How menopause affects the brain | Lisa Mosconi

I’m 47, in peri and it is BRUTAL! no one tells you what to expect or how truly bad it can get.

My heart goes out to the countless millions of women who suffered through things like this who were dismissed by men as just being ‘emotional’.

This woman’s voice is so calming.

I had almost stopped watching TEDs because so many of them fail to convey anything useful. But this lady not only provides reassurance but also advises middle-aged women. Thank you!

We are so saturated in learning about reproduction for 1/3 of our lifespan that we have almost totally missed the other 1/3 that has to do with menopause.

I’m 80. My grandmother told me when I was really young (too young I thought), that “women ‘go mad’ when they go through ‘the change’”. I had no idea what she was talking about but she managed to terrify me. When I started the menopause and felt something was really wrong, her words came back to me. I went straight to my GP, was put on HRT ❤️ and had no problems thereafter

So SORRY to all my fellow sisters who are suffering. I LOVE you all!

What a sweet woman to validate her fellow woman that they are not crazy. Women go thru so much and it’s nice to have some support ❤️💓

Just started menopause during the pandemic. I meditate, practice loving kindness and accept my body with whatever it needs to do. Dance/yoga is helpful. Let's keep sending positive energy and laughter to one another. Be kind to your brain!

I’m 48 and this year I have really begun feeling like my body is starting to transition into menopause. It felt like overnight that I began gaining weight, having bad joint pain, and emotionally just falling apart. I had my only child at 43 and I feel like I went from feeling like a vibrant women to now feeling like my body has waged war on itself. I’m glad that we are living in a time where we are finally starting conversations about all aspects of life. I want to move into this phase with grace; right now though it’s difficult.

I’m 26 and my mum is going through menopause I think. I feel like she really hates me but I’m here researching it because I want to help. Also I’d like my children to care when I go through it one day.

Menopause is killing me......it's been really tough. I don't seem to know who I am anymore?! I miss the old me but I know she is never coming back. I just need to accept that this is how we were created and hope it gets better. It's like a loooooong scary roller coaster ride with no end in sight.

TED: please bring her again and again to talk more about all this. Can you do a more indepth interview?

Love listening to someone who knows what a woman is

I've had absolutely no symptoms of menopause at 53 periods have just stopped. I'm very happy about that!

and how many hundreds of women were institutionalised in the past due to medicine being clueless to these affects

Chemo wiped my body out. Went from early peri to all the way thru menopause in 4 months. I lost who I was. The pain was unbearable and felt like I was going to spontaneously combust. It’s taken 5 years to see actual recovery and to feel myself again.

This is fricking terrifying. Dementia is my absolute number one fear about aging. I would hate to burden my children.

I haven't found anything that relieves my stress as much as MUSIC. Pairing the right music with negative feelings and emotions, can reverse them; it can also help you sleep better, work harder, and exercise more often and more strenuously. The right music makes everything better. Try it!

What about the effects of declining estrogen on inflammation in the body? Aches and pains seem to be increasing during the transition. Anyone else feel this?