Amanda was 47 when things started to change.
She was always calm, energetic, sharp-minded. But suddenly, she was crying in meetings, forgetting names, waking at 3 a.m. drenched in sweat, and gaining weight she couldn’t explain.
Her labs were “normal.” Her doctor suggested antidepressants.
But she didn’t feel depressed. Just… off. Disconnected from herself.
This story isn’t unusual. In fact, it’s common.
The question is: what’s really going on, and how can you feel well again?
What Is Menopause, Really?
Menopause is a natural transition in a woman’s life, marked by the end of menstrual cycles and a significant shift in hormonal production.
But it’s not a single moment, it’s a process, and for many, it begins years before the final period.
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Perimenopause: the years leading up to menopause, with fluctuating estrogen and progesterone
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Menopause: defined as 12 consecutive months without menstruation
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Post-menopause: the years after, when symptoms may linger or evolve
This transition can last anywhere from 4 to 10 years. And yet, it often catches people off guard.
Why It’s Not “Just Hormones”
We’re told menopause is a hormonal issue, but that’s only part of the truth.
Menopause doesn’t occur in a vacuum. It happens within your whole life context, including:
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Your emotional history
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Unprocessed trauma
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Nutritional and lifestyle patterns
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Family dynamics
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Beliefs about aging, identity, and womanhood
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Genetic predispositions
In homeopathy, we don’t see menopause as a “hormonal deficit” to be corrected, we see it as a deep rebalancing of the entire system.
Common Symptoms, And How They Differ
No two menopause experiences are the same. Some women breeze through it. Others feel completely destabilized.
Common symptoms include:
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Hot flashes and night sweats
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Sleep disruption
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Mood swings, irritability, depression, anxiety
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Vaginal dryness, painful intercourse
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Low libido
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Brain fog or memory lapses
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Weight gain or metabolic changes
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Joint stiffness or pain
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Fatigue or burnout
- Palpitations
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Loss of motivation or identity
Some symptoms are physical. Some are emotional. Others are harder to name: “I just don’t feel like myself.”
Why It’s Hard to Get the Right Help
In conventional care, menopause is often treated as either:
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A hormone problem (solution: HRT), or
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A mental health issue (solution: antidepressants or anti-anxiety meds)
These may help some women, but for many, they only address surface symptoms.
There’s often no space for nuance. No inquiry into why your experience is unfolding the way it is.
In contrast, homeopathy starts with who you are, right now, in your totality.
The Homeopathic Perspective
In Classical Homeopathy, we work with your full picture:
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Physical symptoms: intensity, timing, patterns
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Emotional state: irritability, sadness, overwhelm, grief
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Cognitive patterns: forgetfulness, indecision, mental fog
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Life history: how you’ve responded to stress, loss, change
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Your unique constitution: how you express imbalance, and how you heal
Rather than suppressing symptoms, homeopathy supports the body’s natural intelligence to restore coherence.
Menopause becomes a process of integration, not just management.
What Kind of Remedies Are Used?
There are over 100 remedies that can support women in menopause. A few examples:
| Remedy | Profile |
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| Lachesis | Intense, passionate, and talkative with heat and circulation changes. Mental: Jealous, suspicious, competitive, dislikes tight clothing around neck or waist. Worse after sleep. Physical: Hot flashes, flushing, headaches, palpitations, left-sided symptoms, intolerance to pressure. Etiology: Hormonal shifts, emotional intensity, or suppressed expression during menopause. |
| Sepia | Hormonal fatigue, indifference, and heaviness in the body. Mental: Emotionally flat, irritable, feels burdened by family or duties, seeks solitude. Aversion to affection and company. Physical: Hot flashes, pelvic heaviness, hair loss, dry skin, menstrual irregularities. Etiology: Hormonal changes (menopause, postpartum), emotional burnout, prolonged stress. |
| Pulsatilla | Gentle, yielding, and emotionally open with changeable symptoms. Mental: Seeks comfort and reassurance, easily moved to tears, sensitive to others’ moods. Physical: Irregular or fading menses, bloating, breast tenderness, hot flashes without thirst. Aversion to heat and fatty foods. Etiology: Hormonal fluctuations, emotional dependency, or suppressed feelings. |
| Sulphur | Overheated, sluggish, and mentally active with disruptive sleep. Mental: Philosophical, independent thinker, self-neglectful yet creative, dislikes routine. Physical: Hot flashes, night sweats, itching skin, burning feet, insomnia. Aversion to bathing and heat. Etiology: Longstanding overwork, constitutional heat, or mental overstimulation during menopause. |
| Calcarea Carb | Sturdy but anxious, with fatigue and vulnerability. Mental: Overwhelmed by change, fears illness or losing control, responsible but easily burdened. Physical: Cold hands and feet, slow metabolism, weight gain, night sweats on head. Aversion to exertion and cold. Etiology: Chronic stress, genetic predisposition, or slow recovery after illness. |
| Ignatia | Menopausal changes linked to grief, disappointment, or emotional shock. Mental: Mood swings, silent suffering, sighing, internalized sadness, avoids showing weakness. Physical: Lump-in-throat sensation, headaches, spasms, sleep disturbance. Etiology: Emotional loss, unresolved grief, romantic or personal disappointment. |
Each remedy addresses a different internal pattern physical, emotional, and behavioral.
That’s why there’s no “menopause remedy”, only remedies for people going through menopause.
Can You Self-Treat?
Not in deep cases like menopause.
Over-the-counter homeopathy might offer short-term relief for acute symptoms, but for lasting change, an experienced practitioner is needed to match your complete pattern.
Curious about how remedies are selected? You can learn more here.
What Does Healing Look Like?
Some women notice a slow shift: steadier moods, deeper sleep, more clarity.
Others have moments of breakthrough, realizing what’s been emotionally held for decades, and finally letting it move.
What changes is not just your symptoms, but your sense of self.
“I feel more solid inside.”
“My body feels like mine again.”
“I’m aging, yes…but I don’t feel lost in it anymore.”
Homeopathy doesn’t make menopause go away, it helps you move through it with clarity, coherence, and connection to yourself.
Menopause is not a failure of the body. It’s a shift in rhythm, a rebalancing of priorities, an emergence of a new phase of power and presence.
But it’s also vulnerable terrain, physically and emotionally, and it deserves true, individualized care.
If you’re navigating this time and not feeling like yourself, homeopathy may offer a path not just to relief, but to wholeness.
