| Show Empty Nest Dear Miss Brookfield I recently visited a niece 47 and was shocked at the change in her appearance She looks tired and old Many years ago she was widowed widow I have had great admiration for her because despite many problems she managed to raise two wonderful children Less than a year ago her daughter married and now lives some distance away Her son is a college student When we had hada a heart heart to heart to-heart talk my niece told me she is always very tired and frequently suffers suffers suffers suf suf- fers from headaches We decided decided decided de de- de- de her complaints are menopausal menopausal meno- meno menopausal but couldn't the marriage marriage marriage mar mar- of her daughter also be bea a factor I strongly advised her to see her doctor and confide confide confide con con- fide in him Is there anything else you can suggest HC Boston Mass Dear HC No you gave her the best possible advice in suggesting she not only orny see her doctor but discuss her emotional and physical symptoms openly openly openly open open- ly with him Her fatigues and headaches may be menopausal menopausal menopausal meno- meno symptoms or they may be due to other causes Only her doctor can decide IN HIS illS BOOK A Husband Husbands Husband's Husbands Husband's Hus Hus- bands band's s Guide to Menopause Dr William H. H Cooper lists common menopausal symptoms symptoms symptoms toms and has this to say about fatigue Luckily unexplained tiredness seems to prompt more women omen to seek medical advice than any other symptom symptom symptom tom and I say luckily because tiredness should be investigated If it is due to normal hormonal change it itcan itcan itcan can be promptly alleviated Selective medical treatment with ovarian hormones can cando cando cando do much to re-establish re the proper muscle tone of the body Exercise too is is bene bene- He goes on to point out that fatigue can be due to many causes ranging from vitamin vita vit vitamin min min deficiency to low thyroid thyroid thyroid thy thy- roid hormone production to heart disease to menopause e Only after a clean bill of health has been declared can the physician assume that the fatigue is a direct result of her menopause HEADACHES too according according according accord accord- ing to Dr Cooper can be menopausal Again however he suggests a checkup to rule out other causes first |
