Menopause Treatment in Reno, NV

What’s Really Happening During Menopause

Menopause happens when your ovaries stop making estrogen and progesterone. It’s not a disease or something wrong with you, it’s a natural part of getting older.

Most women experience menopause between ages 45 and 55. The average age is 51, but some women start earlier or later. You’re officially in menopause when you haven’t had a period for 12 months straight.

Before that happens, there’s perimenopause—the years leading up to menopause when your hormones start to drop. This is often when symptoms show up and cause the most trouble.

Signs You’re Going Through Menopause

Every woman’s experience is different, but these are the most common symptoms we see:

Hot Flashes and Night Sweats

That sudden wave of heat that spreads across your face, neck, and chest. Your heart might race. You start sweating even when it’s cold outside. Some women get them a few times a week. Others deal with them multiple times every single day.

Night sweats are basically hot flashes that happen while you sleep. You wake up drenched, have to change your pajamas, sometimes even your sheets. Then you can’t fall back asleep.

Sleep Problems and Mood Changes

Even without night sweats, sleep gets harder during menopause. You lie awake for hours. You wake up at 3 AM and can’t get back to sleep. You feel exhausted all day but wired at night. You might feel irritable over things that never bothered you before. Some women describe feeling anxious for no clear reason. Others deal with sadness or feel like they’re on an emotional roller coaster.

It’s not all in your head. When your hormones drop, it affects the chemicals in your brain that control mood.

Weight Gain

The pounds creep on even when you haven’t changed what you eat. Your waist gets thicker. Your clothes don’t fit the same way. You work out but the scale won’t budge.

This happens because dropping estrogen changes how your body stores fat and slows down your metabolism.

Brain Fog and Low Energy

Walking into a room and forgetting why you went there. Struggling to remember names or words. Losing your train of thought mid-sentence. Having trouble focusing on tasks that used to be easy. You’re tired all the time, even after a full night’s sleep. Simple tasks feel exhausting. You don’t have the energy you used to have for exercise, hobbies, or social activities.

Changes in Intimacy

Vaginal dryness makes sex uncomfortable or painful. Your libido drops. You’re just not interested anymore, which can strain your relationship and make you feel disconnected from your partner.

Other Common Symptoms

• Irregular periods before they stop completely
• Headaches that get worse or happen more often
• Joint aches and muscle pain
• Thinning hair or hair loss
• Dry skin that feels different than before
• Heart palpitations or racing heartbeat
• Needing to pee more often or urgency

How We Treat Menopause at Alpine Wellness

We don’t believe in telling women to just deal with it. There are real treatments that work.

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) replaces the estrogen and progesterone your body stopped making. It’s one of the most effective treatments for menopause symptoms.

One patient, let’s call her Jenna,  described it like this: “I felt like someone dimmed all the lights in my life. Everything was just duller and harder. After starting HRT, it was like someone turned the lights back on. I didn’t realize how much I’d been struggling until I felt normal again.”

We use bioidentical hormones, which means they’re designed to be the same as what your body used to make naturally. They come from plant sources and are customized to match your specific needs.

HRT can help with:

• Hot flashes and night sweats
• Vaginal dryness and painful sex
• Sleep problems
• Mood swings and irritability
• Brain fog and memory issues
• Energy levels
• Bone density loss

What to Expect When You Come See Us

Your First Visit

We take time to really listen. You’ll sit down with one of our providers and talk about what you’re going through. We want to know about your symptoms, your medical history, and what you’ve already tried.

Then we’ll run blood tests to check your hormone levels and make sure we’re not missing anything else that could be causing your symptoms.

Creating Your Treatment Plan

Once we have your test results, we’ll design a treatment plan just for you. We’ll explain exactly what we recommend and why. You’ll understand what each treatment does and what to expect.

This isn’t about pushing you into anything. It’s about giving you options and helping you make the choice that feels right.

Follow-Up and Adjustments

We check in regularly to see how you’re doing. Most women start feeling better within a few weeks, but it can take a few months to dial everything in perfectly.

We’ll retest your hormone levels and adjust your treatment if needed. The goal is to get you feeling good and keep you there.

You Don’t Have to Suffer Through Menopause

Too many women are told that hot flashes, weight gain, and mood swings are just part of getting older, and that you have to feel bad.

That’s not true. You have options.

At Alpine Wellness, we believe every woman deserves to feel good during menopause and beyond. We serve women throughout Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Lake Tahoe, Minden, and Northern Nevada with treatment plans designed around your specific needs.

Our providers have helped hundreds of women find relief from menopause symptoms. We’ll take the time to listen to what you’re going through and create a plan that actually works.

Ready to feel like yourself again? Call Alpine Wellness today to schedule your consultation. We have offices in Reno and Minden, and we’re accepting new patients.

You deserve to sleep through the night. To fit into your clothes. To have energy for the things you love. To feel happy instead of irritable.

Let us help you get there.