Re: Depression
From: Jo (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 26 21:10:54 2004
At Sat, 31 Jan 2004, Lori wrote:
>Hi Lori,
I am so glad I read your letter. I am also frustrated. I consider
myself to be a very happy person and having endo and the symptoms are
wearing on my spirit. I am becoming very emotional. 1 week before and
for a week and a half I am not myself.
What has been helping you?
Thanks,
>Hi,
>Can you chart this?Same time each month? If it starts before your
>period, like the same time each month, then could be hormonal. Mine
>used to start about 8 days before each period, MAJOR anxiety with low
>grade depression which then would be horrible & unlike me for about 2
>days. Mine was definately hormonal-too much estrogen & it also other
>times turned into being related to not wanting to deal with this disease
>anymore!, SO FED UP!. My faith really pulled me thru most of it & a
>naturopath Dr. has balanced the hormones with herbs, along with
>progesterone cream which made it not so severe. I was also given St.
>Johns Wort(an herb) in the beggining of treatment, which helped a lot. I
>would suggest also to not withdraw like I did many times during it-so
>hard not to, but instead try to get outside, push yourself even if you
>are not up to it & surround yourself with people who love you during
>that time, have a project you can pull out & keep a journal to get your
>feelings out if you don't feel like talking to anyone.
>Lori
>
>At Sat, 31 Jan 2004, Cheyenne wrote:
>>
>>Is depression in anyway related to endometriosis? There's a few days a
>>month, not around my period, when I am really depressed and don't know
>>why. If it is possibly related I will go to my doctor and talk to him
>>about it. Thanks.
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Jo Ann
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