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Advice after hysterectomy
I had a full hysterectomy, both ovaries removed in May 2017. I wasn’t put in any hrt and not had any of the usual change symptoms, however over the past few months I have terrible mood swings, crying all the time, feeling as if the world is against me. I say things that I could rip my tongue out and the after feel so guilty and ashamed of myself. I’ve niticed that it’s every 3/4 weeks like a period cycle and I don’t know how to stop feeling like this. I don’t want to go on any anti depressants as I was on them for a few years in 2013 till 2017. Any advice would be really appreciated.
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As Sally suggests, it's not necessarily from the hysterectomy if you didn't begin to have these swings right away after the operation. But it's easy enough to check, if your doctor will do a complete workup. I wouldn't leap to antidepressants as an antidote to the lack of hormones, in any case. If your doc tests you for things like thyroid and even hypoglycemia, and if you are already cutting sugars and exercising, you might ask also for hormone tests, and see if the doc will prescribe hormones for a while to see if this eases. Depending on why you got the hysterectomy, he or she might do so if you explain the problems you are having.
Have you had your thyroid checked? This may be a partial cause of mood swings. Try lower carb diet / cutting sugars and exercise to help naturally with mood swings. Sorry you are feeling bad.
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