Menopause is a physiological process in a woman’s life and all women should be prepared to face it. Although menopause is a physiological process, a woman may encounter some medical problem during or around time of menopause (perimenopausal symptoms) and need to get it treated appropriately by concerned physicians. There are many treatment modalities for problems arising around time of menopause, such as prescription drug treatment, natural remedies for menopause etc. for perimenopasal symptoms.

Now the question is what type of treatment modality you should use. The choice should of course be yours, as you are the one who require treatment and you are the best judge to decide which is best suited for you. But your decision should be based on your understanding of the topic (here topic is treatment of perimenopausal symptoms) and if you are less familiar with the topic you can learn the topic from the information available on the net. You can also get valuable information on general blogs on menopause and perimenopasal symptoms. So, if you are approaching your menopause (which is generally between age of 45 to 50 years in most women), it is high time you learn about menopause and medical problems that may arise due to menopause. Prepare yourself to face the inevitable and learn what treatment remedy you would like to get in case medical problem arise around menopause.

Amberen is a natural product for remedy of perimenopausal symptoms. It contains 100% natural ingredients and promise to bring relief to perimenopausal medical problems. The ingredients in Amberen are non hormonal but acts like hormone products. All the natural ingredients are on FDA’s approved Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list and can be taken as safe for use. The treatment schedule for the product is to take it for three months and rest of three months and the cycle should be repeated. Due to interrupted schedule the cost of treatment is also reduced. The side effects of Amberen are mild headache, itching etc. although the manufacturer may claim to have no side effects.

There are also several natural ways to ease menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms such as use of vitamin E (800 IU/day for one month), use of natural progesterone cream, acupuncture and yoga, use of several herbal medications (other than Amberen) and regular exercise.  Herbs and other natural remedies are liked by many individuals and yo should also decide if you would like to use them. If not all you will certainly be benefited by use of some natural remedies.

Premenstrual tension is as the name suggests certain symptoms (symptoms include headache, gastro-intestinal upset, irritability, lethargy, constipation, frequency of urination, fullness of breasts and some women experience eruption of acne or pimples) few days preceding menstruation. Treatment of premenstrual tension depends on elimination of extra-cellular fluid by a salt free diet and also by limiting water intake for about 10 days preceding menstruation. The treatment regimens used are:

1. Use of diuretics like chlorthiazide 250 mg single dose or saline purgatives for 10-12 days starting at the onset of the premenstrual symptoms until menstruation starts is very successful.
2. Use of methyl testosterone 10 mg daily in the last half of the menstrual cycle in certain cases of premenstrual tension and use of large dose of progesterone is useful. But use of progesterone and testosterone can not be explained scientifically because if the theory of water retention as causative factor for premenstrual tension is accepted, than progesterone and testosterone are contra-indicated. 
3. For treatment symptoms like breast fullness or congestion adequate breast support and fluid restriction and elimination is required. For treating the premenstrual headache (migraine like) ergotamine tartrate in large dose of maximum 10 mg daily and care should be taken so that the dose does not exceed 10 mg per day otherwise there is danger of serious side effects like peripheral vascular spasm (which is seen with all alkaloid drugs).
4. Many women with premenstrual tension suffer from acne on the body and face and also some skin eruption. Unfortunately the treatment of these conditions is unsatisfactory.

The most important factor in premenstrual tension is psychosomatic and it commonly affects women who are highly strung, introspective and neurotic. The headache or breast tenderness is exaggerated into an obsession of serious nervous disease or the woman becomes that she is having cancer. Due to all these the woman becomes short tempered and her family life and social life get disturbed. There may be tendency to suicide due to extreme depression. Study reveals that the female crime is higher during premenstrual phase of the period. These patients should be treated with patience and reassurance. Psychiatric consultation should be advised for these patients.