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To Becky from Andrea :)
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jun 12 18:35:32 2007
Has your doctor ever tested your progesterone level? Did you read my
June 4th entry "THIS COULD HELPE EVERYONE?" It explains that MY
depression had everything to do with my hormones being unbalanced. If
your progesterone is low, it causes depression. Anti-depressants change
the chemistry in your brain, but NOT your hormone levels, so if that is
your problem, you could be taking the anti-depressants for nothing. You
have to go to a doctor with an open mind, because I have gone to a few
who have said your hormone levels have nothing to do with depression!
Can you believe that? Hormones are what cause mood swings, so why not
depression? Some doctors are real close-minded idiots...Anyway, they
have to test your progesterone when it's at it's peak, I think right
before your period. It is supposed to be around a 20. Mine was a 2,
and that's why I was such a depressed basketcase all the time. There is
a link to find doctors who believe in Bioidentical Medicine on the June
4th entry, for every state. I hope this helps you!
At Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Becky wrote:
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>Andrea,
>
>I have been on antidepressants for 7 months and still feel like crap.
>Any more suggestions?
>
>t Tue, 12 Jun 2007, andrea wrote:
>>
>>Sounds like you have the same symptoms that I have always had! Read my
>>message on June 4th that says THIS COULD HELP EVERYONE, I think it will
>>give you some hope and some answers. I have been dealing with this crap
>>for 20 years too, and am just starting to find some things that have
>>really helped. Take care, Andrea :)
>>
>>At Tue, 12 Jun 2007, D wrote:
>>>
>>>It's possible, but the only way to know for sure is to have a
>>>laparoscopy. Yes, you have to have surgery to be diagnosed.
>>>
>>>It was probably never suggested because there is a huge amount of
>>>ignorance about endo out there and many people think that painful
>>>menstrual periods are somehow "normal" and because even obgyn's spend
>>>very little time on the disease in medical school.
>>>
>>>If you can, seeing an endo specialist will probably give you the answers
>>>you seek the fastest. Trying to find an obgyn who knows anything about
>>>the disease and has the skills to excise it thoroughly can be a long and
>>>frustrating process - there are not many of them out there, but there
>>>are a lot of doctors who will be willing to put you through treatments
>>>that are only temporary like Lupron or BCPs, or they'll do a lap and
>>>burn the tops off a few lesions, or both.
>>>
>>>There are some links at the bottom of this post that may help - I hope
>>>you will check them out!
>>>
>>>At Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Jaymie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>OK, here is my history in a nutshell...
>>>>I got my first period when I was 11, I was put on the pill when I was 14
>>>>for painful periods (I missed too much school.) I almost always have
>>>>either diarrhea or constipation during my cycle as well as back cramps
>>>>and fatigue. I also suffer from vaginal pain during the first couple of
>>>>days. I had fertility issues with my first child. Why is it no-one has
>>>>ever mentioned this possibility to me?
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>20 years of painful periods.
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group:
>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
>>>
>>>Try an excellent endo support group:
>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
>>>
>>>Info on pain management:
>>>http://www.painfoundation.org/
>>>
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