Depression, hormones, etc...

[Guest guest]

Wow.. can I relate!

I never had the depression that I was expected to have after surgery.

Things went really well for me. I stopped losing weight about 5 months ago,

though, for no apparent reason (now it seems that perhaps that is when some

hormone shifting started). My eating was stable, I was drinking protein

etc...

Then three weeks ago I had my gallbladder out. Something about the way that

I had to eat the week prior because I couldn't tolerate anything but simple

carbs.. and then going back to my usual high protein, low carb routine

afterward, shocked my system into submission and I started to lose weight

again.

A week after my gallbladder surgery, I woke up in the AM, and for no reason

in the world that I can think of (actually, my life is really good right

now!!), was slammed like a ton of bricks with awful depression like nothing

that I have ever felt before. Feels like PMS only multiplied 100 fold...

Just want to cry for no good reason. Went to surgeon to have stitches out a

few days later. He said could have been an anesthesia reaction.. and to

wait a few days. Things did lighten up for me, but not completely... Then

had a bit of a scare with possible ovarian cancer this week (turned out to

be nothing) but I did not deal well and went spiraling down again.

It is such a foreign feeling to me because I am someone who is really self

aware.. intuitive, and in touch with myself. I also, though, have a real

need to be in control of said self. and I am not feeling that way now. A

good friend said to cut myself a break and let myself be human. I'm trying!

In my heart of hearts I know that this has something to do with restarting

my weight loss in a big way again (3 weeks, 20 pounds), releasing estrogen,

and probably already having borderline progesterone levels. Either that or

I have finally found the clinical depression that I was told to be aware of.

It doesn't feel like that to me though.. it really feels hormonal. My

regular doc and I will be dealing with that next week.

...Until then, if you see the puddle that is me these days, just stop for a

second, pat me on the hand, and remind me that this too shall pass, either

with a good antidepressant, or even better.. with some good hormones!

Deb

[Guest guest]

Wow.. can I relate!

I never had the depression that I was expected to have after surgery.

Things went really well for me. I stopped losing weight about 5 months ago,

though, for no apparent reason (now it seems that perhaps that is when some

hormone shifting started). My eating was stable, I was drinking protein

etc...

Then three weeks ago I had my gallbladder out. Something about the way that

I had to eat the week prior because I couldn't tolerate anything but simple

carbs.. and then going back to my usual high protein, low carb routine

afterward, shocked my system into submission and I started to lose weight

again.

A week after my gallbladder surgery, I woke up in the AM, and for no reason

in the world that I can think of (actually, my life is really good right

now!!), was slammed like a ton of bricks with awful depression like nothing

that I have ever felt before. Feels like PMS only multiplied 100 fold...

Just want to cry for no good reason. Went to surgeon to have stitches out a

few days later. He said could have been an anesthesia reaction.. and to

wait a few days. Things did lighten up for me, but not completely... Then

had a bit of a scare with possible ovarian cancer this week (turned out to

be nothing) but I did not deal well and went spiraling down again.

It is such a foreign feeling to me because I am someone who is really self

aware.. intuitive, and in touch with myself. I also, though, have a real

need to be in control of said self. and I am not feeling that way now. A

good friend said to cut myself a break and let myself be human. I'm trying!

In my heart of hearts I know that this has something to do with restarting

my weight loss in a big way again (3 weeks, 20 pounds), releasing estrogen,

and probably already having borderline progesterone levels. Either that or

I have finally found the clinical depression that I was told to be aware of.

It doesn't feel like that to me though.. it really feels hormonal. My

regular doc and I will be dealing with that next week.

...Until then, if you see the puddle that is me these days, just stop for a

second, pat me on the hand, and remind me that this too shall pass, either

with a good antidepressant, or even better.. with some good hormones!

Deb