In the life of every woman, closer to 45 years, there comes a transitional period for her body, there is a fading of the childbearing function. This is a natural irreversible process that affects not only the body as a whole, but also the psycho-emotional state of a woman.
Tough Times
The period of menopause is a difficult test for every woman. At this time, the woman's body is experiencing a restructuring of the hormonal background, the production of sex hormones gradually fades. A woman during this period experiences discomfort and alarming symptoms. In this case, herbal preparations for menopause can help.
Symptoms of attack
First of all:
- Critical days shorten and disappear over time.
- Flashes of chills and heat following each other, especially in the face and neck.
- Increased sweating.
- Insomnia, emotional jumps.
- Severe migraine-like headache.
- Dryness and irritation of the mucous membranes, including the vagina.
- Frequent urge to urinate, sometimes false.
- Strongfatigue, fatigue.
External changes during menopause
During this period, women also undergo 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 the hair may begin to fall out. During this period, more than ever, it is necessary to take care of your skin, hair and nails. Moisturizing creams and masks should be applied more often than usual to maintain a beautiful woman's appearance.
Due to the restructuring of the body and the slowdown in metabolism, weight gain is possible. It is not uncommon for the metabolism to speed up, and the weight, on the contrary, to drop rapidly.
During the early menopause, a woman's tastes for food and fragrances and even her character can change.
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 peristalsis is disturbed and bloating often occurs. Due to the weakening of muscle tone with sudden tension (when laughing or coughing), urinary incontinence may occur. There are frequent allergic reactions due to a decrease in immunity. Blood pressure rises, the heart rhythm is disturbed, tachycardia and palpitations occur. Herbal preparations for menopause should help reduce the severity of symptoms.
Psycho-emotional state
If a menopausal upheaval occurs in a woman's lifesuddenly and rapidly, a woman may experience a number of mental discomforts. There are depressive states, loss of interest in life, constant sadness. A woman's love for herself and her appearance decreases. Sleep is disturbed, which causes irritability and anxiety, headaches. Often there are dizzinesses, attentiveness and memory decreases. 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 the completion of all metamorphoses, a woman ages. Such a long and gradual change consists of several stages:
- Pre-menopause. Begins around 45 years of age. The menstrual cycle begins to change, signs of irreversible old age appear. It is necessary to consult a doctor for the appointment of 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. It is necessary to consult a gynecologist to take an analysis for the level of the FSH hormone. High levels of it in the blood means the onset of menopause.
- Postmenopause. There comes a complete stop in the production of sex hormones, the ovaries decrease in size. During this period, the most pronounced symptoms of menopause appear. Most women have a hard time with this stage.curative or prophylactic therapy required.
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 proven itself well. You need to contact your doctor, and he will advise what herbs to drink with menopause.
Herbs containing hormones
Plants containing phytoestrogens can help with severe menopause symptoms associated with hormonal changes, but should only be prescribed by a doctor. The gynecologist will advise how to relieve hot flashes during menopause. Herbal preparations usually consist of several types of plants suitable for combating 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 remedies, when taking herbal remedies, the effect comes gradually:
- Angelica root. Helps restore the functions of organs and systems suffering from an imbalance of female and male hormones in a woman's body. At the initial stage, it can restore the menstrual cycle, eliminate dryness in the vagina. Tides with menopause, what to do? This herb will help relieve hot flashes.
- Peony. Applied in the formalcohol tincture. Helps with hot flashes and sweating, has a calming effect. Designed for coursework.
- Oregano. Tides with menopause, what to do? Oregano copes well with the manifestations of hot flashes, helps to stabilize the work of the ovaries, and evens out the emotional background. Oregano is contraindicated during pregnancy.
- Red clover. Contains vitamins, trace elements and fatty acids. With menopause, clover helps to cope with hot flashes, nervous excitement. Helps the body fight fluid retention and discomfort in the pelvic area. Headaches become less frequent, and sexual desire becomes more intense. Clover promotes skin rejuvenation.
- Vitex sacred. After a long regular intake of herbal preparations for menopause, panic attacks, mood swings and sleep problems disappear on the basis of this plant.
- Red brush root. Serves as a prophylactic against formations of various etiologies.
- Upland uterus. With menopause, it helps maintain the level of estrogen in the blood. It helps to reduce the manifestations of disorders of the cardiovascular and nervous system. Has a number of side effects. It should be discontinued if there is profuse bleeding from the vagina, if there is an obsessive headache, recurring dizziness and there are problems with the liver. With menopause, the upland uterus helps to cope with irritation in the genital area, with hot flashes and reduces the likelihood of osteoporosis.
- Goryanka. Positive effect on the cardiovascularvascular system, increases libido, stimulates blood circulation in the pelvic organs.
- Sage. It has rejuvenating, regenerating 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, and the work of the ovaries. Rejuvenates the skin. For greater benefits for 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, decoction, infusion, and even take baths with a decoction of sage leaves.
Non-hormonal herbs
Herbs that do not contain hormones 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. Helps with sleep problems and obsessive anxiety.
- Hawthorn, valerian, motherwort. Sold in the pharmacy in the form of herbs, tinctures and tablets. Hawthorn has medicinal properties and contraindications (for serious heart ailments). Helps normalize blood pressure and cope with insomnia.
Chamomile. Supports immunity, protects against pathogenic microflora
Traditional herbal medicine recipes
Here are some of them:
Three pieces of dry cuff leaves andone part of a mixture of hop cones with lemon balm herb and rose hips in equal parts. To prepare one serving, pour four teaspoons of the resulting collection with 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
- Three parts dry sage mixed with one part valerian and one part horsetail. Pour one tablespoon of grass with a glass of boiling water and leave for half an hour. Take half a cup before meals twice a day. The course of taking this herbal collection for menopause should last for two weeks with breaks for 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 cup. The course must 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 cudweed, lemon balm and hawthorn fruits. For three doses, take a tablespoon of the mixture and pour a glass of boiling water. The course lasts at least two weeks. Before taking it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the medicinal properties of hawthorn and contraindications.
Ways to deal with the symptoms of menopause 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 suchcases, ways have been identified to help manage seizures on their own.
When hot flashes occur, you need to control your breathing, try not to panic. You should inhale slowly and deeply with your stomach, hold your breath, count to 6 and exhale slowly. Ensure the flow of fresh cool air into the room, install humidifiers. Before going to bed, you can cool the surface of the pillow with a frozen plastic water bottle, placing it under the pillow at night.
Meals should consist more of plant foods, either raw or cooked. Soy products are especially popular. Clothing should not be tight or too warm, preferably made from natural materials. You can wear several layers of clothing so that you can remove one when hot flashes occur. To train thermoregulation, you can go swimming, which is very useful for other body functions. Very useful for menopause long walks in the fresh air. If there are no edema and stagnation of fluid in the body, you can drink plenty of water, or rather at least two liters a day. For peace of mind, you need to pamper and delight yourself with things that bring peace and self-confidence.
