Vibrant Nation

The pleasures of menopause??  Mine sound so very odd!  My #1 fav is that I no longer have migraines!  What a wonderful weight to have lifted from ones soul! 

With that I suspect came my next one.... which had been creeping up on me for a decade or so... and that is just (truly) being comfortable in my own skin.  This is an idea I spoke about for years.  I think it just took awhile to really sink in with me.

I just went for my physical, and I am officially "post menopausal".  I thought I would bypass the hot flashes, as I have always been hot, when other people have felt normal body temperatures.  But the night sweats have been coming fast and furious.

The pleasure of menopause for me has been becoming more comfortable with who I am and not apologizing for it any more.  I have take control of my health by losing 90 lbs. and am looking forward to experiencing the most vibrant time of my life, emotionally, physically and sexually.

I love Dr. Northrup and would be happy to receive her books.

Menopause is a new beginning, Like a butterfly leaving cocoon! No more periods ,migraines .mood swings just awaking and freedom to have joy and let happiness and laugher coming more freely.  Thank god everyday for letting me have this time of peace...

NCgirl

I am approaching Menopause...and actually have found ways of coping by using a homeopathic tincture blended especially for menopause.  I get it from my chiropractor and once I tried it within a week I have had zero night sweats (now there's a whole lot of fun) and far fewer hot flashes.  Also helpful has been the introduction of a Progesterin cream that has really helped me feel more myself.  I love Dr. Northrups analogy that the hot flashes are really power bursts!  It's true, you just have to choose it. 

Thanks for offering the books!

LOL Saving on my heating costs, if I get cold I can just wait for the next hot flash!  Seriously, being freed from extremely painful cramps and excessive menstral bleeding has been great compensation for my personal saunas.  Being able to communicate with other women who are going through, been through or about to go through this rite of passage has been invaluable.  I am happy that we are much more open than my grandmother's and even my mother's generation.  Menopause is a great leveler, every woman is a source of help, advice, or can share a funny story or two.

Like others, it's a pleasure to be at a point in my life where I'm confident and comfortable with who I am.  Experience is wonderful!  I'm also pleasantly surprised to find that I'm still attractive to men and enjoy sex as much or more than ever.  I also find my relationships with women supportive and authentic.  I'm able to much more fully embrace all of life.  What a gift.

I have a form of Muscular Dystrophy and crazy hormones made it so much worse. The best and most wonderful thing is that the hormones are not running all over the place now .... I now have a NEW NORMAL for me and I love it.

After my hysterectomy in 1992, I was ecstatic. I felt wonderful, I was free bimonthly brutal periods. But since then, not so much. I've had my first broken bone, I have no libido AT ALL and that's a major frustration since I have always had a healthy appetite in that area. My weight refuses to stabilize and I haven't had a day when I felt "Well" in months. I'm sure this is all part of going through the process, but I'm waiting for the pleasure part.

chb831  No more buying feminine protection is nice and worrying about accidental spotting on clothes.  Also not having to worry about unwanted pregnancy.  A product called ProFema has made my life and my husbands more bearable.  I have no mood swings or hot flashes. 

I went through menopause relatively early, around age 42, without a single hot flash, night sweat, or mood swing.  (Well, okay, maybe a mood swing or two, which I would've had anyway!)  But coinciding with this change was a new marriage and the kids moving out of the house!  What a terrific combination -- a new sexual interest and no eavesdropping kids to worry about!

I like no periods, noworry abou being late after sex. It has been pure hell too. Like a roller coaster ride up and down, and scary too!

My pleasure in Menopause has been a feeling of lightness! No longer worrying about periods, spotting, cramps, getting pregnant, trying to get pregnant and it not happening. I feel more comfortable in my body! The hot flashes have slowed down, the insomnia is getting better, and I'm just happier with myself.

Well, I am turning 50 in a few months and I feel very free....My periods just stopped a year ago and there have been no hot flashes, no night sweats, no headaches and I feel great.  Not sure why, but I am not going to complain. I have always been estrogen dominant and am not taking any hormones.  The hardest thing was to be faced with the fact that I could no longer entertain the idea of children.  I didn't want to have any of my own but it was upsetting to have that decision made for me.  It hurt.

I have had to find my sexy again, mainly in my head.  I actually find that I have more sex drive now than before.  Not sure why....Now I just have to find a man to enjoy that with. 

The gift of menopause is also that it has focused me on my life and what I want out of the other half of it.  I don't want to settle and I need less to be happy now.  My figure looks the same and I have a renewed energy towards health and happiness.  I teach dance and am not looking to retire any time soon.  Dr Northrup, Thank-you for being such a great inspiration for us all...God Bless.