Posted by BarbaraCat on September 20, 2002, at 1:09:23
In reply to Re: Another thing--Barbara Cat, posted by Roo on September 19, 2002, at 15:33:50
Roo,
My husband was on Zoloft twice, both times for about 1 year. He never had physical problems while he was on it. You hear about the sexual problems on SSRIs all the time, but he was just fine. He was never impotent and in fact, I very much appreciated the delayed ejaculations. When he was coming off the second time, he developed stomach problems and a spell of impotence that never completely resolved (boo hoo!!) It took him about a year to get his energy level back and stomach problems eased.You only have one ovary. Well, it's true that the remaining one takes over, but as I understand it, the follicles on each ovary create an egg and that follicular stimulating hormone produced on each ovary at ovulation is what triggers the ebb and flow of estrogen/progesterone to prepare or slough off the lining of the uterus each month. You're ovulating every other month and your production of reproductive hormones is not on a typical cycle. There are sex hormone receptors in the brain and gut and not just the reproductive organs. It's possible that your course on zoloft tipped the scales out of whack. There are some herbs you may want to look at. Dong quai is a Chinese herb used to regulate female hormones. Chaste berry, or vitex, is another one. Many others as well. However, I'm sure you've gotten this rap from your acupuncturist. What does he/she say about all this? You say they're the best, but what are they doing for you or telling you? Are you getting herbal treatment as well as the needling?
I just realized that you may not want to dredge this up all the time, so please let me know if you want to take a break from it. I'm just very interested in hearing how things progress. It's all shouting 'hormones' to me and it would be gratifying and helpful to womankind to ferret out the root cause of this.
poster:BarbaraCat
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