Emotional changes during midlife aren’t all in your head—they’re often rooted in hormonal shifts. Learn how targeted support can help restore emotional balance and improve your overall mental and physical well-being.
The Hormonal Mechanics Behind Mood Changes
Such changes often result from alterations in your body’s mood-regulating processes, which involve levels of progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, and melatonin along with insulin, leptin, and thyroid resistance. Progesterone serves to balance your estrogen levels, and when there’s a decline, estrogen begins to dominate the system, which can trigger symptoms of weight gain, insomnia, sleep disruptions, increasingly painful periods, anxiety, and depression.
Research suggests there is a proven connection between declining hormone levels and depression, irritability, and anxiety.