Menopause causes memory loss?

Hell, when the Mrs. went through "the change" she remembered every [WRONG] thing that I had EVER said or done.

AND she reminded me. Constantly.

/ EVERY
// DAMN
/// THING

GILFism?

A Klymaxx?

A Meeting in the Ladies Room?

What?

And then, for reasons unknown to me, a woman can really pork-up despite what she eats or how active she is or how much she exercises or even whether she taking hormone replacement therapy.

How many dudes you banged last night because you can't get knocked up?

Yet another reason why getting old is not good for you.

...can cause a man to remember a lifetime with his woman and how lucky he is to have her and that after this silly menopause thing passes snuggling under the covers still feel great

/You youngsters won't know what the hell I'm talking about
//Shakes cane at the internet blinky light thing
///Shait, that was the microwave. Maybe

fluctuating levels of female hormones .
Isn't that the same as temporary insanity?

OK, all you young husbands/boyfriends, this is your warning. Sometime around her 4th decade, you are going to be laying in bed with your wife/girlfriend. One night she is going to sit up and rip all of her bed clothes off. You a re going to think "all right!". Then she will scream "DON'T TOUCH ME! I'M BURNING UP!". After a short cooling off period of 5 to 10 years, things will start to return to normal.

I'm not kidding.

Are we going to tell stories?

For a while, I literally could not understand what I was reading. I would get to the end of a sentence and forget the beginning and have to start over. I'm in IT and being "smrt" is kind of important.

I don't want to even talk about the mood swings. Had to apologize to some confused co-workers after I stormed out of a meeting and went home crying. I also threw groceries around my kitchen because my neighbor replaced my trash cans after trash day. Fortunately the patch cured that right up.

I'm still not as smart as I used to be and my attention span is...squirrel!

Also, no hot flashes. I was looking forward to hot flashes.

fusillade762: Alzheimers?

Maybe, but I think it's Alzheimers

Bucky Katt: Pausing the Meno? Call Plato!

What about socrates? There was two people in that "relationship" you know.

Gyrfalcon: Yet another reason why getting old is not good for you.


There's a cure for that.

/Worse than the disease?

It causes porn.

I forgot why I came in here...

/Who the hell are you people?

Yeah, it causes DIVORCE.

Certain cancers are sensitive to estrogen, but estrogen is protective against heart disease.

It's the borderline compound of biology.

Go figure.

Not showing the better half this thread.

/still not normal

The menopause 'can cause memory loss': Scientists say fluctuating levels of female hormones are behind the problem

Whut.

Also newsflash: any change in operating conditions will cause a change in operational quality.

LadySusan: Are we going to tell stories?

For a while, I literally could not understand what I was reading. I would get to the end of a sentence and forget the beginning and have to start over. I'm in IT and being "smrt" is kind of important.

I don't want to even talk about the mood swings. Had to apologize to some confused co-workers after I stormed out of a meeting and went home crying. I also threw groceries around my kitchen because my neighbor replaced my trash cans after trash day. Fortunately the patch cured that right up.

I'm still not as smart as I used to be and my attention span is...squirrel!

Also, no hot flashes. I was looking forward to hot flashes.


Hey, don't get me started about mood swings!

When the Mrs. first started going through this shiat I had no clue as to what was happening. She was psycho. Level headed and calm one minute, SCREAMING IN RAGE the next, and then sobbing uncontrollably - invariably followed by SCREAMING IN RAGE again.

At first I thought she had met another guy and was trying to dump me.

Then I was sure that she had become possessed by Linda Blair, and was plotting to murder me in my sleep.



Oh, did I say sleep? What sleep? She would wake up at least three or four times a night throwing the covers off, drenched in sweat and howling about how hot it was and "why do you turn the f*cking heater up so high?!?!?!" Changing PJ's and grumbling about how she was "freezing" for an hour before it started all over again.

Amos, meet sofa.

She couldn't stand to have me around - and all things considered, that was fine by me. Ugh!

Once we (finally) figured out that it was meno, I took her straight to her OB/GYN, who promptly told her that the only approved treatment - hormone replacement therapy - was not an option for her because of a history of cancer in her family.

