The Perimenopause Effect
Perimenopause Anxiety
Why Your Hormones Are Hijacking Your Nervous System, and What Helps Calm It
- Paperback, Kindle and audiobook
- 325 pages
- Published 10 July 2026
- ISBN 979-8186707424
When your body sounds an alarm your thoughts can’t find a reason for, in your 40s or 50s and with no history of anxiety, you are probably not developing an anxiety disorder. This book explains the documented link between the hormonal transition and the nervous system, and why the usual advice so often misses.
Part of The Perimenopause Effect, a series that takes one perimenopause change at a time and explains it properly: what is happening in the body, why, and what published research says actually helps.
Frequently asked questions
Can perimenopause cause anxiety for the first time?
Yes. Many women notice new anxiety, inner restlessness or panic in their 40s, and research links these changes to the hormonal transition. The book explains why, and when to speak to a doctor.