In the life of every woman closer to 45 years, a transitional period begins for her body, the reproductive function decays. This is a natural irreversible process that affects not only the body as a whole, but also the psychoemotional state of a woman.
Difficult time
Menopause period - for every woman this is a difficult test. At this time, the woman’s body is undergoing hormonal changes, the production of sex hormones gradually fades. A woman during this period experiences unpleasant sensations and disturbing symptoms. In this case, herbal treatments for menopause may help.
Onset symptoms
This is first of all:
- Critical days are shortened and disappear over time.
- Hot flashes of chills and heat following one another, especially in the face and neck.
- Increased sweating.
- Insomnia, emotional leaps.
- Severe headache, similar to migraine.
- Dryness and irritation of the mucous membranes, including in the vagina.
- Frequent urination, sometimes false.
- Extreme fatigue, fatigue.
External changes with menopause
During this period, women also experience external changes. The skin ceases to be elastic, becomes dull, nails and hair begin to grow more slowly and suffer from brittleness and dryness. Dandruff appears and hair may begin to fall out. During this period, more than ever, you need to take care of your skin, hair and nails. Moisturizing creams and masks should be applied more often than usual to maintain a woman's beautiful appearance.
Due to the restructuring of the body and a slowdown in metabolism, weight gain is possible. There are frequent cases when the metabolism is accelerated, and on the contrary, weight rapidly falls.
During an early menopause, a woman's eating habits and aromas may change, and even her character.
Internal changes
A woman's sex drive decreases. Due to a decrease in the absorption of calcium by the body, there is a high fragility of bone tissue and an increased risk of fractures. The process of intestinal motility is disturbed and bloating often occurs. Urinary incontinence can occur due to a weakening of muscle tone during sudden exertion (when laughing or coughing). Frequent allergic reactions occur due to a decrease in immunity. Blood pressure rises, heart rate is disturbed, tachycardia and rapid heartbeat occur. Herbal treatments for menopause should help reduce the severity of symptoms.
Psychoemotional state
If a menopause in a woman’s life occurs suddenly and rapidly, a woman may experience a number of mental inconveniences. Depressive states, loss of interest in life, constant sadness arise. A woman lowers her love for herself and her appearance. Sleep is disturbed, which causes irritability and anxiety, headaches. Often dizziness occurs, attentiveness and memory decrease. In such cases, the doctor may recommend taking valerian and motherwort.
Duration of menopause and its stages
The whole process of changing the function of the female body takes about 10-15 years. After completing all metamorphoses, the woman ages. Such a long and gradual change consists of several stages:
- Premenopause. It starts after about 45 years of age. The menstrual cycle begins to change, signs of irreversible old age appear. It is necessary to consult a doctor to prescribe sedatives, in order to avoid psychological disorders. This period lasts about 3-4 years, during which time a woman can still become pregnant and bear a child.
- Menopause. It occurs at the age of 48-50 years immediately after the end of the last menstruation and lasts about a year. A gynecologist is needed to test for FSH hormone levels. Its high blood content means the onset of menopause.
- Postmenopause. There comes a complete stop of the production of sex hormones, the ovaries are reduced in size. During this period, the most pronounced symptoms of the menopause appear. Most women are difficult to tolerate this stage, they require therapeutic or preventive therapy.
Treatment
Currently, there are many drugs that can alleviate the condition of a woman during menopause. But often they are not suitable for a number of reasons, side effects and contraindications. Therefore, it is most reliable to use herbal preparations. Traditional medicine based on readily available plants has also worked well. You must consult your doctor, and he will advise what herbs to drink with menopause.
Hormone containing herbs
Plants containing phytoestrogens can help with severe menopause symptoms associated with hormonal changes, but should only be prescribed by a doctor. A gynecologist will advise how to relieve hot flashes with menopause. Herbal preparations usually consist of several types of plants suitable for dealing with each individual symptom. Therefore, each recipe is created based on the characteristics of the female body in the presence of certain signs of menopause. Unlike synthetic products, when taking herbal effects gradually occurs:
- Angelica root. Helps to restore the functions of organs and systems suffering from an imbalance of female and male hormones in the body of a woman. At the initial stage, it can restore the menstrual cycle, eliminate dryness in the vagina. Tides with menopause, what to do? This plant will help relieve well-being at high tides.
- Peony. It is used in the form of alcohol tincture. Helps with hot flashes and sweating, has a calming effect. Designed for course administration.
- Oregano. Tides with menopause, what to do? Oregano copes well with the manifestations of hot flashes, helps stabilize the ovaries, and evens out the emotional background. Oregano is contraindicated in pregnancy.
