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Re: Depression

From: Mandy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri May 28 07:43:14 2004


Hi! I get the same way too the week before my period and the week of my period. I just don't feel like the same person. I'm moody, sad, and very tired those 2 weeks! Glad to hear that I'm not alone!! :-)

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Mandy

At Wed, 26 May 2004, Jo wrote: > >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. > >-- >Jo Ann >

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