The HORMONAL CHANGES during and after menopause can cause emotions to change quite quickly that is swinging from JOY at a moment to ANGER the next moment.
It is important to pay attention to your emotions and consider how you are really feeling.
During the menopause transition, general symptoms of ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, and MOOD DISTURBANCES are common especially in those with severe vasomotor symptoms, sleep disturbance, and surgical menopause.
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Physical symptoms such as disturbed sleep, hot flushes and emotional reasons such as negative attitude towards menopause.
Night sweats can disturb sleep and leave many women awake at night,feeling exhausted and experiencing difficulty in clear thinking, leaving them more negative because of lack of quality sleep.
Personal factors can contribute to mood disorders during menopause such as family history or previous episode of depression, personal tendency to worry a lot, lack of self-esteem, long-term or serious medical illness, relationship problems, drug and alcohol problems and poor lifestyle.
Research suggests women who have a surgical menopause and/or anearly menopause are more likely to experience a clinical depression caused by all of a sudden change in hormones rather than women who have a ‘natural’ menopause.
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Check out the symptoms athttp://bit.ly/1Qj0i0Fand seek help if your symptoms last for more than 2 weeks.
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I’ve been in therapy for depression, it’s been years though. And I’ve learned to keep a mood journal of sorts to learn to tell when a down time is coming. And I’ve recently taken up yoga and meditation, and that has really helped. It’s low-cost and something you can do on your own. But of course, I know if it gets too serious, to get some outside help.
Thank you for the sensible critique. Me & my neighbor were just preparing to do some research about this. We got a grab a book from our area library but I think I learned more clear from this post. I’m very glad to see such great info being shared freely out there.
I’ve been in therapy for depression, it’s been years though. And I’ve learned to keep a mood journal of sorts to learn to tell when a down time is coming. And I’ve recently taken up yoga and meditation, and that has really helped. It’s low-cost and something you can do on your own. But of course, I know if it gets too serious, to get some outside help.
Thank you for the sensible critique. Me & my neighbor were just preparing to do some research about this. We got a grab a book from our area library but I think I learned more clear from this post. I’m very glad to see such great info being shared freely out there.
Glad that you like it. Thanks! 🙂