Comments on: New Research Study at CWMH: Treatment of Premenstrual Worsening of Depression http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/new-research-study-at-cwmh-treatment-of-premenstrual-worsening-of-depression/ MGH Center for Women's Mental Health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: anne http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/new-research-study-at-cwmh-treatment-of-premenstrual-worsening-of-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-69364 anne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:00:34 +0000 http://womensmentalhealth.com/wordpress/2008/02/new-research-study-at-cwmh-treatment-of-premenstrual-worsening-of-depression/#comment-69364 @anonymous, I have the same problem. Menopausal (age 55)with PMDD. I have had PMDD for years. I hoped that Menopause would end it however, I have still have a monthly cycle (4 years after stopping my period). I know it's hormonal. Sincerely, AB @anonymous,

I have the same problem. Menopausal (age 55)with PMDD. I have had PMDD for years. I hoped that Menopause would end it however, I have still have a monthly cycle (4 years after stopping my period). I know it’s hormonal.
Sincerely,
AB

]]> By: anonymous http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/new-research-study-at-cwmh-treatment-of-premenstrual-worsening-of-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-101 anonymous Mon, 05 May 2008 19:07:56 +0000 http://womensmentalhealth.com/wordpress/2008/02/new-research-study-at-cwmh-treatment-of-premenstrual-worsening-of-depression/#comment-101 I am now 61 and do not qualify for this study. During the perimenopausal and even a couple of postmenopausal years (in what felt like a continuation of the cyclical pattern) I suffered from PMDD - which included a general ill feeling and depression. I was unable to tolerate any of the antidepressants I tried. A year and a half after my last period (at age 58!) I asked my gynecologist for a prescription for hormone replacement therapy. When I was on estrogen the depression and sick feeling disappeared. As soon as I took progesterone, all the worst symptoms returned with a vengeance. I stopped taking progesterone, and put myself on an gradual estrogen taper (no more progesterone!). The dose I took for months was very tiny (about 1/16 of a pill), to minimize the risks of taking unopposed estrogen. At the end of a year, I was able to stop taking the estrogen, and have never again experienced hormone-linked depression. I hope that tiny (or tapered) doses of estrogen will provide relief for other women as they have for me. I am now 61 and do not qualify for this study. During the perimenopausal and even a couple of postmenopausal years (in what felt like a continuation of the cyclical pattern) I suffered from PMDD – which included a general ill feeling and depression. I was unable to tolerate any of the antidepressants I tried. A year and a half after my last period (at age 58!) I asked my gynecologist for a prescription for hormone replacement therapy. When I was on estrogen the depression and sick feeling disappeared. As soon as I took progesterone, all the worst symptoms returned with a vengeance. I stopped taking progesterone, and put myself on an gradual estrogen taper (no more progesterone!). The dose I took for months was very tiny (about 1/16 of a pill), to minimize the risks of taking unopposed estrogen. At the end of a year, I was able to stop taking the estrogen, and have never again experienced hormone-linked depression. I hope that tiny (or tapered) doses of estrogen will provide relief for other women as they have for me.

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