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thomas
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Do any of you go through about a month of depression after your cycle has ended?
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« Reply #1 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 4:27pm » |
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I go through about 2-3 weeks of serious anxiety before the cycle starts. I never paid attention to that until this time. Not so much a problem during the day, but I would wake up at night with an overpowering feeling of dread. When the cycle ends, I don't remember how I feel for a while. I will try to pay attention to that.
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« Reply #2 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 4:28pm » |
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Not so much depression as fatigue, irregular heart beat, mental fog, and generally feeling like crap. Last two years, the beast announced his departure with a hot flash - literally thought I would die of hyperthermia. Went from 98.6 to near combustion in a few seconds, then chills, then uncontrollable shaking. Hot flashes are usually thought of a female complaint (yeah, just like clusters are a male thing!) - but CGRP that causes hot flashes is on the list of "things messed up in cluster heads."
CGRP - calcitonin gene releasing peptide
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« Reply #3 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 4:34pm » |
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I was chronic for years. Now I am episodic! It seems strange saying that! I thought I would be chronic all my life. When I am over a cycle I am on a high and happy. I spend a week or two not depressed but on gard just incase it is not over yet. Depressed I only get that way when it first hits. Then I deal and wait for it all to end.
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thomas
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« Reply #4 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 4:37pm » |
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The reason I asked, is because my girlfriend brought up - "After your cycles, you're on a high for about 2 weeks, then you go into a 30 day funk where you just suck to be around." I do the anxiety thing before and all during my cycle paigelle.
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« Reply #5 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 4:47pm » |
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I'm usually pretty high when these things leave me. I do tend to get a bit depressed during a cycle.
on Nov 20th, 2003, 4:28pm, floridian wrote:| Last two years, the beast announced his departure with a hot flash |
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I've been getting hot/cold flashes for a few days now, but haven't thought much of it. I hope this means my cycle is almost over! I wonder how many other people experience the same thing?
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« Reply #6 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 4:48pm » |
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I hate the anxiety thing! I almost think if I would pay attention before to what is happening that I could get meds quicker. Do you take your SSRI year round?
I also am on guard for about 2 weeks after the cycle, just wondering if it is really gone.
Do you guys crave anything food wise after you have been hit?
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thomas
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« Reply #7 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 4:54pm » |
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I only take it during a cycle - I'm normally a pretty happy-go lucky guy.
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« Reply #8 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 5:04pm » |
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I am pretty much a free spirit, so the Prozac thing freaked me out a little.
But I can't take any beta or calcium channel blockers because my blood pressure is 102/64.
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« Reply #9 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 5:07pm » |
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What dosage? I used 20mg.
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« Reply #10 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 5:22pm » |
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Yep, 20mg. I am so glad it helped you. I hope it does the same for me. So I should keep taking my Melatonin?
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« Reply #11 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 5:23pm » |
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Oh yeah!!!!!! I'm still taking it. I will probably come off it if I go a week without shadows.
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« Reply #12 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 5:25pm » |
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Cool! Thomas you are an angel helping me out with this! 
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Re: Question for episodics
« Reply #13 on: Nov 20th, 2003, 5:31pm » |
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That's what we're all here for. 
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