The focus of this year’s World Menopause Day is cognition and mood. In this episode, Dr Louise Newson talks to Dr Clair Crockett, a GP and menopause specialist with an interest in mood, mental health and hormones. Clair’s interest in the topic stems from her own experience of escalating anxiety, low mood and intrusive thoughts in the premenstrual phase of her cycle during her mid-to-late 30s. Through her own research, she looked for ways to help her symptoms including through lifestyle changes, supplements and antidepressants. While these all helped some aspects of her mental health, it wasn’t until she began taking HRT that the premenstrual mental health symptoms eased.
The experts discuss the importance of considering hormones when helping women experiencing mental health problems and outline some of the ways they are working to improve education about menopause and mental health amongst healthcare professionals.
Clair’s tips to women with mental health symptoms in perimenopause and menopause:
If you’d like to read more about Clair’s personal experience of mental health and hormones, you can read her story here.
042 - The Big M - Kate Irvine & Dr Louise Newson
041 - You Are Feeling Sleeeepy - Kathryn Pinkham & Dr Louise Newson
040 - ’Supporting Your Immunity’ - Emma Ellice-Flint & Dr Louise Newson
039 - Oestrogen Matters - Dr Avrum Bluming & Dr Louise Newson
038 - Research on Testosterone & Menopause - Lauren Redfern & Dr Louise Newson
037 - Ageing Well, Menopause and Yoga - Claudia Brown & Dr Louise Newson
036 - Sex and the Menopause - Samantha Evans & Dr Louise Newson
035 - Hair Loss and Hormones - Dr Sajjad Rajpar & Dr Louise Newson
034 - Menopause Taboo in Women from Different Ethnic Groups - Dr Nighat Arif & Dr Louise Newson
033 - Bone Health, Osteoporosis & the Menopause - Professor David Reid & Dr Louise Newson
032 - Taking HRT Forever - Ann Newson & Dr Louise Newson
031 - Pelvic Floor Health - Jane Simpson & Dr Louise Newson
030 - Early Menopause and POI - Dr Sarah Ball and Dr Louise Newson
029 - Life after Breast Cancer - Kirsty Lang and Dr Louise Newson
028 - Menopause and Friendship - Kate Parr & Dr Louise Newson
027 - Menopause and the Skin - Dr Sajjad Rajpar and Dr Louise Newson
026 - Surgical Menopause - Dr Rebecca Lewis & Dr Louise Newson
025 - Missing my Perimenopause - Katie Taylor & Dr Louise Newson
024 - Menopause & West Midlands Police - Yvonne Bruton & Dr Louise Newson
023 - Menopause & the Pelvic Floor - Nicola Mulkeen & Dr Louise Newson
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