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low estragen, wild mood swings??

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Hello everyone,

I have sorta a wierd question. Does anyone think that my taking some estragen tablets might help with my mood swings?? Im going to the docs in april, but wanted the opinion of the board if anyone had heard of using this type of therapy...please let me know!
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Estrogen didn't help me any with depression, and made my anxiety worse. It really helped the hot flashes though!
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i wouldn't take it. my period just stopped when i was 42. i thought i was pregnant. i think it was major stress. anyway, no period for 4 l/2 years no drugs. all is good there except for hot flashes and night sweats. but of course i blame all my depression issues on menopause.
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