This article was written by Dr. Flora WaplesDoctor of Medicine, Entrepreneur Organization (EO) Member of Colorado and is the founder and medical director of Repeatsa leading beauty and wellness medical practice specializing in proactive, preventive and vital medicine. Dr. Waples shares how hormonal changes during perimenopause can impact a woman’s health, energy, and entrepreneurial performance.
One patient recently sat across from me for a hormone consultation and described her life as a race she could no longer win. She was 48 years old, had founded a multimillion-dollar company, and was competing in a male-dominated industry.
My patient felt like everyone was on the same path, except she started carrying a 40-pound invisible bag. She would wake up at two in the morning and stay awake for hours. She was so impatient that even petty frustrations came to her Run The company felt enormous. She asked if I could help her.
The honest answer was yes. I couldn’t change how difficult it was to run a business, but I could take the burden off her back.
What’s in that package?
This pack is pre-menopausal, and most women carry it for a long time before recognizing it. It hits at the peak of your career and feels like a betrayal.
It starts around age 35 to 40 and lasts from age 7 to 15, so you could spend a decade going through these changes assuming you’re too young to be hormonal.
The most common symptoms of early menopause are Bad sleepAnxiety and irritability: Waking up between midnight and three and lying awake for hours. Those are the hallmarks of low progesterone — your brain’s natural calming signal and the buffer between stimulation and your reaction to it.
