003 Menopause & depression - GP & Menopause Expert Dr Rebecca Lewis & Dr Louise Newson
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
English - June 27, 2019 14:18 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Symptoms of depression commonly occur during the perimenopause/menopause. Here, Dr Rebecca Lewis discusses why symptoms can occur & ways of managing them with the right treatment. For many menopausal women, these symptoms are incorrectly diagnosed as depression; research shows around 70% of perimenopausal/menopausal women are inappropriately offered/given antidepressants. There is no evidence that antidepressants are beneficial for the low mood associated with changing hormone levels.