Patient's question:
My friend has been experiencing emotional instability recently. She is a teacher and tends to get easily angry at home and during training. She says she feels a bit powerless to control her temper and suspects it might be related to menopause. I mainly want to consult about what are the symptoms of menopause in women?Doctor's answer:
The symptoms of menopause are mostly psychological and neurological. Hot flashes and sweating, saying you sweat, and then sweating immediately, feeling too hot and needing to take off clothes, emotional instability, sometimes experiencing palpitations and irritability, sometimes irregular menstruation, significant fluctuations in blood pressure, soreness in the joints all over the body, back pain, low mood, suspicion, and difficulty concentrating. Your friend's symptoms are quite consistent. Chinese medicine can be used for regulation, acupuncture can stimulate acupoints, and taking Centrum tablets orally also works well. It's also helpful to chat with friends more often, go for walks, watch some disliked TV shows, and adjust your mood. Don't put pressure on yourself.