Menopause Question Were You Prescribed Anti Depressants During The Menopause?

were you depressed? or was it just a case that depression is a symptom of the menopause?

In The Future Could There Be A Way To Delay The Menopause In Women?

Back in January I was reading an article on how scientists have developed a pill which could delay the menopause.
If this was going to be possible, do you think it would be a good or bad idea and why?

Menopause??

What remedies/treatments are there, (which are available from chemists) to help ease menopause????
Thanks.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the main treatment for menopausal symptoms. It relieves hot flushes and vaginal dryness, and reduces the chance of urinary infections. It can also help if you feel depressed.
But HRT increases your chances of getting breast cancer. This increased risk is very small, but it gets bigger the longer you use HRT.
HRT can also increase your chances of getting clots in your blood (called thromboembolic disease), getting heart disease and having a stroke. For most women these risks are small. The risk of having a blood clot gets smaller the longer you are on HRT.
If you take HRT containing only oestrogen, you run a high risk of getting cancer in the lining of your womb. If you still have your womb, you will be prescribed another hormone called progestogen to protect against this cancer.
A drug called tibolone (brand name Livial) helps with hot flushes and night sweats, and can increase your sex drive. Like HRT, tibolone slightly increases your risk of some serious side effects.
We don’t know whether phyto-oestrogens (plant oestrogens found in some foods, such as soya) help with symptoms of the menopause. There’s not much research on herbal remedies either.
Treatments that work:
HRT: HRT stands for hormone replacement therapy. You can get it in different forms including tablets, patches, gels and vaginal cream. HRT contains the hormone oestrogen, either alone or combined with another hormone called progestogen. Some oestrogen-only brands of HRT are Elleste Solo, Estraderm, Evorel, Harmogen, and Premarin. Some brands of combined HRT are Climesse, Femoston, Nuvelle, Premique and Prempak-C. More…
Tibolone: Tibolone is another hormone treatment. It’s a drug that copies the action of the natural sex hormones in your body. The brand name is Livial.
Alternatives to HRT:
Lifestyle
Some women find that regular exercise, lighter clothing, sleeping in a cooler room, and reducing stress reduce the number of hot flushes. Some women find that things such as spicy foods, caffeine (in tea, coffee, cola, etc), smoking, and alcohol may trigger hot flushes. Avoiding these things may help in some cases.
Progestogen tablets
HRT usually refers to replacing the oestrogen hormone. Progestogen hormone has also been shown to reduce flushing in some women, although to a lesser extent than oestrogen-based HRT. The risk of taking a progestogen hormone is less than taking an oestrogen hormone.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRIs)
SSRIs are a class of antidepressant. It had been noticed as a ’side-effect’ that menopausal women who take these medicines had fewer hot flushes. A recent clinical trial of an SSRI called paroxetine showed that it did seem to reduce hot flushes. Some women in the trial had no hot flushes whilst taking paroxetine. Many women in the trial had some hot flushes, but much less often than before. Venlafaxine is another SSRI which has been shown to reduce hot flushes.
These are relatively new findings from small clinical trials. So, the exact role of SSRIs in the treatment of the menopause is yet to be clarified. It may become a more common treatment if these effects are confirmed with further research.
Clonidine
This medicine may reduce flushing symptoms. However, it frequently causes side-effects such as dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, and feeling sick. It is therefore not commonly used, but may be worth a try if all else fails.
Complementary treatments
Because of the recent concerns regarding HRT, complementary treatments have become more widely used. The most commonly used for menopausal symptoms are: black cohosh, red clover, dong quai, evening primrose oil, ginseng, vitamin E, and kava. Some small clinical studies have concluded that:
Black cohosh is the most promising and seems to ease hot flushes in some women. However, the long-term effects are unknown.
Red clover may be of benefit but different studies gave conflicting results. In addition, some species contain coumarins, which makes them unsuitable for women who take anticoagulants such as warfarin.
Dong quai, evening primrose oil, vitamin E and ginseng are no better than placebo (dummy tablets). So, they are unlikely to help.
You should avoid kava as it has been linked to cases of serious liver damage.
Soy foods have been studied and seem to have a modest benefit to reduce hot flushes. However, the studies are not conclusive. Soy foods have been a staple part of the diet in parts of the world for thousands of years and are presumed to be safe. So, it may be worth trying to increase the amount of soy foods that you eat.
Hope i helped, i recommend you go and have a chat to your family gp to put your mind at rest and talk about further options

