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Submitted by TheOtherMom on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 5:35pm

So it's Prozac or have my own child. I went to the doctor today for a routine female exam and she asked me how the depression was coming along (Its hormonal ... Yaz helped that A LOT but then I had nasty side effects) and I said I run and work out every day but I just get so overwhelmed by my own negative thought patterns and once I start in a downward spiral it is hard to pick the nose of the plane up.
She said that she truly thinks it is hormones but she put me on Prozac because its one of my last options.
I can't have a child so it's really my only option.
I told her I wouldn't want to run the risk of post partum and she said that most woman who are depressed before a baby actually level out after a baby. I couldn't believe this information because I have read about too many crazy ladies on here ...
I looked it up on the national OBGYN website and she was right.
Go figure.

Wonder how many crazy BMs would be normal if they never had those kids?

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Submitted by Anon2009 on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 5:38pm

If only we knew Smile

I take fluoxetine, a generic form of Prozac, and I find it to be extremely helpful. I hope you find Prozac to be helpful too.

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Submitted by Hmmm on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 6:16pm

Don't know what you've tried so far, but there are some really good books out there on breaking negative thought patterns and cognitive behavior therapy is devoted to exactly that.

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Submitted by jswan on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 6:43pm

Hi there.... may I suggest maybe seeing a D.O. ? It's a Doctor of Osteopathic medicine....I have one and she is AWESOME!!! They are concerned with getting to the root of your issue instead of just medicating you to cure the symptoms.

Here's a good website, if you're curious.

http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm

My D.O found out I was extremely close to having an ulcer and had a huge amount of some sort of stomach bacteria that brings about the ulcer. She also help me identify the cause of my nausea in the morning....acid reflux and allergies. I was also becoming extremely moody, very unlike me, at times almost crying at the drop of a hat(also unlike me). She sent me to the lab to get FULL blood work done....hormone levels and everything.
She found that all my hormones were extremely low. I know apply a cream specifically made for me every night, and I (and others) have noticed a significant difference in my mood. I'm almost like my old self again! Smile
So just a suggestion.......

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Submitted by Pantera on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 8:18am

I started using SAM E (you can buy it over the counter). I don't know if its a placebo for me or what but it seems to work. I always had side effects with depression medication.

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Submitted by stormabruin on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 8:34am

A co-worker of mine recommended SAM E to me awhile back. I don't, & haven't ever, taken any kind of depression meds. I freaked out one time when a doctor prescribed one for me. I didn't freak out because I was scared of depression meds. It was actually the attitude the doctor had when she prescribed it for me. I went in suggesting that I felt perhaps I was struggling with some depression. I mentioned my separation. Doctor mentioned that she was considering leaving her husband as well. She continued to talk about how shitty men are...in general. Her husband was her receptionist. She has 3 sons & talked about how they would surely grow up to be assholes like every other man. It was crazy to hear her going on & on about how useless men are...especially in a doctor/patient situation. I don't hate my ex. I've never sworn men off or said I'd never marry again. Anyway, she scared me enough that I wouldn't fill the prescription. I was convinced she was out of her tree & didn't know what she was doing. LOL!

The SAM E has helped me. In fact, I started putting it out with DH's vitamins, aspirin, & fish oil in the mornings as well. He's never mentioned it. I don't know that he's noticed he's taking anything extra, but I notice it in his moods.

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Submitted by TheOtherMom on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 9:18pm

I tried SAM-E and got jittery and a raise in anxiety around that time of the month ... I read (after the fact) that this can happen.
I don't know what gives.
Maybe I really should wake up and stop being a stepmom. I don't know if it is an amazing coincidence or not but I didn't have half the depression I have now than before I became a step mom.