Mood Swings - What is the cause?

Most mood swings are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. People experience feelings such as happiness, stress, fear, depression or anxiety, the brain releases chemicals called neurotransmitters. It is the release and re-absorption of thease neurotransmitters that affects how we feel. People who experience anxiety and depression related disorders may have an imbalance of the neurotransmitters serotonin. I am not a doctor nor do I claim to know what your mood swings are caused by, but it might be something worth investigating. I hope this helps a little!

Well, I am a woman, - and, as such, I always have mood swings! Well according to my partner anyway! LOL! No, actually, serously, I am a pretty placid, calm person, - I can't remember the last time I lost my temper, and I've never suffered with depression, but I do get your classic, hormonal mood swings, where there a couple of days in the month when I want to kill someone! I just take herbal remedies, eat a lot of chocolate, and try to ignore them, because they are only a natural part of being a woman! As I get older, I admit they happen less and less, so perhaps that is one good thing about getting older!

I am no expert pal , Through the conditions of others I know , I would say yes it has to do with the depression , I think deep down you get worried then you realise you are doing great and you perk up again , We all need reassurance pal xx

I can uderstand your feeling. Mood swings happen with me often. For me it sometime because of bad weather and some happenings of life. Some people suffer from it as a side affect of some medicine. But whatever the causese is depression is very painful. I hate it.

Maybe you need some exercise and some sunlight. Both help to increase natural endorphins that affect moods. Usually for the better. You can get the benefits of both just by going for a brisk walk. Sleep patterns also improve.

First what I know about this problem, for men thyroid problem is very rare. Most of the time womens have it, because of their nature. Mood swings can caused by low thyroid function, but can be many other things. Sometimes people have a high mercury level... ADD.... bipolar..... stress..... unhappy..... financial problems.... family problems...... low iron-potassium-calcium..... pre-diabetis! About pre-diabetis, take long years build up diabetis, and the only way you can find out, if you are risk of that, do a simple urine test every morning. Also if you feel Okay, try to go to the GYM, burn some energies. Tell me more about how you feel and I will tell you more. I'm on the nutrional field, I'm studying chinese medicine, and I'm on my way to get my pharmacy tech license too!

Mood disorders are caused by imbalances in the brain's chemical activity. Hormonal factors may play a role. Environmental factors can trigger or cushion against the onset of mood disorders. Family conditions play a vital role too. Basically the surrounding environs .

I too have thyroid problems and am on meds for the rest of my life. All of the women on my mum's side of the family suffer from this so it was unavoidable that I got it too. Being a woman though, my doctor tells me that my hormones are unbalanced and that is the reason for depression, mood swings and a slew of other problems. My hormones are unbalanced though because of my thyroid! I think if you can get your thyroid levels steady then everything else will fall into place, if not, then look into other possibilities. Good luck to you!

You might want to have the dosage of your meds raised. My mom had major thyroid problems to the point she had to have her's removed. She will be on meds for the rest of her life. My dad makes sure she has her prescription is filled at all times. If not, it's like having two moms, the sweet mom that we know and love, then you have the omg, I pray I don't say the wrong thing or she will bite my head off mom. I think anyone can have mood swings. But if you don't think this is right. You should talk to a doctor that deals with this sort of thing. Thyroid causes a lot of pain the butt problems. You just have to get to the root of it all.

You need plenty of the Vitamin B groups .. lots of nice fresh wholemeal bread and lashings of marmite ! Says carefully .. of course you might have an underlying condition that is causing the mood swings .. bipolar perhaps .. there is a questionnaire here that may help you .. http://www.coulditbebipolar.com/mini_c/CouldItBeBipolar/mdq/takeMood.asp Then again you could just be short of Vitamin B .. I get depressed or down quite easily .. had an episode this morning .. did something stupid then started to fly into a rage .. blimey haven't done that for years .. (no it wasn't the new computer!) .. It could also be SAD !! Absolutely the right time of year .. January /February are the worst months for me .. and I use a SAD light to help .. You could try keeping a food diary .. just note when you have good moods and when you have bad and then see if there are similarities in the foods you are eating .. something you are eating might be causing you to be down in the dumps .. Hope you can work something out .. not much fun being moody is it ..

Having that health problem of yours causes a lot of complications just like your mood swings due to your hormonal imbalance. Once you have an imbalance in your body,it will affect everything. Again,your mood swings is caused by your thyroid problem.I have a co-worker who have thyroid problem and she always suffer from mood swing. But we always consider why she is like that. For woman,we have mood swing before and after our menstruation coz of the hormonal ups and down. And some other mood swing are those who have mental illness.

I think everyone has covered everything which i would have said so all i can say is... I would suggest you get hold of a couple of books that should help you. Maybe from the Libary. They are both written by practitioners of cognitive behaviour therapy - which is a sound treatment for the type of condition you seem to have. They are: 'Overcoming Mood Swings' by Jan Scott, published by Robinson. 'Overcoming Anger and Irritability' by William Davies, also published by Robinson. Here are a couple of links which may also help... Could You Have a Thyroid Problem? http://thyroid.about.com/cs/basics_starthere/a/couldyou_2.htm http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002318.html Clinical Depression and Mood Swings http://web4health.info/en/answers/bipolar-menu.htm

it is not unusual for men to have mood swings , my husband has them .he is fine for a few weeks then he goes cross and snappy for a week at a time. even the children notice.i think women will make moe of an effort to balance their moods with vitamins or diet. men dont bother . if i find myelf getting moody i take something like vitb6 or a hormonal balancing herb. it always helps. my friend has a thyroid problem , she has to take the tablets for life but shes very even tempered . however she does get a bit depressed occasionally and i do think the thyroid is responsible.

It sounds to me like your doctors found a solution to one problem and might be using it as an excuse for any other problems you may have instead of taking the time to run a few more tests and see if there is anything else wrong. I do suffer mild mood swings myself, but mine are due, I believe, to high stress levels from things going on in my personal life and occasional bouts of depression, but I deal. I do know a couple other people that suffer mood swings (up one sec, down the next). One of them has major medical problems and the other is bipolar. Just a few ideas I guess. I hope I helped in some way. Good luck!

Could be a chemical imbalance, Wolfie. That's what causes my depression, well, that and PMDD, which is physically impossible for you to have. Have you talked to your doc about meds that won't react badly with your thyroid meds? ...course if you're manic, you won't take the meds for long because manics can't take feeling "normal" ...i sure hope you're not manic, Wolfie. That's bad sh*t to have in the chemical imbalance dept.

As you've said, you have thyroid problems but maybe it is not the only factor that affects you mood. I think that your outlook also affects your mood and if you have a good outlook in life then most likely that you will be enthusiastic in life and have a good mood most of the time. Maybe you should stop worrying too much too.

i think the cause of mood swings are depression,stress, disappointments or any negative feelings. but you have something to do about that. you just think positive because if you tolerate your having a mood swing it will be worst and you will suffer because mood swing can make you stress because you are easily irritated by everthing and you can quarrel or fight your friend when she/he will tell you anything that can hurt you even if it is a joke..

Wow, am also moody sometime. We refer mood swings as moody ex: moody fellow etc. I think it depends on lot of condition for one to be moody !!!

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I feel for you my friend, I have suffered from mood swings for a number of years. Mine is due to nerve damage that I have and the ongong pain that I suffer. I have had multiple operations and am on a number or different painkelliers and stimulants. Sometimes I wake up and I feel that I can tackle anything and other days I just want to sleep my life away or worse. Hope things get better this year, but I say that every year.