Posted by nmk on July 9, 2003, at 11:18:15
In reply to please reply-hormonal ? and meds » nmk, posted by galkeepinon on July 7, 2003, at 13:55:18
> hi Nicole, please get back to me on this. I have PCOS and am wondering if all my suffering has been due to this. I have been tested and tested a zillion times, blood, surgeries, etc. it's a long story, but the book you speak of? What is it all about??? I felt 110% better ALWAYS after I had a period and I don't get them anymore at all. Once in a while my doc will give me Progesgterone pills to start my menses-but ohhhhh they make me irritable and depressed. What is a woman to do then? I truly believe with all my heart that not having regular periods has a definite role in ou psychological wellness!!!
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> Hi Gal,Please look up further in this thread and read the response from BarbaraCat. She discusses the mind/body connection better than I ever could. The book I mentioned discusses how our reproductive hormones play such a critical role in our mood states and how these vary throughout the month with the rise and fall of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Some women, especially BP women, are extremely sensitive to any fluctuation in hormones and as a result, suffer month to month. Like you, I feel ok the first two weeks of my cycle, but then crash into depression and anxiety for the last two weeks.
Your PCOS is most likely affecting your mood states and I would get to a pdoc who specializes in reproductive hormone disorders. I am currently having a complete hormone, thyroid, etc. etc profile done to see where there are any deficiencies. Like you, synthetic progesterone caused depression but hopefully, I will respond better to natural estrogen, progesterone, etc.. It's worth a shot and if that doesn't help, I can always go back to my never-ending search for the right med-combo. Let me know what happens.
Nicole
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