Mental Health And The Menopausal Woman

Antidepressant Medication

Antidepressant medication might help women dealing with depression while going through menopause. Depression presents with overwhelming feelings of emptiness, sadness, irritability, guilt, or lethargy. Affected individuals may lose interest in social relationships and activities they previously enjoyed. They might also eat too much or not want to eat at all. In addition to helping with depression, antidepressant medication might be able to help with other menopause symptoms. Nearly eighty percent of menopausal women experience vasomotor symptoms like flushed skin, night sweats, and hot flashes. 'Vasomotor' means the symptoms are related to the blood vessels. Researchers have found low doses of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) might reduce night sweats and hot flashes.

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