DEPRESSION

It has been reported that declining or fluctuating hormone levels in addition to chronically high levels of stress hormone can all lead to depression. Women are, therefore, especially vulnerable to depression starting during perimenopause and lasting into late menopause.

Frequently hot flashes and depression occurring with estrogen deficiency are treated with Prozac or similar antidepressants. These drugs are used to ease the flushes and depression, but why treat the symptoms when you should be treating the deficiency?

Studies have shown that women developing depression in the first few months of menopause responded by in large to hormone replacement without using antidepressants, so why not give women what they need?

Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) can help regain women regain their youthfulness of their 30's.