Hot Child in the City: My Journey to Menopause

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ou with more than you can handle during the process!</p><p id="ffe1">If you’re facing menopause now or haven’t begun yet. I wish you cool breezes and restful, anxiety-free nights!</p><p id="e7a3"><i>Until next time, hot ladies!</i></p><p id="41df">Sharon-</p><p id="eeb1">Thanks for taking the time to read my piece! If you are interested in more, I invite you to check these out!</p><div id="f86c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-you-need-to-get-the-gurlz-checked-463132c13895"> <div> <div> <h2>Why You Need To Get The Gurlz Checked</h2> <div><h3>One can never have too much knowledge when it comes to breast health.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*yUVTzG2WyHtVnyyW)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="b420" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/mom-what-happened-to-your-hair-734cb6dc033f"> <div> <div> <h2>Mom! What Happened To Your Hair?</h2> <div><h3>After twenty-one years, I decided to cut my locs.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*uJ18NU_E6AuiLMDP)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="ef7a"><a href="http://medium.com/@slmitchell003">Sharon Mitchell</a> is from Richmond, Virginia but was born and raised in The Big Apple. She’s a freelance creative writer actively working towards publishing her first novel <a href="https://sharonlmitchell.com/home/"><i>Amachi’s Hope</i></a>.</p></article></body>

There’s nothing cool about being hot against your will!

In the Disney movie Hercules (1997), there’s a god called Ares. In one of my favorite scenes, Ares transforms from a calm blue flame to a raging red flame when he’s pissed off, like the passionate fire sign Aries (which I happen to be). We start off perfectly fine until we’re not. Then it’s best to clear the room. But at least our bursts of anger don’t last long.

Now imagine experiencing flashes of heat that are so intense that it feels like steam is coming out of your pores. You have no control over it. It happens more than once a day and arrives like an unwanted guest. That, my friend, is a lovely (note sarcasm) symptom of perimenopause and/or full-on menopause.

When did it start?

I started exhibiting symptoms in my mid to late forties. But I had no idea it was menopause. Why? Because I was struggling with other health ailments, and my body was all over the place. I was dealing with intense vertigo, nasty migraines, and reflux. I couldn’t sleep, suffered from anxiety, and was absolutely miserable.

Months later, after numerous doctor visits, I discovered I was diabetic and gluten and dairy intolerant. But I was also riding the perimenopause train. Oh, joy.

How did you handle it?

Once I got my main health issues under control (a significant change in eating habits, weight loss, and appropriate A1C level), I recognized that my hot flashes, aka Ares syndrome, bouts of insomnia, and anxiety were likely related to menopause.

A while back, my ob-gyn gave me the option to keep my IUD (intrauterine device), saying it would help with my issues in the future. And I got to wonder if I hadn’t kept my IUD, how much worse would my menopausal journey be? I shudder to think of it.

I asked my mom what it was like for her. She said, “I would sweat a lot. The bursts of heat were a pain.” But you know how the old-school folks do. They rarely, if ever, share such personal experiences with their daughters, so we have no idea if our volatile or unbothered reactions result from genetics or nature. This Gen Xer just trudged through the hot valley alone. Sigh.

Menopause and the Future

Now that I’m “Fifty-One and Fine!” Yeah, I said it. LOL! The flashes occur less often. Hopefully, this decline means I’m on the downside of the unpleasant changes in my body’s chemistry. Every woman has or will experience menopause differently. Some symptoms are more extreme than others. For your sake, I hope it’s a relatively smooth transition and that life doesn’t bombard you with more than you can handle during the process!

If you’re facing menopause now or haven’t begun yet. I wish you cool breezes and restful, anxiety-free nights!

Until next time, hot ladies!

Sharon-

Thanks for taking the time to read my piece! If you are interested in more, I invite you to check these out!

Sharon Mitchell is from Richmond, Virginia but was born and raised in The Big Apple. She’s a freelance creative writer actively working towards publishing her first novel Amachi’s Hope.