Shayna hysterectomy? Daughter pelvic pain (gone) depression (new)

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Hi Shayna - good to hear from you - have you actually had your hysterectomy yet?

I know you were asking for feedback a little while back. If you've had it you

sure bounced back quickly! Thks for your response - an increase in CoQ10 is

certainly one of the things we will try. pamela

Re: Daughter pelvic pain (gone) depression (new)

Hi Pamela,

The news about Penny's pelvic pain is wonderful. (I'll update the

group on my hysterectomy results soon.) But I'm so sorry to hear about

the depression. It's truly an awful thing.

I don't have any advice or knowledge that would relate to the

depression. I just want to comment that I'm taking a much higher dose

of CoQ10. I take 1000 mg/day. It's increased my energy. I built up to

this dose gradually. With each increase, I got a little hyper, but

then I adapted. And I only take it with breakfast and lunch so it

doesn't interfere with sleep. I have no idea if increasing Penny's

dose would help (somehow I doubt it's the root cause of the problem),

but depression usually is a low-energy state so I wonder if extra

energy could help at least a bit.

All best wishes to both of you,

Shayna

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> Hi everyone - asking for your thoughts again for my daughter (22).

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> First an update if you remember her last problem was acute pelvic

pain which was thought to be gynaecological as it seemed to come

before and into her period. Laparoscopy showed nothing significant.

BC pill was tried continuously and it made it much worse so after

several dashes to emergency was finally ceased. The pain was helped

only by heat. It was unrelenting and I think broke her down as she

started blacking out (dx for this was neurocardiogenic vasovagal

syncope which some of you had mentioned already). Anyway we started

her on Magnesium Orotate 800 mg per day 2-3 months ago and amazingly

the pain seems to have gone away! Quite a miracle, so it must have

been some sort of cramping or spasm. As part of her mito

investigations she has been to a gastroenterologist who is checking

her for dysmotility and he thinks that it might be related ie spasm of

the colon triggered by hormonal changes. Well hopefully it is gone

and she is not willing to stop the Mg Orotate to find out !

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> With one problem gone another has started and that is severe and

frightening depression which is so unlike how she has been in the

past. I believe she is in crisis the only thing I am not sure about

is whether it is just a direct result of feeling low about not being

able to perform over the last few years (she is constantly fatigued

and sick, glands up etc) and this affected school years and further

study in photography . Or perhaps there is a biochemical reason ie

an energy crisis between the mitochondria and the brain (perhaps

related to all the pain she has been experiencing over the last year)

. I feel the latter must be closer or maybe its a combination.

Penny has been on CoQ10 300 mg for a few months now and just started

B2 - yet to try Carnitine but that is next. Any other ideas and has

anyone had anything similar? She is not really responding that well

to SSRI antidepressants at least yet (after a few weeks on them) they

are not enough to stop some dramatic episodes of sudden diving into

sobbing, shaking, episodes where she is terrified she might hurt

herself, temporary inability to function etc. Other times she is

quite happy and normal. I feel it has to be related to the mito.

My thinking is that no matter what you throw at someone they're not

going to work if the energy pathways are not there - does that make

sense? I'm not sure whether she needs more rest or more exercise -

for sure we always strive for better nutrition. Any ideas or

experiences would be appreciated. Would be good to understand the

processes like some of you biochemistry wizards .. Pamela (Melas)

about Penny (also Melas)

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