Posted by sac on December 8, 2003, at 22:03:18
In reply to Re: Bipolar and birth control pills » sac, posted by judy1 on December 8, 2003, at 10:04:36
Thank you for your response. As for more children, no we are happy with two. I had a terrible postpartum depression/psychosis with my last child and have struggled to become stable since then (3 years ago) For the sake of my mind and my family, I cannot go through another pregnancy. My problem then, is that I am bipolar II but I would like to be on a b/c pill mainly for contraception but also because my monthly hormonal fluctuations destabilize me also. My thyroid has been tested and is fine. However, most recently I had my estrogen tested and it was low. Possible peri-menopause? My psych doc prescribed Premarin for me (at my request out of desperation) Of course, this still leaves me with the question of contraception. And yes, I agree bipolar makes PMS so much worse. Thanks again for the input.
> I'm in a very similar situation as you. do you plan on having more children? have you sought out the help of an endocrinologist? I cannot take b/c pills, but also have hormonal fluctuations. My endocrinologist (an IVF dr.) worked with my levels to get them normalized, it took several months (I had a baby over a year ago and breast fed, so that contributed), but I think I'm finally at a normal level. I take the hormones he prescribes but they are not b/c pills so I have to use alternate b/c methods. I think having bipolar disorder makes PMS so much worse.
> take care, judy
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