I originally started this Blog with the thought that women in mid life had cornered the market on being hormone crazy. Wow, I was wrong. I have heard from so many men that say they go through a hormone rollercoaster when they hit mid life too. Several have said they get hot flashes, moodiness, depression and the list goes on.
Does this mean they have Man-o-pause? I know there were times when one of my girlfriends would say in a joking way, “Oh, it is his time of the month”. I guess the same way the men joke to each other about women. The tough part is that whenever the hormones get off balance it is not a joke for the person who has to experience it or for the loved ones around them.
For all the times that we get moody, over-heated, depressed, lethargic or just don’t feel good, we need a little “ME” time. It is just our hormones being wacky. It is the same for the men. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a magic wand that could be waived over our head to take us from the witch of the north to the good witch of the east? Maybe just some nice red shoes to tap together and we can say, “I want to be normal again, I want to be normal again”.
Some men are walking a mile in our red shoes and they know how it feels. We need to take them seriously and understand that they are not feeling well and maybe they need some quiet time. Can you imagine the conversation we would be having and the research that would happen if it went public that men have man-o-pause??