I have always suffered from depression, and it became REALLY bad when I turned 31 (I am 36), got a lot better when I was treated for hypothyroidism (still am). However, I still have, out of the blue, horrible episodes. I can't function, it controls my life, I think about nothing else 24 hours a day. I know it's not due to anything that's going on in my life right now-I have a great job as a translator, I dance once a week which I love, and am very thankful for my life. I did break up with my bf recently, but this was going on even before that. It disrupts my life so fucking much. I used to do 2 hours of yoga every morning (6 days/week) w/o fail, now I show up for 20 minutes and have to leave because I can't stop crying. I sometimes have to go to the bathroom at work or sit in my car because I can't stop crying.I can't fucking do this anymore.
The thyroid meds have helped a lot, and I have my levels monitored regularly, but I still don't feel 100%. So I decided to have my progesterone levels checked and they came back as fairly low (level 4, normal levels are 3 to 20). My question-has anyone ever had low progesterone levels and had it impact their mood severely? I am going to start supplementation in a week, but i wanted to find out beforehand if this may be causing the severe mood swings (I get very bad especially before my period). I know I should have asked my doctor all of this, but we were pretty rushed and I will have to wait until my next appointment.
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