Are Psychological And Emotional Symptoms Of Menopause Hereditary?

Posted on Fri, 1 Jul 2016

Question: My wife is experiencing perimenopause and I think has sleep apnea as well. The last 6 months she has been experiencing elevated levels of anxiety and some depression I think. She has always had mood swings but they are changing now almost daily sometimes they change multiple times in a day and she is always tired. Her mother had extreme psychological/emotional symptoms of menopause and had to be hospitalized for a time. Are menopausal psychological/emotional symptoms hereditary ? And what can I do to help her i.e doctor or mental health professional or both?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can be related to heredity.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
The psychological and emotional symptoms associated with change in hormonal levels can be hereditary. This can be due to changes in thyroid hormone levels also. She first needs to consult a gynecologist and get her hormonal profile evaluated. In case there is any hormonal imbalance then it needs to be corrected. In case all the investigations are normal then she will need help of a mental health professional.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
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Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar