Menopause - Symptoms - NHS

Physical symptoms · hot flushes, when you have sudden feelings of hot or cold in your face, neck and chest which can make you dizzy · difficulty sleeping, which ... Skiptomaincontent Home HealthAtoZ Menopause Backto Menopause Symptoms - Menopause Contents Overview Symptoms Thingsyoucando Treatment Helpandsupport Commonsymptomsofmenopauseandperimenopause Menopauseandperimenopausesymptomscanhaveabigimpactonyourdailylife,includingrelationships,sociallife,familylifeandwork.Itcanfeeldifferentforeveryone.Youmayhaveanumberofsymptomsornone.Symptomsusuallystartmonthsoryearsbeforeyourperiodsstop.Thisiscalledtheperimenopause.Changes toyourperiodsThefirstsignoftheperimenopause isusually,butnotalways,achangeinthenormalpatternofyourperiods,forexampletheybecomeirregular.Eventuallyyou'llstophavingperiodsaltogether.MentalhealthsymptomsCommonmentalhealthsymptomsofmenopauseandperimenopauseinclude:changestoyourmood,likelowmood,anxiety,moodswingsandlowself-esteemproblemswithmemoryorconcentration(brainfog)PhysicalsymptomsCommonphysicalsymptomsofmenopauseandperimenopauseinclude:hotflushes,whenyouhavesuddenfeelingsofhotorcoldinyourface,neckandchestwhichcanmakeyoudizzydifficultysleeping,whichmaybearesultofnightsweatsandmakeyoufeeltiredandirritableduringthedaypalpitations,whenyourheartbeatssuddenlybecomemorenoticeableheadachesandmigrainesthatareworsethanusualmuscleachesandjointpainschangedbodyshapeandweightgainskinchangesincludingdryanditchyskinreducedsexdrivevaginaldrynessandpain,itchingordiscomfortduringsexrecurrenturinarytractinfections(UTIs) Non-urgentadvice:SeeaGPornurseif: youthinkyouhaveperimenopauseormenopausesymptomsYoucanalsospeaktoapharmacistforadviceabouttreatmentsandthingsyoucando. Howlongsymptomslast Symptomscanlastformonthsoryears,andcanchangewithtime.Forexample,hotflushesandnightsweatsmayimprove,andthenyoumaydeveloplowmoodandanxiety.Somesymptoms,suchasjointpainandvaginaldryness,cancarryonafteryourperiodsstop. Gethelpforsymptoms Gettingadviceearlycanhelpreducetheimpactperimenopauseandmenopausehaveonyourhealth,relationshipsandwork. Pagelastreviewed:17May2022 Nextreviewdue:17May2025 Previous : Menopause Next : Thingsyoucando