You walk into a room and forget why. You lose your train of thought mid-sentence. Words you have used your whole life suddenly feel just out of reach. If this is new, and it started around the same time as other changes in your 40s, you may be wondering: is this perimenopause, or is this…

If antidepressants have not fully resolved your anxiety or low mood, and your symptoms started or worsened around the time your cycle began changing, you might be wondering whether hormone therapy could help. It is a fair question, and the answer is more nuanced than a simple yes or no. The connection between hormones and…

One minute you are fine. The next, something small, a dish left in the sink, a slow driver, a comment from your kid, sets off a wave of anger that feels completely out of proportion. If this sounds familiar and you are in your 40s, you are describing something real: perimenopause rage. Yes, it is…

If you have felt more anxious, irritable, or low over the past year or two, and you are in your 40s or early 50s, you are not imagining it. Perimenopause does not just affect your cycle and your hot flashes. It can reshape your mental health, too, often before anyone thinks to connect the dots.…