Healthy Living | Summer Issue | 2018 15
searchers are studying how to
counteract the effects of shifting
hormone levels.
Schmidt and his colleagues
found that women who were at
risk of depression and taking
estrogen therapy were less likely
to become depressed during
perimenopause. The medicine
prevented dips in estrogen
and seemed to prevent mood
plunges as well.
“If you think you’re at a
higher risk of depression, you
should proactively touch base
with your doctor, says Schmidt.
“Talk about what kind of symptoms
you should be looking for
and be concerned about as you
age.”
He advises that you set up a
plan for how to look for symptoms
of depression. That way,
you can enter midlife prepared
to act. Schmidt encourages
anyone who has a depressed
mood to seek help from a primary
care doctor or mental
health professional.
Midlife Well-Being
The midlife transition is a
phase of life that brings gradual
changes. Many women don’t
have problems during this transition.
You can make midlife your
time for optimizing well-being
by eating well, exercising,
and getting quality sleep. The
healthier you are at midlife, the
more successful you’ll be combating
age-related changes and
diseases.
“We see it almost like a
window of opportunity where
people want to be entering
midlife as healthy as possible,”
Joffe says. “It’s really important
for people to do the right thing
now. And protect their health
over time.”
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