vagus nerve
perimenopause
autonomic nervous system
Perimenopause as an Autonomic Event: Why Estrogen Withdrawal Reads as Vagal Withdrawal
We keep telling midlife women their palpitations, air hunger, and 3am panic are "just hormones" or "just anxiety." The truer frame is that estrogen was quietly propping up the vagus nerve — and its withdrawal is an autonomic event, not only an endocrine one.
By UltraSkool Research Team
Jul 11, 2026