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"I Think I Have Alzheimer's"—Why Menopause Feels Like You're Losing Your Mind

"I Think I Have Alzheimer's"—Why Menopause Feels Like You're Losing Your Mind

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 If you're listening to this between Christmas and New Year, thank you for taking time for reflection and self-care. This might be the most valuable way to spend 30 minutes as we close out 2025—understanding that your memory lapses, brain fog, and cognitive struggles aren't early Alzheimer's. They're hormonal. And heading into 2026 with this knowledge changes everything."I think maybe I have early-stage Alzheimer's starting." This is what I hear from perimenopausal women in clinic almost weekly—and I understand the fear because I've experienced it myself.But here's what you need to know: your memory lapses aren't early dementia. They're hormonal. And understanding the difference changes everything.What's Really Happening: Oestrogen is a neurohormone affecting oxygen levels, memory, serotonin, and oxytocin in your brain. When it drops during perimenopause and menopause, your brain has to actively rewire itself. You're not losing your memory—memory retrieval becomes slower because of lower oestrogen levels affecting the enzymes that help you access stored information.Dr Lisa Mosconi's groundbreaking neuroimaging research shows that as women move through menopause, brain glucose use decreases and white matter volume reduces—BUT the brain compensates by increasing cerebral blood flow and ATP production. Your hippocampus can even produce oestrogen locally to buffer declining levels.It's Not Just Oestrogen: Progesterone declines cause sleep disruption, irritability, mood swings (it has a calming effect on GABA receptors) Testosterone drops affect motivation, energy, confidence, and mood Elevated cortisol from chronic stress contributes to anxiety and irritability The combination makes memory retrieval slower and mood lowerThe Research That Changes Everything: Women in perimenopause are 1.4 times more likely to experience depression (it's called a "window of vulnerability"). But the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) found that the biggest factors in cognitive decline during menopause are financial hardship and hypertension—not just hormones. Your whole life context matters.What I Cover: Why you're not losing your mind (it's memory retrieval, not memory formation) How the menopausal brain actively adapts and rewires Magnesium: the most helpful nutrient for mood, sleep, and memory (my exact protocol) Ginkgo biloba: why I take 120mg daily and what the research shows The Doctrine of Signatures and why ginkgo's leaf structure is so fascinating Practical strategies to support your brain through this transitionMy Personal Experience: I started reversing letters in words when writing—"cabaple" instead of "capable." As someone who's written books and loves the written word, this was terrifying. Understanding it was hormonal, not neurological decline, changed everything.This isn't about accepting cognitive decline. It's about understanding your brain's remarkable ability to adapt and supporting it through this profound hormonal transition as you head into 2026.Research links:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032724006438https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34108509/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38902275/ https://www.swanstudy.org/womens-health-info/cognition/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27472940/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352364621000079 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38213402/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38817505/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36558392/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36994422/🤗Say hi on social: Emma’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_emmasutherland Emma’s Clinic, Studio You https://www.instagram.com/girlsfromstudioyou Sign up for my weekly newsletter: https://www.studio-you.com.au/subscribe-newsletter/ New patient inquiries: https://studioyou.cliniko.com/bookings#service Disclaimer: Educational purposes only. Always consult your healthcare provider about your individual health needs.
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