Emotional Symptoms

Let’s talk more about depression and anxiety as many women going through the menopause experience those two symptoms. What are the Symptoms of Menopause Depression? If you have a number of the following symptoms for most of the day, nearly every day, for two or more weeks, you may be depressed. If you think that…

During the transition to menopause, levels of your hormone estrogen drop, causing wide-ranging changes throughout your body. Many of these changes have direct connections to menopausal mood swings. For example, the drop in estrogen is thought to affect the way the body manages serotonin and norepinephrine, two substances that have been linked to depression.  Lower levels…