Bipolar disorder, which used to be called manic depression, is characterized by
extreme mood swings ranging
from emotional highs to depressive lows.
Lack of ovulation, whether it occurs naturally as the result of aging ovaries, or unnaturally,
from extremes of stress, exercise, diet, and / or use of synthetic hormones in HRT or birth control pills, will cause estrogen to drop
from 40 to 60 percent (enough to stop the menstrual cycle), but progesterone levels plummet much lower, to nearly zero in some women causing a raft of symptoms
from heavy / painful periods,
mood swings, PMS and depression to water retention, weight gain, slowed thyroid function, and heightened risks for endometriosis, fibroids, fibrocystic breasts as well as breast and uterine cancer.
Deviation
from normal behavior such as fits of rage,
mood swings, lying and stealing
from peers and parents usually follow, and the affected individual may even turn violent in
extreme cases as well.