The Problem Of Menopause
and Depression
Women are twice as likely to be affected by depression as men, and menopause and depression have often
been linked. Midlife is often considered a significant period of increased depression for women due to a
combination of factors. It may be related, in some cases, to having a family history of depression, a combination
of life stressors, or a sense of stress over role changes having reached the middle of one’s life. Menopause and
depression are not traditionally medically linked; that is to say that they are not significantly related nor is
depression said to be a symptom of menopause. There are indications, however, that those factors should be
revaluated.
Still, menopause is often said to be a time at which women are more likely to be depressed than at any other stage
of life including adolescence. There is no complete set of data as to the direct cause of this problem, so there
are only possibilities to consider when discussing menopause and depression on the clinical level. Studies show
that bouts of depression are most commonly linked to periods of transition in a woman’s life. The period before
menopause is often considered to be ripe with depression as well, possibly because it is comprehendible to observe
that life is changing and so on.
Possibilities and Theories
The periods mentioned above are also often associated with a variance in the estrogen levels. This could, possibly,
affect the levels of brain chemical and alter them to one side or the other which could create a greater
intolerance to the life events that coincide with the chemical changes. This, in turn, could be closely related to
the cause of menopause and depression as linked. This close association, in other words, could be closely related
to the chemical imbalance that is already taking place in the body on a completely different level. This is one
theory about the connection.
Doctors suggest that the most important thing you can do if you are experience menopause and depression is to seek
some form of help. There are a lot of options that a physician can suggest from there, including forms of
medication that can affect the mood and the chemicals in your brain that change your mood. The first step in any
possible mood disorder and the treatment of it is to seek help from a professional source. From this point, the
healing can begin on a greater level.
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