PCOS Messages for July, 2001: Re: Depression........ St. John's Wort?

Re: Depression........ St. John's Wort?

From: Zowie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 09:19:20 -0500 (CDT)

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Bubba, You poor dear. Sounds like hubby needs to be a little more understanding. To actually accuse you of being a B and state that PCOS is merely your crutch is terrible. I know, because (obviously) I do have PCOS and I understand. I SEEM to be such a B, but I know it's NOT ME! With everything that's wrong with us, how are we expected to be "ourselves", let alone "normal"?? Sounds like you and hubby need to sit down and talk for both of you to understand all that PCOS has is store for both of you. To answer your question, I tried St. John's Wort several years ago before my Dx. All it did was give me an upset stomach. I took it for about a month or so and saw no positive results from it. I didn't *like* the fact that the pills were so big and tasted so nasty either, but hey, I still took them. That's my experience on them. Others on this board SWEAR by them, but I also think there may be some mental power involved--like if you THINK taking the pills will help, it WILL help. That's just my opinion, but for me, nothing worked. In your case, since your marriage is at stake, it couldn't hurt to try, but it's great that you're looking into resources to HELP you with your issues. If you are able to make an appt, I suggest your hubby go as well. He's not perfect either ya know, but he needs to understand that this is a _medical condition_, not you VOLUNTARILY turning into Queen B, ok? I wish you the best of luck. We're here for support whenever you need us. Please let us know how it turns out.

At Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Bubba wrote: >
>Hi all. I've been really down in the dumps lately and everyone around
>me is suffering for it, especially my dh. We've been fighting so much
>and all I do is cry. I don't feel like talking to anyone, but my job
>requires it so when I come home I just want to go to bed, I could sleep
>forever if he'd let me. Worst is, yesterday he accused me of blaming
>everything on PCOS when really I'm just a b**** and should just admit
>it. I am not myself and need to get out of this funk that I am in.
>Putting on a show for everyone is so tiring and I just can't keep it up
>- I even snapped at my grandmother the other day. Everything gets to me
>lately - the extra weight, no energy, no appetite lately, the acne,
>fingernails, my hair isn't even nice anymore and that was one thing I
>always had... the not ovulating, but that doesn't matter since my hubby
>has said he doesn't even know if we should have kids anymore because I
>treat him so badly and we can't get along as it is. I need help... I'm
>in the process of checking out psychs in my area and what my insurance
>covers but I don't know what to do in the meantime.
>
>Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. My real question is has anyone
>tried St. John's Wort supplements for mood/depression and have they
>helped? Are they even safe to take with Met? I need to try something
>fast. Welcome to suggestions for anything else that has worked.
>
>Thanks again,
>Bubba
>
>--
>"How much you get out of life depends on how much you get in to life" - Ziggy!
>

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Good luck! -- Zowie :)

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