At sometime in a woman’s life, from approximately the age of 35 until 50, she’ll start to experience the menopause symptoms that she’s always heard about.  Because of the stories most women have been told, when they start to experience the menopause symptoms, they are sure that life as they’ve known it is over for good. 

Usually, one of the menopause symptoms that most women experience first is an irregular menstrual cycle.  The first time a woman’s cycle is late, she may suppose that she is pregnant.  When it becomes apparent that it isn’t that case and instead her cycles are becoming more irregular it can be an unsettling feeling for her at first.  She may feel relieved that the time of life where she has to worry about becoming pregnant is coming to pass as her fertility is decreasing or she may feel a sense of loss or longing for her child bearing years that will soon be coming to an end. 

Another of the menopause symptoms that a woman will probably experience as she nears menopause age is hot flashes. Hot flashes can come on suddenly and make a women feel very overheated and even sweat for seemingly no reason at all.  Some women  have found that eating spicy foods or drinking alcohol and especially drinking wine can bring on a hot flash.  Night sweats are another of the menopause symptoms many women have to deal with during this time in their lives.  Some women wake up drenched in sweat and others just wake up sweltering for not reason in the middle of the night.  Sometimes an overhead fan turned on low before going to be will help keep the night sweats/hot flashes away while you’re sleeping.  The small breeze from the fan helps make you feel cooler because the air is moving slightly. 

The menopause symptoms most women face do make life “challenging” for a while but remember  that “they will pass” and this season of your life will move ahead to the next one before long. The hot flashes, the irregular cycles and any other symptoms you may deal with during this time in your life are a normal, natural part of menopause and won’t last forever.