First generation (1998â2005)Edit. Ford of Europe introduced the Focus in 1998 to the European market as a replacement for the Ford Escort. The decision to name the new car the Ford Focus was made in early 1998, as Ford's senior management had been planning to keep the Escort nameplate for its new generation of small family cars.
Although hormonal imbalance is the main cause of muscle tension prior to menopause, there are other potential causes. These are: Stress. Anxiety. Past injuries. Inactivity. Bad posture. Both estrogen and progesterone play a part in causing muscle tension. First, estrogen exercises an inhibitive effect on the stress-hormone cortisol. When estrogen is too low, levels of cortisol rise, raising blood pressure and blood sugar.
During times of hormone imbalance women frequently complain of overwhelming anxiety, along with racing, panicky thoughts. Sometimes the anxiety is so intense it leads to full blown panic attacks, causing women to feel they are losing control or going crazy.ith the complexities of our body chemistry and the interrelated biological processes which can be affected during times of stress and imbalance, knowing where to begin to address the symptoms is enough to cause anxiety all by itself.