What to do about menopausal depression

People in menopause may often experience emotional instability and may have some physical changes. We should be more considerate of patients' abnormal behaviors. If menopausal patients show symptoms of loneliness, they will tend to be depressed over time. Therefore, we must pay more attention to the daily behavior of menopausal patients, detect menopausal depression early, and treat it early.

Menopausal depression is a syndrome that first occurs during menopause (55-60 years old for men and around 45-55 years old for women) due to factors such as mental anxiety, tension, and depression.

The cause of this disease may be related to endocrine gland dysfunction, metabolic dysfunction and autonomic nervous system dysfunction. Some people believe that it may be some dysfunction of the diencephalon. Some people also found that the third ventricle was dilated and the ventricles were deformed.

Common clinical symptoms include anxiety, tension and fear, feeling at a loss at the slightest disturbance, depression, pessimism, frequent crying, self-blame, subjective assumptions, suspicion of others, or suspicion that one has a certain disease, especially "cancer phobia", which may even lead to self-harm, suicide and other behaviors. In addition, there may be irregular menstruation, decreased libido, or sweating, fear of cold, weight loss, fatigue and other symptoms.

treat

1. Psychotherapy

Patients with menopausal depression should adjust their mindset and fully understand the nature of depression, knowing that depression is a functional disease that can be cured, so as to eliminate fear and doubts, let patients view the disease correctly, give full play to their initiative and enthusiasm, and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.

2. Manage family and social relationships well

Menopausal women are easily emotionally agitated, which can easily lead to conflicts with their families. This requires everyone to be considerate of each other, stay calm when encountering things, and not get angry over trivial matters or unpleasant words. Family harmony is the happiness of the whole family and is also an important factor in avoiding menopausal depression.

3. Create a colorful life

Most women in menopause are close to retirement, and some have already retired or been laid off and are at home. They are under great mental pressure and always have a sense of loss. At this time, if they can arrange their lives well and add some hobbies appropriately, it will not only add interest to life, but also maintain good brain function, improve physical and mental health, and be beneficial to disease.

Through the above introduction, we can learn in detail about the disease treatment of menopausal depression, and these treatments will make us feel the diversity of emotions. We should regularly accompany patients to exercise more and communicate about psychological discomfort, so that we can help patients get out of the shadow of menopause as soon as possible.