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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