Great.

She asked the doc how long this might last, and he sat "meh, maybe a year, maybe ten years. Maybe more". He suggested that she try "black cohosh" or some of the other "natural" remedies that were out there. She tried one remedy after another, patiently waiting for weeks and months in the hopes that SOMETHING might work - but no luck. Twice I took her to the ER because her palpitations were so bad that she was thought that she was having a heart attack. But no, they told her that it was just meno-related anxiety.

She had all but given up when her sister gave her a bottle this stuff, and wow, what a difference. Her hot flashes and night sweats began subsiding within a few days, and best of all (for me, at least) her mood swings, anxiety (and general craziness) mellowed out, and before long she was back to "normal".

Before all this started, I had little appreciation (let alone understanding) of what women go through just because they're women. Oh sure, I was well acquainted with the PMS monster, but I had stubbornly assumed that she was "just being a biatch", but after going through this with her and seeing how it affected her and ever aspect of our lives, I gained a new appreciation, and I am VERY grateful that she finally found something that brought her relief.

CSB? Fark yeah. It is for me. I now understand why so many relationships go to hell at this time of life. "Empty Nest Syndrome", they call it. Bullshiat, it's the hormones. They can play HELL on every aspect of your life, and if you aren't lucky enough to figure out what's going on, they can be vicious tricksters indeed.

InternetSecurityGuard: OK, all you young husbands/boyfriends, this is your warning. Sometime around her 4th decade, you are going to be laying in bed with your wife/girlfriend. One night she is going to sit up and rip all of her bed clothes off. You a re going to think "all right!". Then she will scream "DON'T TOUCH ME! I'M BURNING UP!". After a short cooling off period of 5 to 10 years, things will start to return to normal.

I'm not kidding.

My poor hubby....I become the biatchiest biatch during the Summer in TX, and he has learned to keep the A/C down & the ceiling fans on at ALL times. I hate to know that I will become 100x worse when I start going through menopause :'(

/maybe I should move to a state w/better Summer temps?...or not get into cars w/leather seats
//seriousy...Texas and leather seats DO NOT mix in the Summer!

maram500: I forgot why I came in here...

/Who the hell are you people?

Don't you hate it when that happens? Wait...Why am I here?

One good thing about menopause, there is finally room under the sink now that I don't need a giant box of shields, a huge box of wings and those super Tampons....

Why do they call it Menopause and not Menostop?

Pause would seem to imply it will start again...

/just curious, not a Seinfeld bit

peterthx: Why do they call it Menopause and not Menostop?

Pause would seem to imply it will start again...

/just curious, not a Seinfeld bit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menopause

The root of pause is Greek for stop, not temporary stop.

OptimusHime: peterthx: Why do they call it Menopause and not Menostop?

Pause would seem to imply it will start again...

/just curious, not a Seinfeld bit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menopause

The root of pause is Greek for stop, not temporary stop.

'Pause! Hammertime!' .... no, that just doesn't sound right...

tuanortsa: I don't know why this is news. I've known this to be a side effect since I was a little girl and listening to my great aunts lament the side effects of their 'change'.

When I went through the change it was no picnic for anyone. Course as a boy I went through it at 13. I surprised someone didn't just shoot me.

Amos Quito: She asked the doc how long this might last, and he sat "meh, maybe a year, maybe ten years. Maybe more". He suggested that she try "black cohosh" or some of the other "natural" remedies that were out there. She tried one remedy after another, patiently waiting for weeks and months in the hopes that SOMETHING might work - but no luck. Twice I took her to the ER because her palpitations were so bad that she was thought that she was having a heart attack. But no, they told her that it was just meno-related anxiety.

She had all but given up when her sister gave her a bottle this stuff, and wow, what a difference. Her hot flashes and night sweats began subsiding within a few days, and best of all (for me, at least) her mood swings, anxiety (and general craziness) mellowed out, and before long she was back to "normal"

If what you linked to is effective, I will buy you a pony.

I tried all the other crap: Amberen, black cohosh, etc. It made things 10 times worse. The only thing I've found effective is not legal in my state and I'm not in a position to move to Colorado.

