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Re: From pelvic pain to depression??? Help
From: AMY (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 14 13:03:16 2000
Amanda,
Thank you! It sounded really crazy to me too!! I went to my 5th appointment
this year and saw the doctor who I think is the most help so far. When I got
there he actually started the appointment by sitting down and talking to me.
He got a really good history on me and did an entire physical exam
(lungs,heart,stomach, eyes, ears) not just another pelvic exam!! He told me
that it sounds like I may have endometrial implants on my right ovary? Does
anyone else have this?? He started me on a birth control, that I take
continuously. I don't take the last week of pills (sugar pills), that way I
am continuosly on the hormone. The good news is I won't have a period for
the next 3 months. I go back to see him in september. He is a very nice
person,and seems truly concerned. He told me the other doctor may have not
been familiar at all with chronic pelvic pain/endo. As far as the Zoloft,
he asked me if I thought I was depressed, and I told him Yes, to an extent.
I think the depression was brought on by the pain!! Once the pain is under
control, the depression will probably go away. Thanks again for the
concern.
God Bless You,
Amy
>From: "Falk" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: RE: From pelvic pain to depression??? Help
>Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:42:47 -0500
>
>Amy,
>
> Wow this is a shocking e-mail! Do you mean to say that your ob/gyn
>told you that you are depressed and prescribed you Zoloft? I think he
>should have referred you to a psychiatrist who can do a thorough evaluation
>to see IF you are clinically depressed and IF you need medication for it.
>If I were you I would DEFINITELY get a second opinion from an endo
>specialist, and maybe also from a certified psychiatrist.
> What's creepy is that this doctor is probably partially right. Part
>of our experience of pain is our EMOTIONAL REACTION to pain, so if we are a
>little emotionally down on a particular day, we might feel our pain more
>and
>get more upset by it than we otherwise would. (I had one experience where I
>was taking a painkiller and it didn't do anything to stop my sensation of
>pain, but my brain was so tripped out that I didn't care that I was
>hurting). And no one disputes that dealing with severe, crippling pain day
>in and day out is emotionally draining and can just drive you crazy.
>Whether you're depressed, though, should only be determined by someone
>qualified to make that determination.
>
> My personal opinion is that the medical profession in general is
>drug-happy, and especially when it comes to anti-depressants. Let me tell
>you about my experience with Zoloft. I was prescribed it my second year of
>college and it had completely nothing to do with endometriosis, so that
>might make my experience different from yours. But what happened to me was
>I slept about eighteen hours a day and felt like a zombie the other six. I
>would fall asleep in class and in other rather inappropriate places. I
>wasn't AWAKE enough to know whether I was still depressed or not!!!! After
>about six weeks of this I told my doctor and he put my on straight Prozac.
>That helped me to stay awake more but I still felt just as depressed as
>before. By the end of the semester I decided that I didn't need
>anti-depressants but just needed to deal with my life, so I stopped taking
>them. AFter I had a chance to get a break and rest a bit, and deal with
>some issues, I was totally fine.
>
> About side effects: when I was on Zoloft (and not Prozac), whenever
>I would lay still, like when I was sleeping (which was most of the time!),
>I
>would get this tingly feeling all over my body and occasionally would have
>little tremors. Honestly it felt good and I thought it was pretty cool.
>That and the sleepiness were the only side effects I experienced.
>
> Well I will be praying for you and hoping that things go better for
>you! Let us know what happens.
>
>Amanda
>
>"You'll meet the Lord in the furnace long before you ever meet Him in the
>sky." -Rich Mullins
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 2:43 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
>Subject: From pelvic pain to depression??? Help
>
>Hi,
>Thank you for your support and information. I went to the doctors on
>july 6th. I went in determined to find out what the source of all my
>pain and discomfort are!! Instead I came out with a prescription for
>Zoloft, Naproxen, and Simethicone. The Dr. did his exam and history
>questions and proceeded to tell me that "my pain is real, and I do feel
>it!?", but he thinks that I am suffering severe signs of depression. He
>told me the pain may be hightened by the depression. I think the
>depression is hightened by the pain and the endless questions!! He wants
>to "take care of my depression" before he investigates the real problem
>further!! I was very frustrated by him and the fact that he is an
>ob/gyn, and he is analyzing me on our first visit!! I think he had good
>intentions and hopefully the Zoloft will help? I have another
>appointment on July 12th with and ob/gyn/internal medicine doc.
>Hopefully if my problems are not a gyn problem, he will be able to
>provide some insight and info!! I wanted to find as much first hand info
>on Zoloft as possible! How long does it take to work? Side affects?
>weight gain/loss?? Thanks for listening !!
>Best wishes to all!
>Amy S.
>
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