You Are Not Crazy! It’s Your Hormones | Dr. Jennifer Roelands

Being a woman can be tough sometimes. We are emotional beings, and because of this, our “complaints” can be dismissed as being emotional, overreacting, and even “PMSing.” However, some people have such severe symptoms, that they are given a diagnosis of a major mental health disorder and handed a prescription for an antidepressant. Yes, there is research that shows that Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder can be treated with an antidepressant. Some women benefit from this, but the medication is solely suppressing the symptoms and not actually correcting the problem. Medication is a great temporary fix, but one must take it long-term. Wouldn’t you want to just fix the problem in the meantime and taper off the medication?

I had several patients who’ve been on this merry-go-round of medication and even been admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit because they were told it was “all in their head” – a new psychiatric disorder. These patients have gotten better with cleaning up their diet, detoxing their bodies, regulating their bodily rhythms, learning how to manage stress, and taking supplements to balance their hormones. Some people need to go the extra mile and take bio-identical hormones.

We can never have too many podcast episodes about hormones. Take from Dr. Jen who will tell you somethings about Skinny PCOS and infertility in today’s episode called You Are Not Crazy! It’s Your Hormones.
We discussed:

• Post-partum sxs including depression
• How do you know if you are in peri-menopause? What are the early signs?
• Why you’re suddenly gaining weight though you are doing everything right?
• An easy replacement for meditation if it’s not for you?
• One modality to balance hormones other than supplements or BHRT

Jennifer Roelands, MD, is double-boarded in integrative medicine and OB/GYN. She completed her residency at Duke University and her integrative training through Andrew Weil Integrative Medicine Center. She is the founder and SHEO of Precision Health MD, which provides comprehensive health care by combining the best evidence-based therapies from conventional, naturopathic, and holistic medicine.

Her areas of expertise include women's health, including PCOS and menopause, gut health, and longevity medicine, focusing on metabolic health. She employs various therapeutic modalities such as nutrition, lifestyle modification, nutrient IV therapy, botanical medicine, and hormone replacement therapy.

Not only is she practicing clinical medicine, but she also serves as a medical advisor/consultant to companies such as GSK, Pureance, and Pario Health. And is a speaker and podcast host of Ignite Your PowHer.
I know I said in the interview that she would share the Metabolic Health Guide, but thought this was even better! Check out the Perimenopause/Menopause Quiz here: https://precisionhealthmdoc.com/perimenopause-menopause-quiz/

You can find her at her website: precisionhealthmdoc.com and on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/drjen.md/