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Lack of sweating during menopause ?

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sjc72
sjc72

Hi

My sister is experiencing lots of symptoms and docs say she is in the menopause. She is refusing to accept this and has spiralled in to depression, mainly caused by severe hair loss.

She no longer sweats at all, even in very warm environments. Has anyone else experienced this please ? She lies down at night and cannot sleep due to constant heat but no sweating.

Please help.

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  • brendababy
    brendababy sjc72

    Posted

    Yes sjc this can be a symptom of menopause, I've not been bothered by any hot flushes or sweating but sometimes feel a bit hot especially my feet

    If the GP had done bloods checking thyroid vitamin deficiency etc then it sounds like meno

    Hairloss , depression and anxiety are also near the top of the menopause list of symptoms

    Hope your sister can be reassured and keep calm this will make life more tolerable during this transition

    Hugs

    Brenda x

    • sjc72
      sjc72 brendababy

      Posted

      Thanks Brenda! You read so much about sweating in menopause but not come across anything to do with menopause and LACK of sweating. She also has:

      Insomnia

      Extreme fatigue

      Severe hair loss

      Dry eyes, nose, mouth and ears (!)

      Joint pain

      Easy bruising

      Receding gums and rotting teeth

      She has lumps in throat too(been checked and ok)

      To name a few!

      It is all so confusing, and incredibly debilitating for her xx

    • brendababy
      brendababy sjc72

      Posted

      It's rubbish but be reassured it is all hormone decline, 66 different symptoms apparently and everybody affected differently.

      The symptoms you've mentioned are all typical menopause and is all temporary

      Hugs

      Brenda x

    • karen71465
      karen71465 brendababy

      Posted

      tooth loss, hair loss, dry eyes, lack of sleep,lumps joint pain bloody hell my husband says he has coped with a lot from me in 31 years but  he says this is the last straw if all this goes so does he ( he was only joking ) i think i have problems thank god we have this forum

            good luck to all 

                    karen x

    • brendababy
      brendababy karen71465

      Posted

      😂😂 I'm sure your husbands just joking Karen. In saying that I think my husband feels the same

      I've got every symptom going lol

      Hugs xx

    • sjc72
      sjc72 brendababy

      Posted

      As you can imagine her husband isn't enjoying the situation much !
    • didi0613
      didi0613 brendababy

      Posted

      What can you take or do for hair loss? I'm losing a lot too.
    • brendababy
      brendababy sjc72

      Posted

      It's terrible I don't know how my husband puts up with me 😂 I'm the only female in my house, I've got three sons in their twenties and I'm sure they all think I've lost the plot,

      Here's to better days !!

      Hopefully soon xx

  • Zigangie
    Zigangie sjc72

    Posted

    Hi,

    No I don't sweat either. I have just became very hot. I have read about these women who sweat and wondered if I'm better off or worse.

    Yes I'm not forever having to change clothes and shower, but when I get so hot I have no sweat to cool me down.

    I have begun HRT last month it has improved loads. I also before going for HRT used a lady magnate available from Boots the chemist and although it didn't stop it entirely made it a lot more bearable.

    I did have flushes eg. Heat came from my stomach upward and my face and chest would turn bright red, but absolutely no sweating.

    I have also suffered awful depression and insomnia. The insomnia has already improved with just one month of HRT.

    Hope this helps your sister.

    • sjc72
      sjc72 Zigangie

      Posted

      Thank you so much for this response - it is reassuring (but rubbish fo you) to know that others are experiencing similar things. She has been in HRT for 4 months now though with no signs of improvement. The only thing being done for her is an increase to her 'happy' pills which is not helping at all 😔
    • Zigangie
      Zigangie sjc72

      Posted

      I should have thought she would have an improvement in symptoms by now.

      I do understand though from reading a lot on menopause that if symptoms don't improve it may be that changing the the prescription for a different type can help.

      After a lot of study I asked my GP for oestrogel and utrogestan (they are more bio identical) and also ordered myself testosterone online as my GP will not test for it or prescribe it.

      This combo is what is recommended by Professor John Studd. The menopause guru.

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