Mood swings and irritability in women are often used interchangeably. However, the impatience or anger toward an event is irritability while sudden changes in emotions, mood, and/or temperament are mood swings.

Below are some definite causes of mood swings experienced by women and the ways to control it –


Stress and Anxiety. People typically deal with stress in various ways. Some can manage stress more effectively than others. These can cause stress; conflict with spouse, children acting unruly, financial challenges, difficult bosses or co-workers, unreasonable family members etc.
Depression. Generally, its not everyone with depression that expresses sadness. Rather some depressed people become angry or agitated. Mood swings could actually be a symptom of depression.

Lack of Sleep. Insufficient sleep is not good for the human health and medical practitioners usually recommend adequate sleep of 6 to 8 hours. Those who don’t sleep well often become irritable and find it more difficult to deal with the stress of life.

Drugs and Alcohol. Alcohol and illicit drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamines, can bring on a high. But what goes up must eventually come down. Not only are drugs bad for our physical health, they do much damage to our mental health as well.

The need for energy. This is another lifestyle cause of mood swings in women, it causes women to take large quantities of sugar and caffeine and this can definitely cause changes in mood from the energy high to the crash when it wears off.

Pregnancy. During pregnancy a woman’s estrogen levels are in flux. Likewise, women’s lowered self-esteem due to their body image and the ability for them to do their daily tasks pays a toll on their emotional state. During pregnancy, a woman can quickly alternate between crying and laughing, all these causes mood swing.

Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS). Patients who suffer from PMS often report mood swings up to two weeks prior to the onset of their periods. As the hormones in our body change, so does our mood and emotions change too. When we reach a certain time during the month, we have changes in our estrogen levels which affect the serotonin and dopamine levels in our brain and affects overall mood.

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