Menopause is the period of greatest physical and psychological change for women and is often referred to as an “eventful time”. It is especially important for women to learn how to take care of themselves during this special time. The most important thing is to learn how to take care of yourself. It is important to be aware of the changes in your body so that you can take action.
1. Menstrual disorders such as longer menstrual intervals, irregular menstruation, and sudden stopping of menstruation without any precursors may occur during menopause.
2. Hot flashes. Cheeks are red in the afternoon, and the chest, neck, and face often feel hot and sweaty.
3. Night sweats, insomnia, palpitations. Suddenly feel a rapid heartbeat and can’t find the cause.
4. Dryness. Skin becomes sensitive, dry, and wrinkles increase, hair turns white and dry, and produces symptoms such as dry mouth.
Menopausal depression is a disease that is highly prevalent during menopause, which is very common and often occurs somatically or mentally after the onset of the disease, so this is a time when the appearance of menopausal depression is very harmful to people’s health. The consequences of not being actively treated are unimaginable.
Women are therefore more likely to suffer from depression. Due to the effects of estrogen, women are susceptible to mental stress that promotes the development of depression and perpetuates it for a long time.
In addition, women have a much stronger physiological response to light than men, with significantly more production of antimelanocortin, so women are significantly more likely to experience depression during the long winter days and nights. Once again women’s serotonin is at significantly lower levels than men’s, increasing the risk of depression, and serotonin levels are often related to social status, so social status is also a relevant factor for depression.
Modern society is progressing rapidly, but at the same time the competition and mental and psychological stress that develops is increasing. Depression in women is more often accompanied by anxiety symptoms, psychomotor agitation, etc. Depression in women is often accompanied by menstrual disorders, amenorrhea, constipation, etc. The normalization of menstruation becomes a sign that depression is getting better.
Menopausal depression occurs in a wide range of conditions, such as menstruating women, postpartum women, and even menopausal women, all of whom are at high risk for depression. The actual fact is that it is necessary to take care of the problem and prevent it.