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Is there anyone who is currently going through menopause or has been through it that also has Bipolar and can give me some advice? I am pre-menopausal and i understand that menopause can cause mood swings and depression even in women who normally don't have any. i am afraid that the menopause will make my bipolar worse or the bipolar will make the menopause worse.
Greetings! I know exactly what you are talking about. I was diagnosed in 1998 when my husband just up and left me...but now the peri-menopause has kicked in and social phobia has reared its ugly head!! Take care..are you on any meds?
Hi, I just stumbled across this wedsite and I too are starting menopause. I have suffered and I mean suffered from Bipolar all my life but now with the onset of menopause I am really losing it. I am 43 years old and the thought of doing this each month is enough to tip me over. I am off to the doctors this afternoon after a difficult few days. How are you going now??? I am placing a lot of strain on my 3 year relationship and the symptoms of Bipolar worsening during period time is an unbelieveable strain on me. Hope you got some help. Please let me know if there is anything out there. Thanks
hi I had a real time during my peri menopause period (age 40-47)and was also diagnosed with bipolar 2. Now I am 50, and had a bad period of depression.... I have been reading a lot about estrogen levels in menopausal women and how it declines, as well as ALL the things it does for our bodies. They are even saying now that it acts as a protective agent for our brain (memory loss is notorious for us aroud menopausal years)...so what i am getting at, is maybe try talking to your gynocologist about hormone therapy replacement. it is now considered safe it given in small dose and not used for many years. It may be estrogen decline, instead of bipolar symptoms....our docs never tell us any of this. I have found it all through books. I am on HTR and it has helped me A LOT. Hope you will look into this. (:
