On the surface, the holiday season seems like it should be a time of candy-coated joy. In reality, though, it usually brings its fair share of challenges. You might be dealing with financial stress from the pressure of giving gifts, or interpersonal stress as you navigate tricky family dynamics.
If you feel extra tense, you’re not alone. One study found that 62% of respondents reported elevated stress levels during this time of year.
Still, compare your tension with how you’ve felt in years prior. If you feel notably more stress, you might have something going on internally.
Specifically, a hormone imbalance can trigger feelings of anxiety. Robert Grafton, MD, and our team can help you figure out what role hormones play in your stress.
If you do have an imbalance, we offer bioidentical hormone replacement therapy here at PSI Medical Group in Wixom, Michigan. With a simple pellet, we may be able to help you feel like your old, calmer self again.
Your hormones play a number of roles in your body. In addition to affecting how your body physically performs, they also have a hand in your mood.
For women, this gets increasingly troublesome with age. As you enter menopause, your body makes less estrogen. This affects your serotonin levels, which help to balance your mood. That can result in increased:
All of this can make you feel more stressed. And during an already jam-packed time of year like the holiday season, the pressure might feel extra burdensome.
Zooming out beyond the holiday season, menopause and symptoms of anxiety often go hand in hand. Even if you don’t seek treatment this December, keep an eye on how you’re feeling. If you still feel stressed after the holiday season wraps up, it signals that you might benefit from treatment to balance your hormone levels.
You don’t have to white-knuckle your way through the holiday season. Dr. Grafton can help you find out if your tension comes from a hormone imbalance. If so, he works with you to find the balance you need to breathe a little easier.
He uses lab work and a conversation with you to determine if you would benefit from replacement hormones. For a lot of women, added estrogen and/or progestin helps to ease symptoms of anxiety.
If you’re a candidate for hormone replacement therapy, Dr. Grafton creates a tiny pellet of the hormones that can help your body achieve better balance. We use bioidentical hormones here, which are chemically identical to the ones your body makes.
Then, Dr. Grafton implants the pellet under the skin in your hip. The tiny pellet delivers a steady stream of what your body needs to feel more balanced. That should, in turn, help to balance your stress levels, too.
For support managing your holiday stress, come see if bioidentical hormone replacement therapy could be right for you. Call our team at PSI Medical Group in Wixom, Michigan, or book your visit through our convenient online scheduler today.
