Posted by loosmrbls on May 21, 2001, at 8:59:24
In reply to The Pill and Psychiatric Meds, posted by Ambrosia on May 20, 2001, at 15:52:45
My wife always had PMS (now PMDD, I guess).
When she tried hormonal contraceptives -- both the pill and depo-provera -- she became EXTREMELY moody. This is not a knock on women in any way, I mean it sincerely. It was like "wow!". Any sort of arguement, and she flew off the handle -- once threw a cell phone against a wall then out a window.
Some women cannot tolerate hormonal contraceptives, and it is clear that hormones -- sex and stress hormones -- play a role in depression. Remember, women are much more likely to get depressed than men (like a 2:1 ratio).
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