WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: Taking Prozac & Diane 35-but still depressed

Re: Taking Prozac & Diane 35-but still depressed

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 19:50:46 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Jo-Anne wrote: >
>I am currently taking Prozac (40mg daily) and have been for about 2
>years now, and I am also taking Diane-35,( for PCOS side effect of no
>periods, but mostly for acne ((do not need for birth control-hubby has
>been fixed)) and it has helped alot with the acne, but I get no period
>with it) and I have been on it since Feb/99. I have found in the past 3
>months or so, that during the week before my "so called period" is
>supposed to come, I get PMS very very bad. I have had suicidal thoughts
>cross my mind more than once, or just get so "down" that all I want to
>do is go to bed and cry. I do not understand why I still feel depressed
>like this premenstauraly, as I feel the PROZAC should help get rid of
>feelings like this. It also seems like all my PMS symptoms have
>increased 10 fold. Does this happen as you get older?? I also havn't
>had a good bleed in a few months either (i did bleed for approx 2 weeks
>after my leep, but this was probably not blood from my uterus right?? I
>was scheduled to get my period during this "bleed" after the LEEP) Could
>the lackof not having a good uterine bleed attribute to all this??
>
>Questions, questions....I'm sorry...but just don't understand sometimes
>why my body doesn't "work" normally.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>--
>Jo-Anne
>

With suicidal ideation, even if it's "just premenstrual", you must report this to your doctor(s) right away. This is nothing to be done on the internet. This is too serious for the computer. Real face-to-face medical (and psychiatric therapy, if necessary) are necessary now.

Good luck and keep us posted.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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and/or interventions.

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