Electric Shocks

Many women experience electric shock sensations during menopause. These electric shocks can affect the head and the inner layers of the skin. This menopause symptom may occur on its own or it may precede a hot flash, a sudden and intense feeling of heat in the body.

While researchers are trying to better understand this menopause symptom, some evidence suggests that sensations of electrical shocks are the result of hormone fluctuations during menopause, as estrogen directly affects the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Read on to discover the definition, symptoms, causes, and treatment options for electric shocks during menopause.

During menopause, hormonal fluctuations have a direct effect on the nervous system. Changing levels of estrogen – one of the main reproductive hormones whose levels can become unbalanced during menopause – can affect the nerve tissue, potentially causing women to feel sensations of electric shocks. Some researchers postulate that misfiring of the neurons in the nervous system may be responsible for feeling electrical shocks during menopause.

Hormone imbalance during menopause can also disturb the hypothalamus in the brain, producing vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes. Electric shocks in menopause are often experienced as a precursor to hot flash episodes.

As with all symptoms of menopause, three routes of treatment are available, ranging from lifestyle changes to prescription medicine. Women generally begin with the least aggressive approach to treatment, moving to other approaches only if relief is not achieved through these methods. Lifestyle changes are often the first step in managing menopause symptoms, including electric shocks.

While lifestyle changes can produce positive change for women experiencing menopause symptoms, these approaches do not treat the underlying hormonal causes. Fortunately, alternative therapies can directly address the problem of hormonal imbalance safely and effectively, helping to successfully treat electrical shocks during menopause. Many women find a combination of lifestyle changes and alternative medicines are the best way to manage menopause symptoms.

Click on the following link to learn specific treatments for electric shocks, which begin with lifestyle changes, move onto alternative medicines, and finally, if those options do not seem to help, medications. The most effective treatments typically combine lifestyle changes and alternative medicines.