Mood
- 30 Nov 2023
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Mood
- Updated on 30 Nov 2023
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- Women are at increased risk of mood changes in the menopause transition.
- There are many factors that can contribute to this which should be explored, including children leaving home, parents ageing and job pressures. However, mood changes can also be a result of hormone changes.
- Oestrogen has a direct effect on mood by affecting neurotransmitter levels in the brain.
- Mood changes may also be caused by the impact of menopausal symptoms, negatively affecting the quality of life.
- The BMS describes common menopausal symptoms to include low mood, anxiety, irritability, loss of confidence and low self-esteem.
- NICE says explain to women that as well as a change in their menstrual cycle, they may experience various symptoms associated with menopause, including mild depressive symptoms.
- Women with a history of premenstrual syndrome and post-natal depression are at particular risk because these conditions suggest a predisposition towards mood disturbance caused by hormones.
References and Further Information:
- Menopause Practice Standards produced by the British Menopause Society (BMS), Royal College of Obstetricans and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Society for Endocrinology (SfE), Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (FPM) and Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) 2022.
- NICE guideline (NG23). Menopause: diagnosis and management. section 1.3.2 and 1.4.7. Last updated 2019.
- Hamoda H, Panay N, Pedder H et al. The British Menopause Society & Women’s Health Concern 2020 recommendations on hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women. BMS Conensus statement. Post Reprod Health 2020.
- Lee J, Han Y, Cho H et al. Sleep Disorders and Menopause. J Menopausal Med 2019.
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