Hormone Imbalance Mood Swings
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The feminine side of moods
We are creatures of balance. Emotional information moves around the brain to the memory and cognition areas, which adds the element of reason
as well as more nuances to hormone imbalance mood swings.
The endocrine system works together with the nervous systems producing physiological reactions associated with feelings such as "butterflies" in the
stomach, or "flutter" of the heart, a flushed face, or sweaty palms.
Even when negative information is sensed, most of your hormones and other hormonelike biochemicals are designed to restore your mind to a
calm state.
Women's reproductive organs contribution to mood
Just how a women's reproductive hormones contribute to mood hasn't ever been clear. The focus has largely been on estrogen's being
sort of a chemical upper with progesterone's being a natural downer.
The real issue seems to be that in a certain percentage of female population, the nervous system is more affected than usual by the intense
high and low spikes of estrogen and progesterone deficiency.
In much of the same way that people have a predisposition to other psychological conditions, some women seem to be born with this increased
biological vulnerability to their female hormone shifts.
In fact, it's common to see a woman develop hormone imbalance mood swings disturbances just like her sister, mother, and grandmother did several years after the onset
of puberty, or after childbirth.
While genetics play an important role in all major mood disorders, experts stress that taking care of emotional and physical health can keep anxiety and depression from being triggered.
PMS and mood swings
Think of PMS symptoms and other
hormone imbalance mood swings the same way you think of allergies or migraine headaches. You need to learn what situations set your
emotions off, and do everything possible to avoid them.
Most women have learned to live with mild bouts of irritability, anger, and mood swings. For some women, their erratic behavior has strong consequences.
Some women say they can't keep a job or can't keep a boyfriend because of their
premenstrual behavior.
Fortunately we've come a long way and most university medical centers actually have clinics where psychiatrists and women's health experts can help with the
problem.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
The American Psychiatric Association now recognizes that the mood component of PMS
can be so severe that it warrants the diagnoses of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). As
with regular PMS, women with PMDD usually experience physical symptoms, such as bloating, headaches, or
fatigue.
Other experiences include intense depression, downcast mood, anxiety, decreased interest in activities, and marked changes in behavior.
To know whether you have PMDD, and how severe, you need to keep a symptom diary every day for 2 months, noting any
hormone imbalance mood swings as well
as other symptoms of PMDD, and of course, when your period starts and ends.
Treating PMDD
The leading treatment for unmanageable PMDD is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medication, such as fluoxetine (Prozac).
If an antidepressant drug doesn't work, PMDD can be controlled by medication that will stop the hormone changes that cause sever
premenstrual problems.
Changing your lifestyle
The first line of action is to change your lifestyle. Lifestyle changes can be so powerful that they are sometimes enough to stop even major PMS or PMDD.
Here are some tips...
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Learn your pattern. Look at your symptom diary. If your symptoms always start 8 days before your period, mark those days in red on your calendar.
Just by seeing your distress-prone days coming up gets you mentally prepared.
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Lie low at work. Some companies allot 2 comp days a month for menstrual difficulties. If you company doesn't allow this, you can still
try to plan around predictable shifts in your disposition.
If you can control work flow, try to save
premenstrual days for paperwork or reading. If you have to attend a meeting during this time, remind
yourself to listen rather than be vocal since you may regret what you say when
you're not "yourself".
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Communicate discreetly. You don't have to announce to the world you have
premenstrual distress. Simply let others know you don't feel good today.
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Involve your family. You can be a lot more open with family than with coworkers. Tell them up front to not take it personally if you are
irritable in the next few days.
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Be bold in the best part of the month. If you have a big decision to make such as a job change, breakup, or a real estate venture, and you have control over when they take place, make
them on days 6 to 10 of your cycle.
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Stay away from alcohol and coffee. Premenstrual moods are associated with lack of impulse control, so women who may normally have one
alcohol drink a night at other times during their cycle are prone to double or triple that amount premenstrually.
Also, don't drink coffee. Caffeine may seem like a remedy for your increased premenstrual fatigue, but the anxiety kickback of more than one cup
a day is never worth it.
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