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Re: To Becky from Andrea
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jun 13 16:37:07 2007
Becky, I absolutely felt like it was the end of the world when I was
depressed. Would lay in bed for days at a time, not shower, not eat,
just get up to use the restroom and that's it. I don't think
anti-depressants are that bad or make you a person that you're not. I
think they just block negative thoughts and keep you from being less
irritated by things. Stay on them if you feel better. Thats kind of
what the progeserone does too, but without the first week of yucky side
effects. I think a lot of us may need a little of both, because endo is
a frickin stressful, depressing thing to have. Hope you feel better. :)
At Wed, 13 Jun 2007, Becky wrote:
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>Andrea,
>
>So, I have to ask, when you were going through depression, did you feel
>like you were at your wits end and there was no hope and that you were
>going to end up in a mental hospital? I use to feel like that. Things
>have gotten much better. Sometimes I feel like I don't need the
>anti-depressants, because I feel like they are just covering up my
>emotions. It's like I want to be happy and excited, but I can't. I am
>leaving for the beach tomorrow and will be back Sunday. I will call the
>DR. on Monday and see if he can see me before July 25th.
>
>At Tue, 12 Jun 2007, andrea wrote:
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>>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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