SO, YOU’VE OFFICIALLY joined Club Postmenopause. Yehey! No more periods, no more pads, no more tracking your cycle like it’s a full-time job. You’re supposed to be free — dancing into your estrogen-free era with nothing but linen dresses and hot flashes, right?
But wait lang — bakit parang andiyan pa rin ‘yung bloating, mood swings, tender boobs, and sudden urges to bite your partner’s head off? Di ba tapos na ‘to?”
You’re not losing it. That’s just the Ghost of PMS Past, and yes, it’s real.
‘Even if your monthly visitor retired, your hormones didn’t exactly pack their bags and disappear. Estrogen and progesterone decline after menopause, but they don’t stay completely flat — they still wobble, spike, and occasionally throw a tantrum.’
1. Hormonal Echoes Are a Thing
Even if your monthly visitor retired, your hormones didn’t exactly pack their bags and disappear. Estrogen and progesterone decline after menopause, but they don’t stay completely flat — they still wobble, spike, and occasionally throw a tantrum.
Think of it like a karaoke bar that closed at midnight but someone keeps yelling “Bohemian Rhapsody” at 2 a.m. The party’s over, but the echoes linger.
2. Estrogen Was Doing More Than You Thought
Estrogen isn’t just for baby-making — it affects your brain, joints, skin, gut, and yes, mood. So when it dips, your body might still respond with all the greatest hits of PMS.
Welcome back, bloating, brain fog, and Why-am-I-crying-over-this-commercial syndrome.
3. Your Adrenals Are Trying — But Struggling
After menopause, your adrenal glands (the same ones handling your stress) take over estrogen production. Unfortunately, they’re not great at multitasking. If you’re already running on caffeine, rage, and two hours of sleep, they can’t keep up.
Result? More hormone weirdness. More PMS déjà vu.
4. It Might Not Be PMS — But It Feels Like It
Sometimes, the usual suspects sneak in dressed as PMS:
• Low thyroid function
• Blood sugar dips (thanks, missed lunch)
• Poor sleep
• Stress-induced cortisol chaos
• Gut issues or food sensitivities
These can all trigger mood swings, fatigue, bloating, and crankiness that feel suspiciously like your old monthly visitor. But plot twist — it’s not PMS. It’s midlife doing its best impression.
5. Traditional Chinese Medicine Blames Your Liver (Sort Of)
In TCM, the Liver is the diva of the organ world. When your Liver Qi is stuck — usually from stress or repressed emotions — you can experience breast tenderness, irritability, mood swings, and that familiar “don’t talk to me” energy.
Menopause or not, your Liver’s still in the drama club.
So… Is This Forever?
Nope. But it can take time for your body to fully rebalance. In the meantime, acupuncture, adaptogens, magnesium, deep rest, and giving zero f***s can all help.
And if your symptoms are intense, persistent, or just plain annoying? See an acupuncturist or a practitioner who gets midlife hormones (and isn’t just going to tell you to “relax”).
The Certified Prick Takeaway:
PMS after menopause?
Yup. It’s your hormones sending ghost texts: “U up?”
Block them with good sleep, better stress management, and maybe an acupuncturist who won’t judge your liver.
Then go live your best unbothered, bloat-free life.