Symptoms of menopausal depression, it turns out women suffer so much!

Many people complain that women in menopause have very bad tempers. In fact, women at this time are very painful. Their mood swings are relatively large, and these emotions are not under their control. Therefore, family members need to give more care, especially to understand the relevant knowledge about menopause.

1. Physical symptoms: The patient looks haggard and old, has slow eyesight, poor appetite, weakened physical condition, decreased sweat and saliva secretion, constipation, and decreased libido. Female patients often suffer from amenorrhea. The most prominent sleep disorder is early awakening, and the patient is full of pessimistic emotions.

2. Slow thought association: slow speech, low voice, small amount of words, slow response, and every word and action requires overcoming significant resistance. In the most serious cases, the patient may suffer from stupor. Patients with agitated depression have significantly increased speech and movements, and are anxious, fearful, agitated and self-harming, which is very dangerous.

3. Movements: especially gestures, which are reduced and slow. A few people with severe depression may remain silent and lie in bed motionless, which is called depressive stupor. Suicidal attempts and behaviors are the most dangerous symptoms in patients with depression.

4. Depression is the main symptom. At first, it may manifest as a decrease in the ability to experience various emotions for a short period of time, listlessness, and lack of interest in everything. The patient feels that "faults" and "unpleasant things" in front of him have flooded into his mind and lingered. Looking into the bleak future, the feeling of joy completely disappears, and a feeling of world-weariness gradually arises. Severe depression always brings self-blame and guilt, and patients feel that they have lost their ability to work. The patient may refuse to eat or only eat white rice due to delusions of guilt. When the mood is extremely low, people may commit suicide or punish themselves.

5. "Latent depression": Some patients with depression have obvious physical symptoms, often manifested as recurrent or persistent headaches, dizziness, chest tightness, shortness of breath, general weakness, palpitations, constipation, abnormal appetite, weight loss, etc. Depressive symptoms are often masked. Physical examination often shows no corresponding positive findings. Such patients often visit the internal medicine department for a long time and are often mistaken for diseases such as neurosis, which is also one of the symptoms of menopausal depression.

Our detailed explanation of menopausal depression is only to hope that it will attract the attention of patients. Family members of patients with menopausal depression should have some understanding of the disease, pay attention to understanding and sympathizing with the patients psychologically, pay attention to caring for, protecting and supporting the patients to recover their health as soon as possible, have a full estimate of the severity of the disease, and take effective preventive measures for all possible unexpected situations. Seek medical help and medication when necessary.