Health and Lifestyle

8 Signs Of Hormonal Imbalance

Dr. Veena Madhankumar

Jun 13, 2017 — 2 min read

Listed below are some of the primary symptoms of hormonal imbalance.

1. Persistent weight gain: Your lifestyle, diet and your physical activity level are the common concerns when it comes to weight gain. The ignored fact is that hormones play an underlying role when it comes to weight gain, primarily in women. Though not being a diabetic, variation in levels of insulin is one of the specific reasons for hormonal imbalance.

2. Low libido: Disturbed sleep and hormonal imbalance are the primary causes of low libido. This affects the sex hormone production in both men & women.

3. Fatigue: Hormonal imbalance affects your energy level, making you feel sluggish. It makes you feel the need for constant rest, once every four hours or so.

4. Anxiety, irritability and depression: Hormones play a role in your mental health as well. Imbalance in your hormone level affects your mood and creates irritability and depression.

5. Insomnia and poor sleep patterns: Hormonal imbalance messes with your sleeping pattern on a regular basis. You will be spending sleepless nights even after making several attempts to get a shut eye.

6. Sweating: Hormonal imbalance causes sweating in odd areas like your palms and feet, where we usually do not sweat.

7. Digestion problems: This is a symptom most commonly associated with poor food choice or a wrong diet pattern. The fact that hormonal imbalance can also play a primary role in this is often ignored.

8. Cravings: Craving more food even after you feel full is a sign of hormonal imbalance. Adrenal fatigue or variation in insulin resistance are reasons for such cravings.

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