Whenit comes to members of the male population, a common belief is that they are the “stronger”sex, with no emotional outbursts whatsoever. The main reason for this charactertrait is that it is, in a way, an unwritten rule that all emotions and everythingdirectly related to them should be kept locked deep inside a person, for if oneopens up, this is regarded as his weakness. And with this there goesthe respect down the drain. But, and there certainly is a big but, the range of emotions thatmen are endowed with actually coincides to a tremendous extent to that ofwomen, even though many would readily deny it. And in this regard, similar towomen’s blues, men also experience significant changes in their hormone cycles.This also means that, quite often they do suffer from decreased levels oftheir prominent sex hormone, i.e.testosterone.
Male mood swings
Theimportant thing to have in mind is that sudden changes in the overtone of man’smood are something that equally affects men of all ages, no exceptions made. Butthe youngsters in this sense in their mid twenties all the way up to midthirties experience mood swings driven by changes in the hormonal levels muchless than the rest of the male population. However, what can bring about the occurrenceof mood swings in them is depression (short in duration), as well as numerousmore severe problems of mental nature. The swings induced by shifts in hormonallevels are regarded to be most frequent in those men who are 40 years old, allthe way up to the age group of 60. Having elderly people in mind, once moodswings begin to appear, this is a clear indicator of andropause, resultingdirectly from the decrease in the testosterone levels of a person in question.
Mostprominent manifestations that are induced in men as a direct consequence of theabove mentioned mood swings are the following – irritability and anger thatcannot be accounted for logically, intense worry, tension, frustration,demanding nature, impatience, sadness, overt aggressiveness, withdrawal, and lastbut not the least depression. Themost prominent and the most frequent culprit is the shift in hormonal levels,i.e. shift in the levels of testosterone, as well as an increase in the levelsof cortisol (stress hormone). In additionto these changes, mood swings often tend to be initiated by chemical changes aswell.
Treatment methods
Themost important thing that facilitates a successful treatment is discoveringwhat the underlying cause of mood swings is. For this purpose, the mostfrequently taken step is the hormonal test. Regarded as beneficial in thissense are natural mood enhancers and also natural cures for stress, forexample.
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