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#115. 3 Surprising Ways Your Hormones Can Trigger Anxiety | Women's Health & Wellness

·15 min·1 clip
Atavia connects dropping oestrogen to plummeting serotonin, comparing the resulting anxiety to a brutal drug comedown.
Hosts Atavia and Laura explore three surprising hormonal pathways that can trigger anxiety: how oestrogen fluctuations impact serotonin, how testosterone imbalances affect neurotransmitters, and how chronic cortisol production can hijack your body's ability to feel calm. They blend scientific explanation with relatable anecdotes and conversational chemistry to demystify the mind-body connection.

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A lively look at how hormones, serotonin, and supplement-medication interactions can feed anxiety.

The episode treats hormone-linked anxiety as a real chain of cause and effect, moving from low or high oestrogen to serotonin and then to mood regulation and anxiety.

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You want a blunt, funny primer on how hormones can fan anxiety through serotonin.

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