Do you feel like you become a monster when PMS hits? Does your pre-menstrual anger, frustration or sadness stop you from enjoying life? Let’s take a look at 3 reasons why you might experience intense mood swings in the weeks leading up to your period.
The luteal phase is the second half of the menstrual cycle.
It can signal two or more weeks of extreme fatigue, depression and even anxiety
The Luteal phase is the 2-weeks post ovulation. Your oestrogen and luteinizing hormone should have peaked mid-cycle to rupture mature follicles, this then creates the corpus luteum which goes onto produce progesterone to prep your body for pregnancy.
Hormones have a significant impact on mood and how you feel, think to react to your surroundings and events around you.
Hormones influence your serotonin, dopamine and other feel-good neurotransmitters, leading to anxiety and depression.
I’d like to help you uncover how this happens to you and what you can do about it.