Being amidst stress affects every aspect of a woman’s health. Both your body and mind suffers if a proper balance is not maintained. Mood swings is one such thing. This condition is not particular to women only; however, they are prone to it more than the men.
Characteristics of Mood Swings
Firstly, it will be helpful to know the features of mood swings,
- There are changes in the way you feel without any external triggers
- You could be feeling very happy at one instant and suddenly get into a sad state for no reason
- You could be snapping around or getting irritated and frustrated for silly reasons
- You experience a spectrum of happy and sad feelings in a short period of time
This state where you swing between happiness and sadness is known as mood swings. Though there could be a small percentage of women who tend to be very moody and unpredictable by nature, the problem of mood swings is largely associated with other factors.
The Causes
Next, let us explore why these mood swings could be happening to you.
Hormonal Imbalance
Our moods are largely affected by hormonal activities. A girl initially experiences hormonal changes during her puberty and in this stage she is susceptible to mood swings too. Next if you are suffering from PCOS or PMS, you could be a victim of mood swings. Finally, if you are a woman in late 40s or so, you could be entering the phase of menopause. This is when your ovaries stop to ovulate and hence a lot of hormonal imbalances occur in your body. The symptoms of menopause are anxiety, weakness, irritability, hot flashes and night sweats. Of course mood swings are included too.
Disordered life style
You don’t sleep properly, you over work, you don’t eat healthily, your bio-clock is off the track, you are always under constant stress etc. Women’s stress doesn’t just include official pressures but also the continuous tensions they bear in personal life counts.
Chemical imbalance
Imbalance in the release of dopamine, GABA, norepenephrine, serotonin causes mood swings.
The Remedies
Lastly, let us find out about what we can do to soothe this condition…
Healthy life style
This is of utmost importance. Eat healthy, nutritious and well balanced food. Sleep sufficiently and at the same time everyday. Exercise regularly. Exercise helps in release of endorphins which make you feel happy and satisfied.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
This is a very popular therapy that aims at replacing the natural body hormones (that are not being produced) with bioidentical hormones. These bioidentical hormones do the work of your natural hormones and shield you from the effects of hormonal imbalances. This therapy is especially helpful if you are experiencing symptoms of menopause. You can get rid of the symptoms of menopause starting from weakness to hot flashes and sleep sweats, which will naturally keep your mood also balanced.
Alternative therapies
There are herbal medicines and home remedies too for mood swings. Psychotherapy and counseling may also help you in controlling mood swings.
