Menopause Support Group

Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.

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HRT and depression

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Has anyone else out there been struggling with depression for years and had it dissapear when they started hormone replacement therapy for menopause?
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My story is not exactly like that, but I was in severe clinical depression when menopause hit, and it made it much worse. I was already on HRT, but my physician added progesterone cream (not progestin) that I have made at a compounding pharmacy and it helped a lot. I'm still battling, and actually should be weaning off estrogen, but every time I try the depression gets much worse. What a conundrum!

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