tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085Sun, 27 May 2012 05:35:55 +0000hormonesfamily doctorsmeopause fogFemMedgray beaverCity LineAnn Louise GittlemanhotflashnewsMellowPauseMore magazineOprahforgetfullnesschin hairsagingHealth care reformmenopopauseNAMSmanopauseSpanxweight gainhormone thereapyNewsweektuck talkhormone replacement therapyWomen to womenandropausefibroidsendocrinologyfortyTwiter commentshot flashesGPperimenopauemeopausesymptomsAngelina JoliSuzanne Somersearly menopauseperimenopausal symptomsdivorcescientific studymemory lossthyroidbioidentical hormonesdoctors referralhot flashseparationपेरिमेनोपौसे diaryparentingHRTsummitnight sweatsmiddle aged spreadDr. Christine Northrupdepressionsupplimentsnatural medicinemenopausewrittingbloggerlack of sleepF wordmenopausal symptomsswearingperimenopauseWebMDmenopuasePMSsleep disorderscronicling the symptoms and hating every minute of ithttp://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)Blogger64125http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/blogspot/ChSdhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-475476359637220442Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:33:00 +00002011-06-29T11:33:18.087-04:00Ask the health experts: Hormone levels and menopausal stages | jacksonville.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/JH97xHRq4j0/ask-health-experts-hormone-levels-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)4http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2011/06/ask-health-experts-hormone-levels-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-6573683578207191995Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:59:00 +00002011-02-02T13:03:30.831-05:00thyroiddivorceearly menopauseseparationperimenopauseThis comment was posted today by a husband in response to this blog posting about peri-menopause and divorce. I was asking if anyone thought there was a correlation between them and I receive numerous comments and interesting stories.Maybe we can put our heads together and help this guy out.Anonymous said... I am a 49 year old male. My wife is 47. We have two children; ages 9 and 13. She http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/gJMHnUj1MlQ/this-is-compelling-comment-that-was.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)11http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2011/02/this-is-compelling-comment-that-was.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-5114644161075178473Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:36:00 +00002010-12-26T20:36:39.558-05:00Some Perimenopausal Women Not Properly Diagnosed, Treated, Columnist Writeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/rfFuzBTbelU/some-perimenopausal-women-not-properly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)3http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/12/some-perimenopausal-women-not-properly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-3030468775533526729Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:33:00 +00002010-12-26T20:33:43.342-05:00Body sending you mixed signals? Here's how to tell where you are in your transition and what you can expect.View >>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/HANJN8EF6-w/join-club-how-to-confirm-your-menopause.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)1http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/12/join-club-how-to-confirm-your-menopause.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-2594407784415953973Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:32:00 +00002010-12-26T20:32:02.653-05:00Healthy changes to make in 2011View >>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/_Eu2je52NGY/resolutions-for-menopausal-women-page-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)2http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/12/resolutions-for-menopausal-women-page-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-2496469815757088895Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +00002010-09-20T10:59:19.252-04:00divorceearly menopauseperimenopauseOk where was this when I needed it???Divorce insurance that pays out if you get divorced.. what will they think of next? This would make a great wedding gift for a friend. They probably wouldn't want to get it on their own - in case hubby finds out - but you could buy it for them.Divorce Insurance: Get Unhitched, Get a Payouthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/UexkFZr27bk/divorce-insurance-get-unhitched-get.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)1http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/09/divorce-insurance-get-unhitched-get.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-4832903650941117049Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:47:00 +00002010-09-20T10:52:40.918-04:00depressionearly menopauseperimenopauseI hope you don't mind CCN and Health.com, but I'm posting your story about depression and the workplace on my blog because I loved it and I think it's important...Depression in the workplace: don't ask, don't tell? By Anne Harding, Health.com(Health.com) -- By all appearances Sandy was successful and content. At 30 years old, she was in a senior position at a major media company in Boston -- and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/H9PV1_MlNH8/depression-in-workplace-dont-ask-dont.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)4http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/09/depression-in-workplace-dont-ask-dont.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-8808860766696012363Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:14:00 +00002010-09-17T17:39:22.412-04:00divorcehormonesearly menopauseseparationperimenopauseWell I'm going to be upfront and tell you, my peri-menopausal-peeps, that I disappeared there for a while because I was getting separated from my common-law husband of 7 years.We have a daughter, so it was extra hard for me to deal with. However the clouds have parted and I made it through to the other side.I want you to know how much I've appreciated your comments to one of my earlier posts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/TO5Zlzwhi5w/peri-motivated-divorce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)0http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/09/peri-motivated-divorce.