HRT (hormone replacement therapy) may be an option but I've also heard negative things about it.

I would encourage you to hang in there. At some point she'll come out the other side and things should return to normal.

FWIW: My much younger GF has "episodes" every couple of months or so. She's only 47 but IMO she's driven by her hormones. When she gets like that I just keep my distance for a while and let her contact me. (One of the benefits of not letting her move it. ;))

12 hours a day. Duh. I think she's having an affair.

its possibles but she drives a Tesla so I always where she us,

Ah. Good skills!

Mine is a hot, blonde, cranky 55 year old that wants to f$%k all the time. It's working for me :D

Guys, there is life after menopause. My wife went through it for over 10 years. Mood swings, yes, but she was aware of the mechanics of her body. We survived.
The fun part is:now I 'm having the occasional hot flash!

Life just gets funner.
Les

Yea, it is a real burden we live with. ;)

Married to a redheaded puerto rican goign thru menopause now....

Not sure if it is the redhead side or the puerto rican side but I can't really tell the difference from before/after. Complaints about hot flashes (nah, they are power surges!) and she's been incredibly horny, so.... no complaints here?

That's the premenopausal stage.

Don't be surprised if it changes post.

This helps some women a lot (after about a week). As long as she realizes that she is menopausal (otherwise, she might be insulted).
https://www.oneaday.com/vitamins/vitamins-for-women/womens-multivitamin-for-menopause

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Manopause is what men have when women have menopause.
Manopause: to get away quietly, run away sometimes, wonder WTF I did, etc.

They are all nuts. lol

The first rule of menopause club is to never mention it.

I suggest fans and ice packs next to the bed and practice holding your breath.
Those chocolates are keeping ya alive for now.

My older ex went through five years of elevated and I know it was difficult for her. It was difficult for me. Night flashes in the middle of winter and she'd throw off the covers while soaking the bed at least several times a night. It was hell on her sleep schedule and we ended up using separate rooms. Even during the colder days we'd be talking and she would start to 'glisten' i.e sweat like just after running a sport event. She wasn't a makeup/clothing debutante but it was probably very difficult to remain professional looking throughout the day.

Imagine going about a daily routine but your own body wants to spontaneously combust at random times, and there is nothing you can do about it.

Remember, your wife has put up with your antics for many, many years. This menopause is payback... :D

Just remember to keep on loving on her -- and understand that this is something she has a hard time controlling. IT is only temporary - it will pass.

My wife isn't quite at hat stage in her life yet, but I saw her mom go through "the changes." I think it lasted 10+ years. We all (including my wife and her family) think at some point she was just using it as an excuse...but I digress...

I'll chime in here......................honestly it's been @2 years of h3ll.......................... and still going..................seriously

Almost overnight her mood and body temperature fluctuated like Dr. Jerkyl / Mr. Hyde. At the same time she lost any and all interest in any kind of physical intimacy. She could go from laughing to crying in under 2 mins all based of words coming from her lips.

She immediately started to gain weight, in spite of trying to eat healthier. She's always been very curvy, like a coke bottle, but now she has packed on @25 lbs. all in her middle / lower area and honestly looks like she's aged 30 years. Then she developed rosacea on her face where her skin was like a baby's bottom prior. I feel for her so much and want to help and fix these things but cannot. But other than praying for her daily, I'm powerless.

There are times when I come home, almost dreading asking her about her day at work, which @90% of the time.......... is awful. She then starts replaying the entire day in all its' terrible-ness line-by-line of conversation - getting louder with each sip of wine until I'm exhausted and have to make an excuse to use the restroom or walk the dog.

It has come to the point with that I rarely even ask her about her (work) day anymore. If she does happen to have a good day, she'll talk non-stop until her food gets cold sitting down to dinner.

At my last semi-annual comprehensive physical appointment, I spoke to my physician almost entirely about her and her conditions.

Part of the issue is her female doctor refuses to perform blood work specifically concentrating or her hormone levels to see what's out of whack and when this 'time' will come to an end. The reason my doctor stated her doctor refused to do hormone blood work is that if she needed hormone replacement therapy she would be obligated to prescribe a treatment regimen, which some have attributed to causing cancer.

While it seems that in times past, replacement hormone therapy for females were given in too large of doses and not monitored enough along the way. Modern medicine has (I'm told) has resolved these issues and help is as simple as a pill(s)-away.

Finally, she recently has agreed to speak her gyno doc who apparently will do the blood work and go from there.

I can't wait.............................................. ........

