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Unlocking the Menopausal Mind: The Surprising Science Behind Mood Swings and Mental Clarity at Midlife

Unlocking the Menopausal Mind: The Surprising Science Behind Mood Swings and Mental Clarity at Midlife

“Funny you should mention brain fog,” I said in my usual hazy monotone. “I feel like I’m barely alive.”

By the end of the visit, I understood that I’d likely never had depression.

What I “had” was menopause.

My gynecologist sent me home with prescriptions for estradiol and progesterone.

Within days, it was as if someone had flipped a switch.

I could think again. I could type words again. I could follow conversations. I could work past noon.

And, for the first time in years, I could sleep more than two hours without waking.

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