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Mental health
![Finding hope with hormones after 20 years of struggling with my mental health](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2023/10/Thumbnail-3-500x600.png)
Finding hope with hormones after 20 years of struggling with my mental health
![Researching suicide in perimenopause and menopause with Dr Pooja Saini](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2023/10/Thumbnail-1-500x600.png)
Researching suicide in perimenopause and menopause with Dr Pooja Saini
![My story: Hormones and mental health - ‘I felt like I couldn’t go on’](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-9-800x800.jpg)
My story: Hormones and mental health - ‘I felt like I couldn’t go on’
![When ADHD collides with perimenopause with Margaret Reed Roberts](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2023/10/Thumbnail-3-1-500x600.png)
When ADHD collides with perimenopause with Margaret Reed Roberts
![Menopause and ADHD](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-2-800x800.jpg)
Menopause and ADHD
![ADHD and the perimenopause and menopause Booklet](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-8-3-500x600.jpg)
ADHD and the perimenopause and menopause Booklet
![My story of hormonal depression: when my hormones change, I change](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-15-800x800.jpg)
My story of hormonal depression: when my hormones change, I change
In this article, Dr Hannah Ward shared her experience with reproductive depression.
![My story of hormonal depression: when my hormones change, I change [Video]](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-22-800x800.jpg)
My story of hormonal depression: when my hormones change, I change [Video]
In this video, Dr Hannah Ward shares her experience with reproductive depression.
![Thinking hormones in psychiatric consultations with Dr Devika Patel](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2023/10/Thumbnail-3-1-500x600.png)
Thinking hormones in psychiatric consultations with Dr Devika Patel
![My story: Hormone changes triggered my OCD and depression](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-2-3-800x800.jpg)
My story: Hormone changes triggered my OCD and depression
In this article, we hear from Anna - who has a history of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and bouts of depression. Her mental health had been stable for 12 years then, at the age of 45, she fell into a deep depression that left her suicidal – and it didn’t begin to lift until she started HRT.
![Suicide Awareness and the menopause live Q&A [Video]](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-22-800x800.jpg)
Suicide Awareness and the menopause live Q&A [Video]
balance app founder, Dr Louise Newson, supported this live Q&A on Suicide Awareness and the Menopause with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), the region’s NHS mental health services provider. The public event discussed how the menopause affects mental health, including mood changes, depression and sometimes suicidal thoughts.
![Available help, speak with someone today](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-2-3-800x800.jpg)
Available help, speak with someone today
![My story: Losing my wife – an avoidable tragedy?](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-14-3-800x800.jpg)
My story: Losing my wife – an avoidable tragedy?
![Losing my wife: was her perimenopause a contributing factor? With Peter Smith](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2023/10/Thumbnail-1-500x600.png)
Losing my wife: was her perimenopause a contributing factor? With Peter Smith
![What is reproductive depression Factsheet](https://balance-menopause.com/uploads/2021/10/Mask-Group-15-500x600.jpg)