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Opinion: I studied Reddit forums on menopause — and found what doctors are missing

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Opinion: I studied Reddit forums on menopause — and found what doctors are missing
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In forums on Reddit, women share tales of having perimenopause and menopause symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as mental health disorders, early-onset dementia, or autoimmune issues, resulting in months or years of unnecessary testing. They discuss sudden mood shifts of rage, and panic, and how they are routinely labeled by their doctor as primary psychiatric conditions rather than hormonal fluctuations, leading to unnecessary antidepressant prescriptions.



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