Hypochondria

Can the following symptoms be related to menopause?:

1. A need to drink much more water than usual (dehydration?).
2. Loss of appetite (for food and alcohol).

There is also a complete loss of libido which I have read is a symptom, this is after experiencing an increased libido for about 2 years.

My wife is 46 in July, and has been experiencing these symptoms for several weeks now. The lost libido is not an issue for me, I am just concerned about her. We have just returned from a short city break where we did a considerable amount of walking. Other than the symptoms described she seems to be fit and well.

I have asked her if she felt it could be the onset of menopause, but she insists that it is nothing to do with that. I am thinking that this may just be denial but I have left it at that. She insists there is nothing wrong and refuses to see a doctor about it.

Apart from the loss of appetite, she used to enjoy a few glasses of wine, but now struggles to drink one glass. Not a bad thing I guess, but a sudden change all the same.

I hope that someone can advise me on this, many thanks for reading.

_H