Question: Good Morning, I can't sleep. Age 51 I am taking lo loestring fe, precribed by gyn for perimenopause, for 2 weeks. i had a crying meltdown tue @ work and took rest of week off, was scared because of anxiety. Call md he put me back on zoloft 25 mg, which i had taken for 20 plus years and quit 3-5 months ago cold XXXXXXX thought it was causing wt gain and bloating, and it was such a low dosage, i didn't think i would matter, md consulted on this.
For the past 3-5 months or so my periods have been very emotional, i get heavy bleeding about 2 days with blood clots, pain in R ovary this last several periods.( which i have had ck'd), no cancers, fibroids, etc. They take about 3-7 days total, but emotions 2-3 weeks. i get like a herpes simplex breakout on my tailbone, feels like it runs throughout my whole body, sick feeling. i have medicine i keep on hand for each month if i need it. Acyclovir. I don't like taking the hormone, not sure its what i need at this time.? OK with taking zoloft, don't want depressions/anxiety. Been going through kinda perimenopause 2-4 years? I think.
Not a big medicine taker. Never really taken the pill. Want the least invasive for perimenopause, nothing if i don't need it. I think Dr. saw me crying and precribed, i think i need an antidepressant? Had been in a bad mood, lately. easily irritated. i didn't realize until had the emotional meltdown. i thght it was gyn related(peri-menopause cause i had been going thru some hot flashed, mood changes. After a few days on lo loestrin my emotions/hormones were all over the place, not sure i need additional hormones yet? I had a meltdown (crying), anxiety, went back to gyn she left me on lo loestrin, i called my md and he said go back on zoloft. He had wanted to wait until i had been on bc for a month, but with the (meltdown), and me calling again and letting them know and asking if he thinks i should go on zoloft or something new, he said zoloft.been on zoloft 25 mg again for 2 days now. Since on lo leostrin fe, been having hot/cold constantly. have lost 9 pds, have gas at night more so than usual, not hungry. eating for perimenpause (healthy food), not much,1 time day. exercise 30 min day -walking. wt 174/5' 3".
feel nervous, always do when im not sure what to do? I don't know if i need this lo leostrin fe? Not sure if its needed for perimenopause.

i have been diagnosed with herpes types 1 and 2.
I was emotional, i thought it was due to perimenopause, but think now it was because partly due to being off of my antidepressant/and yes a more increase perimenopause. All of the blood work done after given bc pills showed not in menopause, so just perimenopause. The Lo Loestrin FE is what was causing the emotional change from the day i started 2 weeks ago, I had to get the antidepressant because i started having too much progesterone/estrogen from the bc pill since im still making it and my body could not handle it /or did not need it. the zoloft now 3 days ago, because of the emotional meltdown that i got after starting taking bc? i felt constant hot sweats, cold sweats, leg cramps in front and back of thighs, stomach ache, can not eat so that is why i quit taking today. I of course do not want to be feeling bad, but guess i should wait and see if next month will be better maybe. I would feel better with no bc/estrogen/pregesterone is it necessary? what else is best.

Thank you, I will try this. i did stop the hormone, was feeling better w/o stomach ache, and leg cramps. Started bleeding a little yesterday. hot flashes/cold, we will see. If i get through this, i will see what next month brings. Thanks and God Bless