Great article. I know that at about 43, when I was having uncontrollable mood swings and etc, my doctor (a good gynecologist) prescribed anti-depressants. I say she's a good gynecologist because she is -- it's just that the body of knowledge we have about this field changes constantly, and every woman is different. One woman's depression could indeed be another woman's perimenopausal mood swings, and it's hard to know until a few years later.
Despite all that, a hot flash is a hot flash and it's hard to believe your doctors dismissed your estrogen levels as being "fine" when you were in the midst of them!
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Dita,
Great article. I know that at about 43, when I was having uncontrollable mood swings and etc, my doctor (a good gynecologist) prescribed anti-depressants. I say she's a good gynecologist because she is -- it's just that the body of knowledge we have about this field changes constantly, and every woman is different. One woman's depression could indeed be another woman's perimenopausal mood swings, and it's hard to know until a few years later.
Despite all that, a hot flash is a hot flash and it's hard to believe your doctors dismissed your estrogen levels as being "fine" when you were in the midst of them!
January 4, 2010 - 7:57amThis Comment
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