Mood Swings

Menopause mood swings is much like PMS symptoms that you (and your partner!) are used to deal with. Since your emotions dictates on how you handle everyday situations and interact with people surrounding you, it can turn into a difficult time if not properly controlled. Even with women that had never experienced serious PMS symptoms, she may realize that she is easily irritated, exhausted, depressed or even cried during her menopause. Mood swings can make her feel as if she is having a nervous breakdown that can affect the relationship with her family and friends. At first it may seems that the cause is not apparent and she may be confused by the changes to her emotions. It is important to acknowledge the problem early to better understand and ask for support from your loved ones in order to keep your relationship together.

If you are coming into the middle age, the explanation to the cause of this problem is most likely due to hormones changes during menopause. Mood swings can be relieved in a number of ways:

MENOPAUSE MOOD SWINGS RELIEF

Hormone Replacement Therapy a.k.a HRT (synthetic)

Both estrogen and progesterone need to be in the ideal ratio inside the body. Excess estrogen can cause depression, weight gain, hypothyroidism and some others but it can also increase the risk of uterine cancer. That is why progesterone is needed in combination with estrogen as it can help to prevent the risk of uterus lining thickening caused by estrogen. Too much of progesterone increases your appetite that can lead to weight gain and cholesterol problems which can lead to diabetes.

Natural Replacement Therapy

The body produces three types of estrogens:

• E1 (estrone)

• E2 (estradiol)

• E3 (estriol)

After menopause, most of estrogen produced by the body of type E1. High level of E1 was believed to increase the risk of breast cancer. E2 or estradiol gives the maximum benefit (similar to estrogen during younger days). E2 can also help to reduce your ‘bad cholesterol’ and increase ‘good cholesterol’ levels. E3 is being used as possible treatment to breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. As such, if you go for natural remedy, opt for estradiol estrogen. Natural progesterone, unlike synthetics, helps to keep estrogen in balance. The natural anti-depression properties of progesterone can to ease your menopause mood swings.

The risk of side effects should be significantly lower for natural treatments. Black cohosh and dong quai are examples of herbs that can fight your anxiety and nervousness. You will also get additional benefit with dong quai if you have sleeping problems. However, dong quai should not be taken with blood thinning medical drugs.

No matter what is your preference, try to make few changes to your daily life without any medication. Maybe it is a good idea to start a new hobby at this time to get occupied that helps you to control your menopause mood swings. Consult with your own doctor and feel free to ask when in doubt. Alert your doctor if you are taking natural treatment so that negative drug interactions can be avoided. Menopause mood swings can be relieved using HRT or natural remedies. No matter which is your chosen path, learning to deal with your changing moods is just part and parcel of menopause symptoms that can be relieved if properly managed.