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Home / Hormonal imbalance / Is anxiety the new hot flash?

Is anxiety the new hot flash?

Hormonal imbalance symptoms are different for women today, new study shows

Is anxiety the new hot flash

Women call us every day asking for help with a wide range of symptoms of hormonal imbalance. But recent research has revealed that the top symptoms of hormonal imbalance are changing — and increasing.

We looked at new data taken from thousands of our Women’s Health Network hormonal imbalance symptom profiles and found that more women are reporting severe anxiety as a symptom of menopause, perimenopause and PMS — a staggering increase of 31% since 2008.

Through our profiles, women are telling us that their anxiety and stress-related symptoms are surging much more rapidly than symptoms such as hot flashes and weight gain. What’s more, digestive issues, sleep issues and stress also intensified in women’s daily lives.

What hormonal imbalance symptoms are increasing the most?

While anxiety and stress-related symptoms escalated the most, all symptoms were reported to be worse in 2016 than just 8 years earlier. Here are just a few examples:

hormonal imbalance symptoms increases

Other common symptoms of hormonal imbalance

In addition, women tell us they experience the following symptoms of hormonal imbalance:

  • irregular periods
  • fatigue/loss of energy
  • forgetfulness/fuzzy thinking
  • thinning hair or hair loss
  • vaginal dryness
  • low libido
  • joint discomfort/stiffness
  • food cravings
  • irritability

What does this mean for you?

If you’re a woman suffering from symptoms during menopause, perimenopause or PMS, your hormones are most likely out of balance. That means it’s likely you’ll continue to suffer from symptoms, and those symptoms may change and become even more intense. You can take our most recent hormonal health quiz to see how many symptoms you have.

How were the results determined?

At Women’s Health Network, we wanted to look at how symptoms of hormonal imbalance were changing over time. To do this, we took the results of our hormonal health profile, which allows women to rank their experiences with common symptoms of hormonal imbalance. In the analysis, 10,000 profiles completed by women ages 25 to 70 in 2016 were compared to 10,000 profiles taken by similarly-aged women in 2007-2008. According to the comparison of these 20,000 profiles, women aged 25 to 70 in 2016 are reporting significant differences in the type and severity of their symptoms, when compared to women of similar ages in 2007-2008.

Published October 19, 2013 - Last Updated October 29, 2018Filed Under: Hormonal imbalance

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