31/10/2025
Mood swings are real during menopause.
Some days you can feel like you’re crying 😢 one minute and the next snapping at your loved ones.
This is happening due to hormonal shifts in your body that affects your mood.
The hormone Estrogen affects our brain chemistry ⚛️ because this hormone not only regulates our reproductive system, it influences our serotonin and dopamine levels and other neurotransmitters that help stabilise our mood.
During peri menopause our Estrogen levels fluctuate which impacts our brain 🧠 chemistry 🧪
Progesterone has a natural calming affect on the body but when it starts to decline it can create more anxiety and make you feel on edge.
When our emotions are out of balance it’s due to the bodies biology during this period in your life. Your emotions are still valid they are just out of whack due to these fluctuations.
Sleep becomes disrupted because of hormone changes and this affects mood, mental clarity and your patience.
What can you do to help yourself?
🙂 do not panic try to calm yourself and regulate your breathing 😮💨 as this will help you and your emotions.
🙂 talk to a friend and tell them how you feel or talk to your doctor
🙂 if you feel you can’t talk to your doctor, search for a menopause support coach like me who will listen to you.
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