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Re: Depovera for PMS Management....does this work?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 22:25:00 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Ria wrote: >
>I thought I read somewhere that birth control also can help with PMS. Is
>this true? I suffer from PMS and I was thinking about going on Depovera
>just to manage it. My doc put me on Serafem but that stuff "drugs me
>out" too much. It' just a mild dose of Prozac and I don't like the
>feeling it causes.

it isn't even a "mild" dose -- it is 20 mg, the common starting dose of Prozac

She says that the Depo doesn't work but I'd like to >get some other opinions on it.

if you don't ovualte you won't have PMS. If you stop having periods on DepoProvera, it might help, however, moodiness is a common side effect of DepoProvera anyway!! >
>Thanks.

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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