Grayce P. Storey
There may be some psychological symptoms that accompany menopause. There may be emotional upsets varying from slight changes in dispositions to actual psychosis. “Symptoms often include depression anxiety, irritability, and tension.”
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Some symptoms may be due to growing old or temporary hormonal imbalance.
The decrease of estrogen secretion after menopause does not necessarily decrease a woman’s sex drive. If there are any abnormalities it is due to psychological factors not hormonal.
Some women fear, that their sexual attractiveness have ended, the departure of grown children, feelings of uselessness which may trigger psychotic depression. They become depressed, worry over real and imaginary illnesses and cries easily and often.