Rage and Irritability as Perimenopausal Symptoms
Hormonal swings during perimenopause directly rewire the brain's emotional control centers.
Declan Murtagh
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Mood, Anxiety, and Hormonal Cycles
6 stories in Mood, Anxiety, and Hormonal Cycles.
Cortisol, Stress Response, and Emotional Dysregulation
Erratic hormones disrupt the stress-response system that keeps emotional reactions proportionate.
Yara Osei-Mensah
Mood Symptom Tracking Across the Perimenopausal Cycle
Tracking irritability patterns across the cycle reveals hormonal, not psychiatric, causes.
Tomás Vela-Quiroga
Perimenopausal Mood Disorder Misdiagnosed as Psychiatric Illness
Psychiatric screening tools can't distinguish hormonal symptoms from actual mental illness.
Yara Osei-Mensah
Estrogen Fluctuation and Serotonin System Instability
Hormone swings destabilize serotonin, not stress or temperament alone.
Priya Subramaniam
Progesterone Decline and GABA Receptor Sensitivity
Progesterone loss desensitizes brain receptors that regulate mood and sleep.
Yara Osei-Mensah