Menopause & Claustrophobia

Modern medicine may view menopause as an age-related condition, but it should be seen as a natural transition from one stage of life to another. Some women experience uncomfortable symptoms during menopause, which may include claustrophobia, the fear of being trapped in a confined space. These symptoms reflect the body's changing hormonal balance. Feelings of inadequacy, poor memory, irritability, confusion and claustrophobia can be common.

Homeopathy

• Fortunately, some homeopathic remedies are beneficial for menopausal women. These remedies for menopausal symptoms stimulate the body to restore its natural hormonal balance without the use of drugs such as hormone replacement therapy. Bringing hormones back to their natural level can alleviate many unpleasant symptoms of menopause, including claustrophobia.

Calcarea carbonica

• Calcarea carbonica is a homeopathic remedy often recommended to menopausal women who have a tendency to be overweight. It may help prevent osteoporosis and arthritis and relieve leg cramps, dry skin and backaches, and it can also benefit those who suffer from anxiety and claustrophobia.

Coping

• Certain menopausal symptoms, especially hot flashes and night sweats, give women a sense of anxiety and stress: claustrophobic feelings that require coping strategies for the challenges that menopause brings to women.

Relaxation

• Meditation, breathing and other relaxation exercises, yoga and any other soothing activity a woman enjoys can be turned into a relaxation therapy simply by focusing on repetition of a word, a prayer or even a motion. These exercises can naturally ease feelings of anxiety and claustrophobia.

Sleep

• Menopause results in dramatic changes in sleep patterns, typically causing declining quality of sleep, which raises anxiety and stress levels, sometimes manifesting in feelings of claustrophobia. Natural hormone therapy and relaxation techniques can help insomnia and ease feelings of claustrophobia.