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Do You Live With the Irritable Man
Do You Live With the Irritable Man? Well, the question had to be asked, so we asked it.Do
you, Mrs. Middle America, live with the Irritable Man?Well, she says, He can get irritable if hes hungry and
dinners not on the table, and he gets REALLY irritable when Bush is on TV.... Stand down, Mrs. Middle America,
thanks for your help.We are not asking if you live with AN irritable man, we are asking if you live with THE
Irritable Man.If you do live with him, you would know it, but not necessarily know why he is the Irritable Man.When
you were first married, was Hubby good natured, patient, slow to anger?Was he just a happy guy?As the years passed,
did he seem to lose that confident grin? Was he less willing to go out with friends, go on that church picnic, and
even go to the store?Has he started to get in disagreements with strangers about seemingly insignificant things?Has
he started to yell at people?Has he even started to yell at you, his little pumpkin? Sit down, girlfriend, and have
a nice cup of tea.We are going to help you. You are living with the Irritable Man, like millions of your
sisters!But, we are going to tell you how to exorcise that Irritable Man right out of your house, and bring Hubby
back!Would you like that? It all started in Scotland, when a sheep researcher began to notice that if the rams
experienced a fall in testosterone, they became irritable, withdrawn and irrational.A psychotherapist happened to
see the researchers report and began to wonder if the same could be said of menopausal men. Why yes, Mrs. Middle
America, men do go through a male menopause.But because mens cycles are not as evident as womens, the change isnt
quite as noticeable. Men experience their menopause between forty and sixty years old.Their testosterone levels
start to drop, their hair starts to thin, their muscle mass shrinks, but that change in a mans hormone leveleffects
him psychologically, interpersonally, sexually, socially, and spiritually. One of the first symptoms is a subtly
sullen anger and a withdrawal.Thats when he started spending all his time in the garage, Mrs. Middle America.?Well,
I think we might be onto something. The symptoms progress to anger, yelling, exaggerated bodily movements,
sleeplessness; physiologically he has a surge of stress hormones going on, causing heightened blood pressure,
shortness of breath, heart palpitations, tremblingand yes, Maam, constipation too.You noticed that, did you? The
answer, Mrs. Middle America, is a trip to the doctor, who will look him over, do some tests, and then recommend
treatment, such as hormone replacement therapyYou take them too, Maam?Well, there you go.The Doctor will probably
also recommend some lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise. He may recommend some other types of medicine, or
maybe herbs. Maybe he will recommend a mens support group where your hubby meet other men thatwhats that, Maam?They
have to be Cubby fans like him?Ill see what we can do
Male Meopause
It ran in their 1/22/2007 issue, Vol. 149 Issue 4, and can be found on p 46 - 48.
A similar article ran in the Mental Health Weekly; 3/14/2005, Vol. 15 Issue 11, p 8 in which it was discussed that the symptoms that crumpy old men exhibit like anxiety, decreased libido, depression and moodiness can all be attributed to the condition known as "male menopause".
In April of 2004 Louisville Magazine ran an article in the Supplement, Vol 55, 0 8 by Katz, Barbara Myserson, titled: A Pause for Men? The article discusses the physical and psychological aspects of aging men and lower testosterone levels and the connection between the two.
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