My Menopause Journey
My Menopause Story
I started into Peri-menopause from around the age of 48 with emotional symptoms such as rage, yep… and brain fog being the main issues that I was aware of. I couldn’t really distinguish whether I was in peri or actual menopause because I had the coil, but I knew I needed support. By the time I phoned the doctor over a year later for some back up I was already over the worst of the transition into menopause and my menses had ceased.. Postmenopause is the absence of periods for a minimum of a year. once you are post-menopausal that’s the term you use for the rest of your life.During this time back in 2019 I also had a consultation with SallyAnn in The Irish Menopause and attended their menopause information classes over Zoom - I would highly recommend SallyAnn and joining The Irish Menopause FB group if you are seeking clarification and support on what menopause and HRT mean. There are also many good podcasts and informative books out there such as Maisie Hill and Dr. Louise Newson.
To support this during lockdown I practiced daily Qi Gong with my teacher John Munro to support my immunity and raise my lifeforce or Qi,practiced and taught Mantra Meditation and underwent training in a Master Course in Menopause and TCM. This course was fascinating to me as it focussed on women’s health and their body types and differentiation of patterns from a Chinese Perspective and recommended different treatment plans including Acupuncture, Flower Remedies, Herbal Tea’s, Herbs that you can take alongside your HRT and Nutrition depending on your constitutional type - a little like Ayurveda but more comprehensive.