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[honorsmum]

Know just what you mean about those weird headless spots. They are painful and unsqueezable    Someone on here told me they are typical in the peri meno years. I too have had the hair itching. Tried everything but only Piriton works (trouble is, it knocks me for six too!). As for the nails, I have made a discovery. Mine break as soon as I stop taking progesterone. Literally, three days after and they will break off doing the most simple of tasks such as opening a can of cat food! Don't know what regime you're on, but look out to see if there's a pattern x

Thanks Briony.
I'm not on any HRT yet, because I've not been officially diagnosed as peri.
My nails were fine until my period last weekend, but have all split or broken since then.

[Rowan]

I have always had strong health nails, they have never depended on whether I was on hormones or not the. Health of nails depends on what you eat, what you absorb, general health and whether your body is getting all the vitamins and minerals it needs.

The grow more slowly during the winter, central  heating, hot baths, dry air all effect nails just like skin and hair. In summer they grow much quicker an are more flexible.

Hunger and spots are probably hormone based, I do remember surges of hunger when progesterone was on the rise.

I am post menopause now, skin fine, nails healthy, peri angst a distant memory, so things do get better!

[CLKD]

Thanks Silverlady.  I never had problems with nails flaking.  Nor brittle ends of hair.  Forutnately!

[honorsmum]

Just read that nails, skin and hair can all be affected in menopause because of a drop in collagen.

[Mrs January]

Hi there

I have had brittle hair since peri meno journey. I am 5ft 10 and was a size 12 ..not getting heavier due to there ragging appetite and I have to eat before I go to bed, toast or a banana...if not I will wake with an adrenaline surge and palpitations.

Great journey ...not

Mrs January xx

[Rowan]

Not sure about that hair and nails are made out of keratin it is a type of protein.

If you want boost collagen naturally make sure you have plenty of vitamin C.

Estrogen helps by plumping up the skin increasing water content and hyaluronic acid.

Estrogen effects collagen by increasing cell turn over.

[honorsmum]

Not sure about that hair and nails are made out of keratin it is a type of protein.

If you want boost collagen naturally make sure you have plenty of vitamin C.

Estrogen helps by plumping up the skin increasing water content and hyaluronic acid.

Estrogen effects collagen by increasing cell turn over.

Without collagen, we wouldn't have nails, apparently.
I've been taking high dose vitamin C recently, so maybe my nails will improve in time. 

[CLKD]

Keratin - which is what chicken feathers are made of  and they moult yearly  ……. look oven ready for a while - at least I never had that problem ……..

What you eat keeps the keratin levels healthy.  Anyone remember being told to eat a cube of raw jelly daily  and I did, though I hate jelly ……..

How large a dose of VitC.?  one needs a LOT in order to make a difference  I like oranges but can't be bothered to peel them and then there's the pith …….

[honorsmum]

Keratin - which is what chicken feathers are made of  and they moult yearly  ……. look oven ready for a while - at least I never had that problem ……..

What you eat keeps the keratin levels healthy.  Anyone remember being told to eat a cube of raw jelly daily  and I did, though I hate jelly ……..

How large a dose of VitC.?  one needs a LOT in order to make a difference  I like oranges but can't be bothered to peel them and then there's the pith …….

I've just Googled collagen and nails, after reading about its affect on Dr Stubbs website.

I keep chickens in the garden, and am all too familiar with moulting - poor things look horrendous when it happens!

I'm taking 2000mg plus of vitamin C - building up to 4000mg over time.

[CLKD]

 Under supervision?  Does VitC need any other mineral to aid 'take up'?

How many chooks do you have?  Ours always moulted in the coldest of months    ….. they can't make feathers and lay eggs at the same time ……… because the calcium goes into both!

Sorry, meandering again 

[honorsmum]

Under supervision?  Does VitC need any other mineral to aid 'take up'?

How many chooks do you have?  Ours always moulted in the coldest of months    ….. they can't make feathers and lay eggs at the same time ……… because the calcium goes into both!

Sorry, meandering again 

No, under my own steam - I read about vitamin C for adrenal fatigue and am following the advice given (ie increase your dose until diarrhoea tells you you'd reached your tolerance level). I take it in split doses over the day, last dose with iron tablets. So far, so good. 

We have 5 chooks, all different breeds so that we get all different coloured eggs - including blue. Our oldest girls both moulted just before Christmas - I was tempted to knit jumpers for them, they looked so chilly, and the hen house looked like  the fox had got in!

[Rowan]

Forgot to add that collagen is the cement that holds skin cells together its a protein made up of  amino acids, this is what I was taught when I studied The Anatomy of the Skin at college. We had to draw numerous diagrams of skin cells and all the layers of the skin and memorise them and all I can remember now is the Stratum Corneum now the skin has seven layers.

I knew it would come in handy one day 

 

[Briony]

There is definitely a link between nails and hormones. In fact, it was the first symptom that made the doctors investigate my hormones (once any vitamin deficiency had been ruled out). Don't quote me on this, but I think it is a sign of low progesterone? I'm sure I've recently read that? I certainly find that my nails deteriorate within days if me stopping the 15 days of progesterone that I take. My hair sheds more at the same time ie when I stop taking progesterone.  Again, I am not 100% sure of this, but isn't this similar to when ladies lose hair very soon after giving birth  - because of the drop in progesterone? X

[Lynjane]

Well I've been hungry all my life, 😕 and I don't think meno has affected my appetite either way! Never could go more than 3 hours without eating I get the jitters, bit like that advert for Snickers with Joan Collins! My blood sugar has always been on the low side so I put it down to that...thank goodness I have virtually no sweet tooth, or I'd be the size of a small elephant!!!

[Rowan]

A good explanation about the cause of brittle nails

http://www.34-menopause-symptoms.com/brittle-nails.htm