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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 33119" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>Linda- </p><p>I was thinking about this topic today and about my inability to take progesterone. It made me depressed and manic. Little did I know back when I was taking it that it could induce these things if there might be a possibility of a mood disorder! I would tell my doctor everytime and we would change pills or try taking a break, I even had Norplant and that was horrible... they had to go in and rip it out of my arm, but no one ever thought of the possibility of depression or BiPolar (BP). I finally figured out I could not take hormones!!! They put me on the Minipill when I was 13 to help with cramps and was on and off some form of BC until my early 20's and it was horrible!!!</p><p></p><p>Anyway my point is I was looking through the Bipolar Child and they really caution against, Depo-Provera, because progesterone is known to cause depression or exacerbate a mood disorder. And if it does so, it is present in the bloodstream for at least ninety days.</p><p>The minipill- oral progesterone- may be a better option because it can be stopped if it becomes apparent that the progesterone in it is adversely affecting the mood disorder. Mood Stabilizers,Tegratol,Triliptal,Lamictal can also interfere with the contraceptive ability of birth control pills. At least you can be aware of what to look for if you decide to go this route!</p><p></p><p>Anyway I wasn't sure if you knew about this wonderful bonus!!! They suggest of course condoms,diaphragm,spermacide etc... but realize that is pretty unrealistic for most young BiPolar (BP) girls.</p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 33119, member: 3155"] Linda- I was thinking about this topic today and about my inability to take progesterone. It made me depressed and manic. Little did I know back when I was taking it that it could induce these things if there might be a possibility of a mood disorder! I would tell my doctor everytime and we would change pills or try taking a break, I even had Norplant and that was horrible... they had to go in and rip it out of my arm, but no one ever thought of the possibility of depression or BiPolar (BP). I finally figured out I could not take hormones!!! They put me on the Minipill when I was 13 to help with cramps and was on and off some form of BC until my early 20's and it was horrible!!! Anyway my point is I was looking through the Bipolar Child and they really caution against, Depo-Provera, because progesterone is known to cause depression or exacerbate a mood disorder. And if it does so, it is present in the bloodstream for at least ninety days. The minipill- oral progesterone- may be a better option because it can be stopped if it becomes apparent that the progesterone in it is adversely affecting the mood disorder. Mood Stabilizers,Tegratol,Triliptal,Lamictal can also interfere with the contraceptive ability of birth control pills. At least you can be aware of what to look for if you decide to go this route! Anyway I wasn't sure if you knew about this wonderful bonus!!! They suggest of course condoms,diaphragm,spermacide etc... but realize that is pretty unrealistic for most young BiPolar (BP) girls. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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