My battle with depression is definitely caused by a hormonal imbalance


·                                 My battle with depression is definitely caused by a hormonal imbalance.
About nine years ago my sister had convinced me to go on birth control to see if it would clear up my acne. After three months I couldn't take the mood swings (less like a swing and more like a constant emotional mess) anymore and gave up on it.
      
       Unfortunately, the mood swings continued even though I had quit taking the pill. My mom then suggested that I try progesterone cream for my face. I tried the cream, but it had no effect on my face so when I ran out I didn't buy more. However, apparently, the cream had a positive effect on my mood swings. At the time I didn't realize it, but it was REAL apparent when the darkness returned. The uncontrollable emotions came on fast and hard. I knew I needed to get some more cream when I found myself driving around looking for a bridge to drive off. Fortunately, we were living in a very flat area. The only available bridges were over 2 foot ditches.

So, when I went back to using the cream I went back to feeling normal. No anxiety, not too emotional, not over-reacting to everything… Then one day I started feeling really anxious again! And then the next day I was super anxious and emotional. And then the next day I was looking for those bridges again. And THEN I realized that I had forgotten to use the cream for three days!!!

I try not to make that mistake any more. I can usually catch my mistake when I start to feel anxious. Sometimes, it takes me a few hours of wandering around the house trying to figure what is wrong with me. And then the little light bulb goes on and I go put on the cream. I feel that I am totally dependent on the progesterone cream at this point, but there are no bad side effects, so if I’m going to be addicted to something, this is a good thing to be addicted to.
http://www.mercola.com/article/progesterone/cream.htm

So, nine years ago, when I started my self medicating, I couldn't find any websites that would confirm that the cream was fixing my hormonal imbalance. Now, they are all over the net. http://www.wiseessentials.com/perimenopause-menopause/mood-swings-and-natural-progesterone
It’s kind of nice that they are confirming what I figured out on my own.

I will probably never really know if it was the Pill that sent me in the downward spiral of hormonal imbalance or if it was just coincidence, but I have definitely advised my daughter to find a birth control that doesn't mess with the hormones.

Hope this is helpful!!

 
Diane

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