I've been at this for over three years now and it's absolutely miserable. Any chance of relief is something I'll jump on.

And no one noticed the name Miriam Weber as the Dr quoted. Me thinks you boys are losing it a little bit.

Menopause made my Mom say the F-word. I was 16 and it was the first time I'd ever heard her use that word. That she screamed it in an insane tirade over a household pet made it even more special. It was awesome.

She's acting crazy!
It' normal for a 2 year old.
She's acting crazy!
It's normal for a 7 year old.
She's acting crazy!
Well, she's going through puberty.
She's acting crazy!
Well, remember when you were 16.
She's acting crazy!
It's just a college phase.
She's acting crazy!
Her clock is ticking.
She's acting crazy!
Well, she has issues.
She's acting crazy!
Menopause.
She's acting crazy!
Dementia.

Women. Any excuse to act crazy and get away with it.

Men, on the other hand, have to deny PTSD and get over it.

ShannonKW: Menopause made my Mom say the F-word. I was 16 and it was the first time I'd ever heard her use that word. That she screamed it in an insane tirade over a household pet made it even more special. It was awesome.


Here Comes Menopause.

vudukungfu: She's acting crazy!
It' normal for a 2 year old.
She's acting crazy!
It's normal for a 7 year old.
She's acting crazy!
Well, she's going through puberty.
She's acting crazy!
Well, remember when you were 16.
She's acting crazy!
It's just a college phase.
She's acting crazy!
Her clock is ticking.
She's acting crazy!
Well, she has issues.
She's acting crazy!
Menopause.
She's acting crazy!
Dementia.

Women. Any excuse to act crazy and get away with it.

Men, on the other hand, have to deny PTSD and get over it.

Initially a scrolled quickly over your post thinking it was lyrics. Had to scroll back up.

Still, would make for an interesting blues song.

phenn: Amos Quito: She asked the doc how long this might last, and he sat "meh, maybe a year, maybe ten years. Maybe more". He suggested that she try "black cohosh" or some of the other "natural" remedies that were out there. She tried one remedy after another, patiently waiting for weeks and months in the hopes that SOMETHING might work - but no luck. Twice I took her to the ER because her palpitations were so bad that she was thought that she was having a heart attack. But no, they told her that it was just meno-related anxiety.

She had all but given up when her sister gave her a bottle this stuff, and wow, what a difference. Her hot flashes and night sweats began subsiding within a few days, and best of all (for me, at least) her mood swings, anxiety (and general craziness) mellowed out, and before long she was back to "normal"

If what you linked to is effective, I will buy you a pony.

I tried all the other crap: Amberen, black cohosh, etc. It made things 10 times worse. The only thing I've found effective is not legal in my state and I'm not in a position to move to Colorado.

I've been at this for over three years now and it's absolutely miserable. Any chance of relief is something I'll jump on.


Mrs. Q ran the whole gambit. Soy, cohosh, Chinese herbs, even that meno drink that Marie Osmond was pushing for as while. All with no luck. Amberen is probably the only one that she didn't try - she was going to, but then she started researching the ingredients and found out that the main "active" is MSG. Yep, farking monosodium glutamate. LOL!

She was even considering going on antidepressants before she found the Wisdom, but when she did, it was like flipping a switch. She swears by it, and so does her sister.

She's been taking it regularly for over a year now, and I make damn sure she doesn't run out.

fusillade762: Fun convo with mom at dinner the other day:

Mom: "I think I'll have some wine with dinner. Is there any left?"

Me: "Yes."

Later as I'm sitting down to eat: "WHY DIDN'T YOU POUR ME SOME WINE LIKE I ASKED YOU TO???"

It's called being considerate, try it sometime.

Resident Muslim: would make for an interesting blues song.

As a writer of novelty blues songs, I'll get on that.
It's just offensive enough to join my list of already published songs.

Menopause can cause ... something ...

Glad I am not alone here. I keep getting hot/cold and I keep forgetting to put the gas cap on my car after fueling!

sandi_fish: Glad I am not alone here. I keep getting hot/cold and I keep forgetting to put the gas cap on my car after fueling!



Least it's just the gas cap.

/not looking forward to the change