I’d ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice. HRT is available if you’re having severe symptoms, and is usually very effective. Different medications can be used to relieve different symptoms, so the treatment most suiteable for you depends on what the problem is.
Remember that complementary medicines (herbal medicines etc.) are drugs, even though they aren’t on prescription. They can react bady with some other medications, so check with the pharmacist that it’s ok for you to use them before you buy.

Menopause Treatment

For women in mid-life hormonal changes play a role. Herbal substances initiate a new revolution in the woman’s health. Phytoøstrogener eagerly discussed as an alternative to traditional hormone therapy.

Many middle-aged women complain of tension, hot rides and sleeping difficulties. At work they are experiencing difficulty in concentrating and performance decline. Depression and lack sexlyst borne marriage. In very serious cases threatening depression, circulatory and – in the long term – osteoporosis (brittle bones). But one can also observe other changes: the hair becomes thinner and loses brightness, skin and mucous membranes dry out.

Phytoøstrogener as an alternative
Not infrequently these difficulties due to the hormonal changes taking place in the menopause (also known as menopause or klimakterium). For most women menopause begins around age 50-52. A time to be perceived as radical and critical. Self-esteem suffers from this, and identity crises are not unique. Women experience the menopause as the ultimate farewell to adolescence, and the loss of sexlysten as a farewell to women’s equality and attraction.

Most bodily functions are controlled by hormones. Hormones – which comes from the Greek word hormao, meaning galvanized and stimulating – the signalstoffer to distribute information around the body via the bloodstream. They determine how much energy the body frees, since they control the chemistry of the body’s cells. Beyond the psyken and immune system. Hormones also influence the aging process. We know that the hormonal changes – especially the reduction of estrogen level – responsible for the troublesome similarities in the menopause.

Red clover contains highly potent phytoøstrogener
To compensate for estrogen deficiency in the female body and thereby alleviating symptoms recommends transitional age in growing plant material in addition to the traditional hormone treatments. Current studies can not exclude that the classic hormone treatment is associated with a risk of side effects.

Certain plants contain isoflavoner which is distinguished by having an estrogen-like effect. Isoflavoner is herbal ingredients, which mainly occurs in ærteblomstfamiliens fruits and leaves, for example. different bean species. The most famous isoflavonplante is soya. Soya contains two types of isoflavon, genius Stein and daidzin. In the newly discovered red clover are also two other isoflavoner, fomononetin and bioachanin A. Compared with soy contains red clover, both more and better isoflavoner.De get energy to grow and to achieve this new vitality. Also helps with red clover to a greater blood in the brain and improved memory and concentration.

Plant Hormones from red clover has the great advantage that they have no influence on cell growth in breast and uterus. “The substances found in red clover, is one of Mother Earth treasures. They help not only to relieve symptoms transitional age, but also many other beneficial effects on human health,” stresses hormone specialist Professor Dr. Huber from Vienna. In a survey conducted on Wiener Instituts für Krebsforschungs was really the link between diet and risk of cancer tested. “You can prevent many cancers by using herbal diet” emphasizes cancer researcher Dr. Siegfried Müller crunch from Vienna.

The idea of once again resorting to natural resources came up after that it became aware of a cultural: Women in Asian countries suffer almost no transitional age symptoms. While 70-80% of women complain of difficulty in the menopause, it is for comparison only 14% of Singapore women who feel afflicted. Additionally, the risk of developing breast cancer 5 times lower in Asian countries compared to Europe and America. The explanation lies in the diet. Asian women have high concentrations of planteøstrogener in the diet. The traditional diet is mainly based on soybean in these countries.

Following the experts’ assessment, these findings now also be launching a turnaround in the treatment of klimakterieproblemer in Europe. Especially Scandinavian women have natural products for themselves. In Denmark each third woman with problems associated with menopause, a natural plant hormones.