
09/04/2025
Low progesterone disrupts the brain’s calming neurotransmitters (like GABA), which normally keep cravings and stress-eating in check.
When progesterone drops, estrogen dominates, leading to estrogen dominance — a state linked to stronger cravings, mood swings, and stubborn fat gain.
That’s why women in perimenopause often feel like their willpower “vanished,” when in reality, it’s their hormone balance driving the cravings.