Does your depression switch on and off?

[Berrie]

Because mine does since dc. When I've been depressed before it seemed relentless until the AD's started to work. Now I'll have a bad few days or fortnight and suddenly for no reason I'm fine again. I don't know whether I was just so busy at work before I didn't notice. It's been over 2 years now. I take Ad's and I'm fed up of it. I feel maybe it's hormonal but the pattern isn't well enough defined.
Anyone else?

[LilRedWG]

Definitely. In fact I've just come off the pill to see if the additional hormones were making it worse.

Will report back in a couple of months with my findings.

[Berrie]

Thanks LilRedWG. I'm definitly sensitive to progesterone. My pregnancies were appalling.

[Flamestar]

Mine is on and off. I am much better since having a copper coil - I get very bad antenatal depression, and realised that the pill was making it worse too. Natural hormones only and I am more stable.

I haven't been back on ADs since having DD, but I do have a few days of hell every so often when I wonder if I am doing the right thing.

[PersonalClown]

I'm similar to Flamey.
My general mood has lifted since being off hormonal contraception.
But then my depression has always followed a cycle/pattern so I am on a low dose permenantly now.

[Berrie]

Thanks for your thoughts. Not sure what to do next...

[Berrie]

Bump for another day...