Women in menopause are at risk for anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders. Mental health is complex, and yes, growing older can present any number of challenges that can affect mood. But these changes in mood aren't just age. They are hormonal.
Women in menopause are prescribed antidepressants at an alarming rate, in part because women and their healthcare providers don't fully appreciate how sensitive mental health is to the hormonal changes that are menopause.
In this talk I cover:
* How menopause increases risk for anxiety and depression
* Connections between reproductive hormones and the production of essential neurotransmitters
* Gut microbiome changes and the impact on mood
* How increased inflammation throughout the body includes neuroinflammation
* Solutions, including HRT, mind-body medicine, and lifestyle therapies
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00:00 - Women mental health rates
02:21 - Life & hormone changes
03:22 - Sleep
06:07 - Circadian rhythm dysfunction
07:35 - Serotonin
09:22 - Dopamine
10:30 - Acetylcholine and cognition
12:49 - Reduced vagal tone
14:35 - Gut microbiome and butyrate production
16:47 - Neuroinflammation
17:53 - Solutions
