Hormonal depression/anxiety

Holly J · Post by **Holly J** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:15 pm

Does anyone deal with major depression when they're hormonal?? I am also feeling a lot of my obsessive scary thoughts too. Everything seems magnified 2 weeks before my cycle. I know men have hormones too so I'm sure they deal with this too(minus the cycle part

) I just <span class="ev_code_RED">HATE</span> how i get this way 2 weeks before and it lasts for basically 2 weeks )-: I am weaning myself off my ativan right now too. I went down to 0.25 only at night but I feel like I need a 0.5 but don't want to get off my weaning schedule. These obsessive scary thoughts really make me feel like im going crazy. I didn't know if i should put this under the Obsessive compulsive disorder forum or here because I experience both but I'll take my chances and post it here. Does anyone else deal with this stuff? And does anyone know why hormones can make you feel depressed and anxious too? Thank you friends!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:22 pm

Yes I know exactly what you mean. Right before my time of the month, I cry or get mad over anything. Once in a while I will have PMS and cramping all month long... I wish I knew how to control this. The other night I saw a very touching video and it started me crying and then I could not stop. HELP!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:38 pm

Hi Holly.

Because Anxiety intensifies all of our emotions, PMS feels worse and because the symptoms stresses us out so much, they last longer. Most of us go through this or has gone through this but I have good news - It gets better. When my stress levels were high, It seemed like I was PMSing all the time. It was so bad that I wanted to cry. Now that my stress levels are low, I sometimes can't keep up with my period because I don't get those intense symptoms that I was use to getting. Hang on in there and keep telling yourself that it will get better, because it will. When you start feeling bad, listen to your relaxation tape and drink some chamomile tea. You'll feel better soon!

Take care.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:36 pm

My anxiety and depression definately is worse at that time of month. I get it about a day before I start and then a few days after. Some months are worse than others. I get headaches, body aches, fatigue, and horrible obsessive thoughts and anxiety. Also anger mood swings. Like I feel like killing people over stupid things. I just tell myself its hormones it will pass and it always does until next month.

Hormones actually change our neurotransmitters in our brain during the cycle. That is why it gets worse.

cfe · Post by **cfe** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:55 pm

Wow rose thats exactly how I get lol. i hate it. Thank you everyone for your replies. It's tough being a woman. deed, I do feel like maybe my hormones are wore because i am so anxious lately. . or because i stopped taking BC pills. . . Maria Angie, I cried while being intimate with my boyfriend tonight. AHHHH Im so out of control. it weird first i start off with my libido going off the wall and than a few day pass and i feel guilt and than my libido drops. . in a matter of a few days. I wish i was balanced out. . . I went to an herbalist and did a body check up with some machine they have (very different) and it showed that I have hormonal imbalances. . I got some herbal supplements for this. . i hope it work. I hate being a cry baby. . Mostly because i dont cry easily most of the time and than now around this time i do. I can't stand it!!!

Emma Rose · Post by **Emma Rose** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:41 am

It happens the same way to me. Actually since I've been taking zoloft, for the past two months I started to realize the big change, because the medicine has worked miracles to me, in my normal days I feel, less worried, or I find my self saying: oh not big deal, anyway. but during this past period, it was horrible, everything was magnified big time. in fact I had the same scary thoughts running all over my head, amazingly, then I got so depress to the point of being scared big time, two weeks ago I was just so happy because I felt the freedom for the first time in my life , then my period came in and changed my whole new life around, i got depressed, anxious, nervous, etc, etc. I went back to my doctor, he susgested to bring up my medication dosage a little bit starting two days after my period and go back to my regular dosage two days after the menses.
let's see if it works. but so far I can tell the diference now that my period is gone I feel much better.