Posted by 4WD on September 12, 2004, at 17:24:57
In reply to Hormones, Depression Bipolar, esp. Ladies, posted by starlight on September 12, 2004, at 11:39:28
> Hi All,
> Have you considered the link between hormones and mental health? Think about this, one of the first things to send me off the scale depression wise was birth control pills. We've got PMS issues, which make us depressed or agitated, etc. I wonder how much of a connection there is between mental health and hormones, and if so, the why aren't we tested for hormonal imbalance? I know that the last time I was tested in January of 2002, my estrogen came back high. Has anyone else been tested for hormones?
>
> It seems to me that one of the first things they should look at is hormonal balance, before prescribing us all these drugs. And then the second thing of course, would probably getting us off of caffeine "America's drug".
> starlight
>
> I'm sure that men have issues with hormones as well. Take a look at men with violent tendencies, too much testosterone?
>
I have been on HRT for menopause off and on now for a couple of years. I could swear that when I am taking progesterone it makes me feel much, much worse, as in suicidal. This is any progesterone, the bioidentical kind included. I feel better when I take estrogen but you can't take just estrogen if you still have a uterus, which I do. I don't know what to do. I'm scared to take the progesterone and scared not to ake the estrogen.Marsha
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