Understanding menopausal depression In medicine, the age of 45-55 years for women and 50-60 years for men is generally referred to as menopause. Menopause is an important stage in life, when the physiological changes are greater, the immune function to resist diseases is lowered, the function of the neuroendocrine system is gradually declining, and the hormone level is lowered, which often brings a series of physical illnesses and emotional changes, as well as the pressure from work, study, family, marriage and society, so there are obvious changes in psychology. The age of menopause is gender-specific and is related to the degree of somatic endocrine function and gonadal hypogonadism. Menopausal depression is a common psychiatric disorder that occurs during menopause. Patients with menopausal depression often have certain physical or mental factors as triggers, such as various stressful events and physical illnesses; they often undergo physiological and psychological changes. Changes in physiological functions: Most of the clinical symptoms of the digestive system, cardiovascular system and vegetative nervous system are the main manifestations: loss of appetite, epigastric discomfort, dry mouth, constipation, diarrhea, palpitations, changes in blood pressure, increased or decreased pulse rate, chest tightness, numbness of the extremities, chills, fever, decreased libido, menstrual changes, as well as sleep disorders, dizziness, and fatigue. With the persistence and aggravation of the physical symptoms, psychological appearances: depression, depression, anxiety, excessive fear of accidents, recalling the past in a pessimistic and negative mood, repeatedly recalling unpleasant experiences in the past, when recalling some insignificant shortcomings and mistakes in the past, they will blame themselves and regret, believing that they have brought irreparable damage to the country and family and should now be They think they have brought irreparable damage to the country and family, and now they should be punished and deserve to die, so some patients may commit suicide. Some patients always feel that they are not energetic enough, they are not able to do their work, especially they are easily fatigued and cannot be relieved even after resting, and they are not interested in the things they usually like.” They often feel that a big disaster is coming, and have the phenomenon of rubbing their hands and pestering others. Some may become increasingly sensitive and paranoid, and in severe cases, psychotic symptoms such as relationship delusions, delusions of victimization, and delusions of guilt may occur. Since the early stage of menopausal depression is mainly manifested by somatic discomfort, influenced by the traditional biomedical model, people always habitually think that they have some physical disease, so they repeatedly turn to major general hospitals, repeat various examinations, spend a lot of money, but neither find out the source of the disease, nor can the symptoms be relieved, so the patient’s psychological burden is increasing, and the increased psychological burden will aggravate the physical symptoms, thus forming a The vicious circle is formed. In short, if you are at the age of menopause, you are not interested in anything, you are depressed and frustrated, you are nervous and anxious all day long, or you suspect that you are suffering from an incurable disease, sometimes you often have such and such pain or various physical symptoms, but no specific disease can be detected, or you have some positive test results, but they are not enough to explain the severity of physical discomfort, suggesting that you may be suffering from menopausal depression. In this case, you should go to a specialist hospital as soon as possible so that you can be identified in time and receive effective treatment as soon as possible to get rid of the pain. The main treatment for menopausal depression is the use of anti-anxiety and depression drugs, such as amitriptyline, doxepin, maprotiline, Prozac, mianserin, clonazepam, estradiolam, lorazepam and dianabol. These drugs can improve the physical and psychological symptoms of depressed patients, and the effect is even better if they are combined with psychotherapy.