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Kellyc180
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I have posted a few topics on this section of Curezone, most of them consist of advice for myself and others with regards to the Mirena, it's side effects while inserted, when removed and the road to recovery.
For an update on my personal situation, check out my other posts, they are all in this section.
At present there is a direct relationship between my menstrual cycle and my symptoms. I feel at my best (normal for me) when my progesterone level is higher after ovulation, I have bad Depression and anxiety the rest of the time, 2 panic attacks - one around ovulation and one just before my period (when my progesterone levels drop).
To give you an idea, I have never had Depression or anxiety in my life, this only started after having it inserted. I currently attend CBT and have acupuncture, both of which slightly help the anxiety, however I very much feel that the anxiety is a physical symptom which goes up and down with my hormones.
I have been looking on line and I am thinking I may have estrogen dominance and/or low progesterone. Does this make sense? I am trying to understand why I feel better in the second half of my cycle after ovulation, when this is when most women are supposed to feel worse and have PMS.
Any information would be appreciated. Anxiety and Depression are not my only symptoms but they are the two things that I hate, as they directly impact my relationship and feelings with regards to my partner.Advertisement
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This is a reply to # 2,054,347Hi KellyC180,
I can relate totally to your situation.....never any issues with anxiety/ Depression prior to Marina.....any way I have had the marina out for just over a year now and am glad to say I am much better. Like you I have felt better in the second half of my cycle (not sure you are the same but I feel at my lowest during and towards the end of my Period (although some month there were other times also) I also thought through internet research that I was estrogen dominant......so I was surprised to find I am oestrogen deficient! (progesterone isnt great either but it was the estrogen was quite low). Now most my my symptoms have improved over time, but some still remained, rather than dizzy all the time it was just in the days before my period, brain fog memory issues were worst during my period (which went for ages eg 12 days), as were Depression anxiety (which is the symptom I HATE the most), stabbing pains have gone. Anyway I have just started trying a low dose of bioidentical estrogen (my Dr suggested it long ago but I was too scared after the Mirena episode).......well so far it is great....it took a week or just over to kick in but I feel calm and happy and clear (like the soup which my brain seemed to be made up of for so long has been replaced with working brain cells), I feel motivated to do things (I was fine with regular things but now I can actually think of fun family activities on the weekends!), I am sleeping soundly (not waking in the middle of the night for a couple of hours which used to be part of my monthly cycle also).
Now I am not sure if this will help you or not (and I must say although my oestrogen levels were low (bottom of the scale the were not catastrophically low)). But for me it illustrates just how much a drop in our hormones can impact us. I am coming to the end of the first month taking the estrogen and I have to have a week off (during my period) but so far so good. Apparently it takes 3 months for your body to regulate to the hormones but so far so good. I really didnt want to take anything other than magnesium and a multivitamin but eating well and time just didnt seem to be cutting it anymore! I dont see it as a permanent thing just until my body starts to ovulate properly again. And to perhaps break the cycle of my anxious thinking (if that makes sense).
Good luck. The answer is out there somewhere.
Just a quick question. How are you blood Sugar levels (mine have been all over the place since the mirena).
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Thank you so much for your reply, very informative!
I can relate to you completely. I am 10 weeks post removal and I have seen a fair few positive changes since having the Mirena out, but a few new symptoms have popped up too!
Like you the Depression and anxiety is the worst, I always try to find answers for why I feel bad and always end up thinking it is my relationship ship and start wondering if I love my boyfriend. In reality ai just want to be happy and fun like I used to be amd for our relationship to bloom again. He understand what I am going through and reassures me he wants only me and that he will support me while I get better and he loves me but, I can't believe it. When I feel depressed my opinion of myself is so low I can't understand how he sees anything good!
But during the second half of my cycle I feel like me, we have lots of fun and our connection is restored, it feels like a brick wall has been removed from between us. It is so frustrating and really messes with my head :(
I am so glad for you, that you have found something that works and is making you feel better. My doctor seems to think that because my hormones are within 'range' there is nothing wrong with me and that I should just go on te pill, I know there is something wrong, it is obvious it is hormonal due to changes each month throughout my cycle.
With regards to blood Sugar levels, my doctor doesn't seem to want to do any further tests, so a blood test seems out of the question. However I have massive Sugar cravings and salt cravings depending on what time of the month it is.
I hope you are able to stop your anxious thinking with your bioidentical estrogen, I know how horrible it is and wish you all the best.
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- Re: Estrogen dominance / low progest... Ausmum
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This is a reply to # 2,054,489It certainly does seem hormonal....isnt it frustrating knowing that its all coming month after month....I will say that even without the hormones I did notice a big improvement from about 3 - 6 months in terms of the strength of symptoms, also I was getting bad PMS after the removal for the first 6 months or so then it pretty much disappeared overnight. I know it must be so hard doubting your relationship but take heart that it all improves in the second 2 weeks and therefore underling everything you are still in a good relationship and sound like you have a fantastic understanding partner (as I do also).
Have you actually looked at your hormone results? Mine were just inside the cut off for normal (220 when the lower limit was 200). My dr said nothing until I was still having symptoms a couple of months later so he rechecked them on the 3rd day of my cycle and this time they were 100 (lower limit is 110). He has also told me that he feels that tall thin women (like me) need a little more oestrogen and tend to produce less due to low body fat.
I would also say take care what you try.....I tried Vitex (at a low dose) for a couple of weeks and it made me a LOT worse (which makes sense now I know it can reduce estrogen further).
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