HOW MENOPAUSE CAN AFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

HOW MENOPAUSE CAN AFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

How menopause can affect your mental health and contribute to anxiety

It can cause bipolar disorder

Researchers suggest that there is higher hormonal shift sensitivity among women with bipolar disorder. Reports confirm more depressive symptoms among women in menopause than those lacking. It is due to reduced estrogen that mainly happens during menopause.

Depression

According to research, women that undergo postpartum depression have increased chances of getting extreme mood swings during menopause. Even those with clinical depression history possibly experience it during menopause.

Schizophrenia

Research suggests that estrogen reduction, especially during menopause can stimulate mental issues, including schizophrenia psychosis. The condition begins mostly at young adulthood, but it may increase during menopause. Those with pre-existing schizophrenia may have worse symptoms when ill and need more medication at menopause.

MS, University of Tartu
Sleep specialist

Using the acquired academic and professional experience, I advise patients with various complaints about mental health - depressed mood, nervousness, lack of energy and interest, sleep disorders, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts and anxieties, difficulty concentrating, and stress. In my free time, I love to paint and go on long walks on the beach. One of my latest obsessions is sudoku – a wonderful activity to calm an unease mind.

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