What are the common symptoms of menopause?

Normal menopause does not cause much harm to the body and generally does not require treatment, but secondary menopause requires treatment. You cannot just take some medicine casually. It will not solve the actual problem and may cause other diseases. We must seek timely treatment, receive regular examinations, and follow the doctor's advice. Experts summarize the symptoms of menopause:

1. Qi stagnation and blood stasis menopause:

Irregular menstrual periods, gradual or sudden amenorrhea, swelling and pain in the chest, flanks, breasts, and lower abdomen, irritability, dark tongue with petechiae, and a wiry and wiry pulse. Treatment should be to regulate qi, activate blood circulation, and remove blood stasis. Prescriptions such as Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction and Xiaoyao Pills can be used.

2. Phlegm-dampness stagnation type menopause:

In the late stage of menstruation, it gradually turns to amenorrhea, with obesity, abdominal distension, fatigue, poor appetite, nausea, excessive white vaginal discharge, greasy white tongue coating, and a stringy and slippery pulse. Treatment should be to eliminate phlegm and dry dampness, and the prescriptions used are Cangzhu Daotan Decoction, Xiangsha Liujun Decoction, etc.

3. Kidney deficiency and sperm deficiency type menopause:

The menstruation is late, the menstrual flow is small, the color is light red, and gradually it becomes amenorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, soreness of waist and knees, dry mouth, hot palms and soles, or hot flashes and sweating, light red tongue with little coating, stringy or thin pulse. The treatment should be to tonify the kidney and replenish essence, and the prescriptions used are Guishen Pills, Zuogui Pills, etc.

4. Qi and blood deficiency type menopause:

In the late menstruation period, the menstrual volume is small and light in color, gradually leading to amenorrhea, dizziness, fatigue, sallow complexion, forgetfulness and insomnia, shortness of breath and laziness, hair and skin lack luster, pale tongue, weak pulse. Treatment should be to replenish qi and blood, and the prescriptions used are ginseng Yangying Decoction, Guipi Decoction, etc.

The secondary menopause mentioned above requires different treatment methods according to different types. It is easier to cure than primary menopause. Because primary menopause has never had menstruation, it is difficult to find the cause, and there is no rich experience in treatment, so it is difficult to treat. Everyone should recognize this.