Depression, PCOS linked in study - Page 4

Hope99 · 08-03-2008, 11:25 PM

I get depressed off and on. I believe it is hormonal, because whenever my pelvic pain returns, my body kind of burns and it feels like I should start a cycle but I don't I also get depressed aound the same time. Like pms mood swing except I use to never have them much when my cycles were more frequent. I have been told by my gyn that I may be starting perimenopause too. I was diagnosed with PCOS a long time ago. I have about 90% of the symptoms of it. The thing is the doctor that diagnosed me never told me much beyond handing me a brochure and he talked to me about losing weight. The current one just says from the various lab results that it looks like I am moving into perimenopause. All I know is sometimes my pelvic pain is really chronic and the depression just comes upon me from out of nowhere. I feel snappy, moody and tearful for no reason. Then it goes away with my pelvic pain. Right now I am in pain and I am feeling depressed. I truly believe it's hormonal, but what can I do help myself? Vitamins or diet?

greencurls · 08-05-2008, 02:17 AM

I was diagnosed with depression way before I finally found a doctor intelligent or curious enough to diagnose my pcos. I got off of zoloft after 12 years of 100 mg/day 2 years ago and have found that my testosterone being lowered by the right amt of medication and a regular sleep pattern has remedied the need for it. I was very depressed, and I still am moody, but feel much more in control of it naturally. I am firmly convinced it was my hormones causing my depression. I don't need a study to tell me - and I hope that more doctors make the leap of treating for hormones before putting all that cloudy mind numbing medication for depression in us!!