- Red clover. Contains vitamins, trace elements and fatty acids. With menopause, clover helps to cope with hot flashes, nervous excitement. It contributes to the body’s struggle with fluid stagnation and discomfort in the pelvic area. Headaches become less frequent, and sexual desire becomes more intense. Clover promotes rejuvenation of the skin.
- Vitex is sacred. After a long regular intake of herbal supplements with menopause based on this plant, panic attacks, mood spikes and sleep problems disappear.
- The root of the red brush. Serves as a prophylactic against formations of various etiologies.
- Pine uterus. With menopause, it helps maintain estrogen levels in the blood. Helps reduce the manifestations of disorders of the cardiovascular and nervous system. It has a number of side effects. You should stop taking it if there is heavy spotting from the vagina, if there is an obsessive headache, recurring dizziness and there are problems with the liver. With menopause, the uterus helps to cope with irritation in the genital area, with hot flashes and reduces the likelihood of osteoporosis.
- Goryanka. It positively affects the cardiovascular system, increases libido, stimulates blood circulation in the pelvic organs.
- Sage. It has anti-aging, regenerative and soothing properties. It is used both externally and internally. Sage with menopause helps to cope with the manifestations of hot flashes, stabilize the hormonal background, the work of the ovaries. Rejuvenates the skin. For greater benefit to the body and prevention of the effects of menopause, it is necessary to take sage long before the onset of this period. With menopause, sage can be used in the form of juice, broth, infusion, and even take baths with a decoction of sage leaves.
Non-hormonal herbs
Herbs, which do not have hormones in their composition, also help to cope with the signs of menopause:
- Calendula, St. John's wort. Decoctions and tinctures based on these plants help stabilize blood pressure during hormonal surges.
- Mint, hops, lemon balm. They have sedative properties. They help with sleep problems and obsessive anxiety.
- Hawthorn, Valerian, motherwort. Sold in the pharmacy in the form of herbs, tinctures and tablets. Has hawthorn healing properties and contraindications (for serious heart ailments). Helps to normalize blood pressure and cope with insomnia.
- Chamomile. Supports immunity, protects against pathogenic microflora.
Herbal medicine recipes
Here are some of them:
- Three parts of dry cuff leaves and one part of a mixture of hop cones with lemon balm grass and rosehip berries in equal parts. To prepare one serving, four teaspoons of the resulting collection are required to pour a liter of boiling water and keep for 15 minutes in a water bath. Then cool and strain. Take the infusion should be one to two tablespoons 30 minutes before meals four times a day.
- Mix three parts of dry sage with one part of valerian and one part of field horsetail. Pour one tablespoon of grass with a glass of boiling water and insist for half an hour. Take half a cup before meals twice a day. The course of taking this herbal collection with menopause should last two weeks with intervals of two weeks.
- Licorice root, anise fruits, calendula flowers and violet leaves in equal proportions. Five tablespoons of the resulting mixture is poured with a liter of boiling water. An infusion is taken before meals three times a day for half a glass. The course should last at least three weeks with a break of seven days.
- Mix three parts of dried blackberry leaves with two parts of dry motherwort and one part of cinnamon, lemon balm and hawthorn fruits. In three doses, you should take a tablespoon of the mixture and pour a glass of boiling water. The course lasts at least two weeks. Before taking it, you need to familiarize yourself with the medicinal properties of hawthorn and contraindications.
Ways to deal with menopause symptoms without drugs
There are cases when, with the sudden onset of severe symptoms of menopause, a woman does not have the opportunity to take drugs that can prevent them. For such cases, methods have been identified that help to cope with attacks on their own.
When hot flashes occur, it is necessary to control breathing, try not to panic. It should be slowly and deeply inhaled by the stomach, hold your breath, count to 6 and exhale slowly. Provide an influx of fresh cool air into the room, install humidifiers. Before you go to bed, you can cool the surface of the pillow with a frozen plastic bottle of water, placing it under the pillow at night.
Food should consist more of plant foods in raw or boiled form. Soy products are especially popular. Clothing should not be tight or too warm, mainly from natural materials. You can wear several layers of clothing so that you can take off one when hot flashes occur. For training thermoregulation, you can do swimming, which is very useful for other body functions. Long walks in the fresh air are very useful for menopause. If there are no edema and fluid congestion in the body, you can drink a lot of water, or rather at least two liters per day. For peace of mind, you need to pamper and delight yourself with things that bring peace and self-confidence.