This is one of the big ones to deal with.

My wife always ate healthy. Was not a gym rat but always worked out in excess of what the average person does.

She's very frustrated and somewhat depressed now because "nothing fits" and she's actually been maintaining a better health regimen than she had at any other point in life but seems to be swimming up hill.

It's a tough one for them to deal with especially if they've taken care of themselves and done all the right things up till now.

It feels like a losing battle to them and that's not good for their headspace. I completely understand and empathize but that really is no help for my wife.

Besides having the thermostat in the house set to where you could hang meat in it, it wasn't too bad. The Wife is always upbeat and positive but she did (and sometimes still does) have the "hot flashes".

She carries a small fan in her purse and has found that drinking soy milk and taking Black Cohosh helps.

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asphaltgambler, You have described my wife to a T. Been going on three years now and not sure when it is going to end.

It's been a subject at our church men's meeting (in confidence) my frustration levels with the whole situation for her is like a wooded roller-coaster ride.....

My wife might be going through peri-menopause. Right now, it's mostly the temperature changes. She's always been a bit emotional, and gripes about work like Asphaltgambler's wife does--every day. Literally never just has a good day. I kinda get it, since she manages a major retail store and that's not the greatest environment, but it does get old.

Fortunately (?), I've got my own "emotional struggles," so she knows there are days that I just want to be alone and not deal with any humans, and she's pretty good with giving me space when I need it. That card may need to be pulled out a little more often if menopause gets as bad as some people describe it ;)

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My wife is an oral surgical assistant at a large practice here in Northern Va. It is a very fast-paced, high-stressed job on a regular day. But, over the years as the older doctors left and younger ones came in, bought into the practice, their greed has trumped anything of value.

So we sat down a few weeks ago, had an honest conversation about her work environment (only). I told her that nothing is worth this stress. So she has decided to request to work at a different location, the hours are less, the doctor has a more predictable schedule and the co-workers are more mature. It is the best short-term option for her now, to greatly reduce the long and unpredictable hours in her workweek.

Ohh no it ain't. She started maybe 4 years ago. It was the same then, same now.

The One-A-Day Menopause Formula Vitamins fixed my wife's hot flash problem immediately.

Can I suggest tofu or soy being added to the diet? Soy can mimic estrogen a little and relieve some symptoms. Good luck.

My wife went through it early - in her forties - but, thank god, quickly. That was twenty years ago, and the frustration of the ordeal has faded with time.

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Yes.

Divorce.

My wife is just hitting this point recently. She has been in good spirits but in the past month is getting terrible migraines w/ nausea. Talked to MD, apparently menopausal migraines are a thing. Looking at hormone replacement therapy at the moment to help. I feel for her, its been hell for her the past couple of weeks w/ the migraines. She's always been fit, healthy, active and this is really taking her down a notch.

The ex-Mrs Beard went into Menopause at 39. HRT really helped, with all aspects. She was acting like 25-30. Still hormonal issues, but more "normal" than the up/down, inside out stuff.

HRT, at least for her, was basically REALLY strong birth control pills.

mistress is far cheaper long run

O/P

I read this to my wife who is at the Peri stage right now. She said a good doc will do frequent blood work (2x a year or until balanced) then Bio identical hormone therapy is the ticket. Birth control pills might work ( remember when off label = bad lol) but is not ideal. Her pharmacy has to make her prescription in house to fill it, old school.

Good diet, exercise (cardio, weights and yoga) and avoiding alcohol except on occasion are also crucial.

Her doc used to be her OBGYN. She is now primarily a GP for women as she saw a big problem with how traditional docs were treating women. This is her docs website:

https://riobeintegrativemedicine.com/

I hope this helps.



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I'd like to see the calculus. Be sure to show your work SmileWavy

Yeah, going through it right now. Nobody is having fun when mom is around.

Everything I’ve ever read about the condition is that it does not now nor ever has existed.

It’s a man-made-up delusion to enslave, belittle and control women and keep them out of high-level executive positions of authority.

There, fixed it for you.

I was a late developer, went through my Menoporsche stage during my early/mid 40's

Bought my 1st Porsche a 930 and then my 2nd a 964 over the space of a few years and not bought anymore since

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pot's legal, may help the men.

stay relaxed, be supportive, don't forget to duck and cover when needed.

1) Absolutely 100%

2) Put a lock box on that thermostat.

3) Two weeks or two years is not going to flatten the curve, its gonna last another 40 years. Its a conglomerate, there is no head to cut off.



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