Posted by jujube on November 26, 2004, at 20:08:59 [reposted on November 29, 2004, at 22:27:51 | original URL]
In reply to Re: estrogen and the brain » raybakes, posted by jasmineneroli on November 26, 2004, at 19:34:51
> Now, progesterone, there's a different story! Don't take it, makes me suicidally depressed and gives me loads of physical side effects. (And believe me, I've had a long time of experimenting, from contraceptive pill days, thru' menopause!!).
Jas,
I know what you mean about the progesterone. In August, I was given my first shot (which ended up being my last) of Depo Provera (synthetic progestin birth control). It stays in your system for 3 months, so if you have an adverse
reaction or unbearable side effects, you just have to wait it out. About two and a half weeks after the shot, I thought I was going out of my mind. I could not stop crying, I was angry and irritable, was more depressed than I had ever been in my life (and I was on Effexor at the time), was thinking constantly about death (not suicide, but just my own death and how nice it would be), exhausted, and throwing up every morning and sometimes at night for close to two months. It was horrible. I am only now just starting to feel somewhat better (one month after the shot was to have worn off), but have had to switch antidepressants to see if it will improve my mood.I wonder if I can add some estrogen to see how I react and to see if it helps my symptoms? Did you need a prescription for your estrogen?
Thanks
Tamara
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