Signs Fatigue
 Menopause symptoms can include hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, sore joints, forgetfulness, digestive problems and fatigue - the last one often being the culmination of all the other symptoms. While fatigue is often a consequence of struggling to deal with all the other menopause symptoms a woman may be facing, these are nevertheless disturbing symptoms capable of disrupting a healthy quality of life. Read over the following page for more information on handling the symptoms of fatigue.
What is fatigue?
Fatigue can describe a range of things related to lethargy and general tiredness. It is both physical and mental, characterized by the inability to function at the level of your normal abilities.
Menopause fatigue is not just simply a result of lack of estrogen or progesterone (though this plays its part) but is a result of many factors linked to menopausal symptoms. For example, night sweats and insomnia take a toll on your body and can result in a chronic lack of sleep. This then translates itself into fatigue during the day. Once you start feeling fatigued, this increases stress and anxiety levels, which in turn exacerbates the fatigue.
What are the symptoms of fatigue?
 Symptoms and signs of fatigue include the following:
• Weakness, lack of energy, tiredness, exhaustion
• Passing out or feeling as if you are going to pass out
• Palpitations (the feeling your heart beating)
• Dizziness
• Vertigo
• Shortness of breath
What are some tips for overcoming the signs of fatigue?
The first step in overcoming fatigue is to, obviously, stop overworking where possible. This often involves a sacrifice where you take on less work to give yourself more time to complete tasks.
Regular gentle exercise can provide you with great benefits during menopause, including alleviating general fatigue (it also helps you sleep easier), but of course, over-exercising can also cause fatigue. A change in diet by cutting down your intake of stimulants such as caffeine, alcohol and nicotine is also highly recommended. Replacing soda and coffee with water can have a very positive effect – a rough guide is that 10 glasses or water per day will keep your body well hydrated and you’ll feel much better.
 It is also important to get into a regular routine in the evenings. Don’t eat for about three or four hours before going to bed and again avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evenings. Also try to limit the amount you read or watch before going to bed as it can stimulate the brain into not wanting to sleep. Make sure the bed is comfortable and there is appropriate sheeting so that you can regulate the temperature.
In addition to these practical tips, because the symptoms of menopause are related to the problems of hormonal imbalance, the most effective solution can be restoring the hormone levels to normal. This can involve taking either artificial estrogen products or natural therapies that help the body stimulate the production of its own hormones. The latter, through the use of alternative medicines is becoming increasingly popular, given that they are not typically associated with the side effects that occur in other estrogen supplements.
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