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-5788034257266588849Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:16:00 +00002010-08-08T15:21:58.273-04:00early menopausehotflashperimenopause Hi everyone, I've been M.I.A for a while. Lots going on personally. But I'm back now and I'm getting back into the blogging swing of things. Thanks for continuing to post messages here. I love knowing that there are more of you out there sharing my same struggle through perimenopause. Not much improvement to share. I wish I could say the symptoms are better, but they are worse actually. My http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/IDBqXwuyqHw/im-back-jack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)7http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/08/im-back-jack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-7433668960747146713Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:38:00 +00002010-03-28T16:41:16.564-04:00MellowPausePMSearly menopauseperimenopause So... let's just say my PMS got a little "out of order" last month. There was a hormone surge or something. Anyway I felt it, and I'm sure my co-workers did too. This doesn't always happen. Some months breeze by and the PMS is hardly noticeable. But I can tell that overall, I have to say it's getting worse. I've tried evening primrose oil - not bad - makes me sleepy at night - that's a good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/yUjdZet6uuo/help-i-need-to-mellow-out-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)7http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/03/help-i-need-to-mellow-out-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-6143721778100194233Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:33:00 +00002010-02-21T17:33:09.779-05:00divorceseparationperimenopause It seems like all around me people are getting divorced or separated. It occurred to me that this seems to happen a lot for couples in the 38 to 50 age range. Perimenopause also takes place during that time. Hmm… Could there be a correlation? Do our hormones ruin our chances of a good relationship? Something I have been toying with is the idea that perimenopause changes the patience/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/uGLBqZmvn60/do-people-divorce-more-during.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)61http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-people-divorce-more-during.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-3345432680951565480Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:15:00 +00002010-01-24T14:29:45.824-05:00andropausehormonesmanopausemenopuaseABC's Good Morning Amersica did an article on "manopause" recently. Since you are reading this blog, it's likely that you are going through something hormonally yourself, so you likely know the symptoms. But did you know the same thing happens to men. Of course, we hardly ever hear speak of this.Personally I get so sick of hearing men talk about women's hormones. They use it as an excuse for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/qFd6MJoBVDU/man-o-pause-is-out-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)5http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2010/01/man-o-pause-is-out-there.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-853955830467048220Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:53:00 +00002009-12-30T10:22:38.773-05:00swearingearly menopauseF wordperimenopauseNow this is going to sound weird to some people but... I've tapered off my swearing over the past several years. I left the advertising world - FYI if you've working in advertising you'll know that swearing is commonplace (actually its mandatory) - then I had a baby - FYI you're not supposed to swear in front of your child.Anyhoo, I've noticed all these health problems since then and I've http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/Jc7drN_eS7s/i-swear-ill-swear-more-during.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)2http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-swear-ill-swear-more-during.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-6971027687891067430Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:28:00 +00002009-12-29T11:31:29.444-05:00menopauseperimenopauseI thought that since it's the end of the year, we could recap some of the important highlights about per-menopause.I found this article today and it does a great job of summing it all up. Enjoy!The 50 Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance in Perimenopause and MenopauseYou may be in your mid-life and are experiencing some of the following fifty hormone imbalance symptoms. If so, you may have hormone http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/oiklldkoXhE/lets-pause-and-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)3http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/12/lets-pause-and-recap.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-4033467100149288327Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:24:00 +00002009-12-23T15:35:15.663-05:00bloggerperimenopauseFirst off I want to thank you for your patience with me. I've slacked off the blogging and perimenopausal research for a while and I am determined to get back into it.It's funny... I thought you all weren't out there anymore. I haven't been getting responses to blogs or comments. Then.... low and behold.... I login today and there was some sort of glitch in Blogger. I open my account to find 60 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/e4LHHV7QYvg/happy-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)0http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-holidays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-5516682189265144839Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:08:00 +00002009-12-14T14:08:40.094-05:00Women and Depression, Part I -- baltimoresun.comPosted using ShareThishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/-onsy-ayT_A/women-and-depression-part-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)0http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/12/women-and-depression-part-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-228672335677187383Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:07:00 +00002009-12-14T14:07:22.514-05:00A new verdict for hormone therapy (HT): Safe for younger, symptomatic women - JAAPA: Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistantshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/Q1Yn5uvYkpM/new-verdict-for-hormone-therapy-ht-safe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)1http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-verdict-for-hormone-therapy-ht-safe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-2507669200302822154Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:06:00 +00002009-12-14T14:06:10.078-05:00Menopause Has Negative Effects on Women's Cholesterol, Menopause Symptoms Reliefhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/KZ2aZxYUF2c/menopause-has-negative-effects-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)0http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/12/menopause-has-negative-effects-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-8492122788681915306Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:00 +00002009-11-18T09:21:08.588-05:00agingparentingAngelina JoliperimenopauseNote from Sara - I found this today and I had to laugh. I too, constantly compare myself to Angelina. How does she do it? Why and I falling to bits and she just keeps looking better and better??? Is her perimenopause just making her lips even plumper? This article by Ali Skylar touched a cord with me. I hope you like it.By Ali SkylarNovember 18, 2009, 5:55AMI don't really care whether or not http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/MW8NQG-9AQw/angelina-jolie-to-adopt-child-without.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)0http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/11/angelina-jolie-to-adopt-child-without.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-6032468030532286605Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-11-09T15:02:42.843-05:00menopausescientific studyperimenopauseScienceDailyResearch in monkeys suggests that the perimenopause -- the five to 10 years before a woman's menopause -- is a critical time for preventing heart disease and osteoporosis. "Research in animals suggests that the five years before menopause are when bone is lost and when heart vessel disease begins to accelerate," according to Jay Kaplan, Ph.D., from Wake Forest University Baptist http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/G7NUkomqakc/animal-research-suggests-perimenopause.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)1http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/11/animal-research-suggests-perimenopause.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-1902238623672285291Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:58:00 +00002009-10-25T14:01:57.491-04:00menopauseagingfortyperimenopauseFrom The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, Sunday October 18, 2009By Dr. Melanie AmarasooriyaIt is the time in life when mothers are at their busiest. With the enormous responsibilities they hold in raising a family, working and running a home, often their health is not given enough attention. The slightly changing physiological processes are often passed off as ‘normal at 40’.Unfortunately, this is the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/gXZy0q41R-E/hit-40s-watch-out-for-peri-menopause.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)1http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/10/hit-40s-watch-out-for-peri-menopause.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-1689658820624664059Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:42:00 +00002009-10-25T13:51:56.945-04:00early menopausetuck talksummitperimenopauseOnline radio will broadacst this summit tomorrow - Monday October 26, 2009. (Sorry for the short notice!)Are you breezing through menopause, feeling good about your self, your body and your life? Or do you feel lost, confused and emotionally out of control? Hold onto your hotflash! It's time to experience a new beginning. The Menopause Summit ’09 is bringing together the brightest, most http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/RG0i1PKyRUw/breezin-through-menopause-menopause.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)1http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/10/breezin-through-menopause-menopause.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-1426126355966169045Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:37:00 +00002009-10-16T14:43:45.663-04:00early menopauseperimenopausemenopauseandu.ca is a comprehensive and current source of information for Canadian women approaching or in menopause or perimenopause. Check out the series of information videos that answer important everyday questions about menopause.Are you experiencing symptoms of menopause?Take the Diagnostic Quiz and find out if you may be in menopause.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/FI_J74BLHl0/menopauseanduca-great-new-resource.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)0http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/10/menopauseanduca-great-new-resource.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-8465773174429886731Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:31:00 +00002009-10-15T16:06:52.589-04:00I hate that expression. What does it mean to act 40?No one has ever told me this outright to "act my age". Society has influenced me intotelling it to myself and I've semi bought in.I'm 39 years young. After ten years of self employment I'm back in the corporate workforce. Just before I started my new job I had to go out and purchase a whole new wardrobe. I realized my Lululemon yoga pants http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/SMHX85W-8yM/act-my-age-no-thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)1http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/10/act-my-age-no-thanks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518597427270233085.post-5846998405970427541Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:39:00 +00002009-09-29T14:05:07.553-04:00natural medicinemenopopauseAnn Louise GittlemanperimenopauseThis book caught my eye today. I have sifted through many perimenopause and menopause related books throughout the past several months. Something about this woman's approach grabbed me.Ann Louise is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and author of Before the Change, a book that guides women through the process of managing and relieving the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. She advocates a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ChSd/~3/Bl5g03MXOw8/before-change-taking-charge-of-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peri-freakin-menopause)0http://peri-freakin-menopause.blogspot.com/2009/09/before-change-taking-charge-of-your.html