PCOS Messages for April, 2002: Re: depression/anxiety/ocd

Re: depression/anxiety/ocd

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 04:12:22 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Belle wrote: >
>Over 1/4 of women are on or have been on medication for depression or
>other mental disorders. Close to 1/2 of women will suffer from mental
>problems at some point in their lives. Women are *far* more likely to
>have mental problems than men. Only between 8 - 15% of women have PCOS,
>so it is highly likely that between 1/4 and 1/2 of the women with PCOS
>will have an experience with these kinds of problems.

Only 8-15% of women that ARE DIAGNOSED.What about the women that aren't?

>A COUPLE STUIDIES GOING ON?There will have to be more than a couple studies to determine if there is a definite link.I think a proper way to determine for our own sakes -is to see how may women with PCOS are depressed,OCD,Anxiety disorders.We don't have to post our names if we feel that there is a stigma attached to being depressed and/ or having some type of mental disorder.Why don't we just take a poll.Let's make our own little test.Surely,there are enough of us on this forum to come to some conclusion.
While there are a >couple of studies going on to see if there is a link between depression
>and PCOS, NOTHING has been proven as fact nor even as likely at this
>point.
>The FACT is that little is known about PCOS.This is still virgin territory for most specialists.Most psychiatrists -psychologists don't even know what this syndrome is.

So here is my answer-I have been depressed since I began menestrating.That was twenty years ago.Since being on Glucophage and Yasmine-I am not nearly as depressed.I have taken anti-depressants since I was fifteen.I never got relief for a day.Being fat,unfertile,hairy,male pattern baldness,type two diabetes from untreated IR -I think it would stand to reason why I have been depressed most of my life.

While your research is that of basic common sense-One may want to debate the latter of your post. By viewing the posts-seems that most are depressed,anxious and most definitely obsessive to a degree about their current condition.

If you look at the pattern-most depression started out during puberty.Highly likely that there is some definite link.Just give it a few more years.And for a moment-don't disregard the fact that the pharmeceutical companies are onto this syndrome like a dirty shirt.They are one step ahead of doctors-two steps ahead of us.

>At Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Maggie wrote:
>>
>>Does anyone with PCOS also take medication for depression or other
>>mental disorders? Did you take these before or after being diagnosed?
>>Thanks for helping me figure some of this out.
>>
>>--
>>M.M.
>>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>
>Belle
>

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