Help! Mood Swings Since Having Tubes Tied.

I am totally with you on not HAVING to take something everyday. I had my tubal the day after birthing my son 7 years ago. I addressed the side effects with my DR. before hand. He explained that most of the problems are with women who were on birth control prior to the tubal. With BC, you are controlling your periods and hormones. It might take a while, but I think you will self regulate eventually. I would suggest an herb like St. John's Wart in the meantime. It is a natural mood enhanser. And it doesn't have the other side effects of anti-depressants. Hope it helps! Hang in there!

I'm 32 years old. For years I had mood swings associated with PMS. I finally talked to a Behavioral Health specialist (after the OB/GYN referred me). Even though my issues are hormonally based, a medicine usually used for depression has helped me enormously (and I've never even had depression). I take Citalopram (Cylexa). It has not changed my personality or perceptions at all, except that is has gotten rid of my mood swings and freed me to be the person I really am. I used to have negative perceptions of this kind of medicine, but it has been wonderful. No side effects. It just solved the problem. I take one pill a day. It isn't the kind of thing you can take as needed because it has to build up in your system over time. It works by reducing the amount of serotonin that is lost between nerves in your brain as messages are relaying along the neural network. Now I get "good signals" in my brain, the way they are supposed to be. My family and I love it.

I had my tubal a year ago last month and the only time I have bad mood swings is when I'm off the pill. And that is the only time I've had them even before the tubal. I had been on the pill most of this past year only because I have hard periods (bleeding heavy) and every time I went off the pill to either take a break or get prego they got worse and worse. I just went off the pill again back in Jan because what ever kind my DR put me on 3 months prior killed my sex drive and if I missed 1 day then I started my period when I wasn't supposed to.

So I'm off the pill right now and yes, my last period I think was late by a week, not for positive casue I forgot to mark my 28 days on the calendar!!! I did this time though!! And I was a cranky B for about 2-3 days before hand and took some Pamprin to help with that. But I didn't cramp like I normally would and my period wasn't too heavy off the start either. So I'll have to see what happens towards the end of this month and lucky my it's while we are on vacation in Disney!!

Maybe you'll want to get in to your OB sooner or talk to your regular DR about what you are experiencing and see what they say. Maybe they have some insight for you. Good luck and keep us posted on how things work out for you.

~S.

Huh. I had my tubes tied almost 12 years ago and have not had any abnormal mood swings...actually, mine improved radically without having the extra hormones from birth control! This is the first time I have ever even heard of such an issue. If you are experiencing panic attacks, you should be contacting your regular physician for anxiety/depression. One can cause the other without your even knowing it. It's also possible that it's an anxiety issue that is further compounded by the hormone fluctuation of your normal cycle; I know when my anxiety was at it's worst was the only time I noticed a marked difference in my moodiness. I would start by solving the anxiety problem first. Good luck, I hope you find a solution soon!

E.

Dear M.,

A source on the web you may helpful is www.mercola.com. This doctor is very wise in helping the body in a whole approach style, nutritionally etc. I have benefited greatly from this web site.

Praying God's best for you,
S.

M.,

I know exactly what you are going through. I had my tubal the very same day I gave birth and my mood swings are horrendous. My cycles, while they are shorter, are very heavy and extremely painful. I never bloated before with my cycles, but now I bloat so badly, I feel there is still a baby inside me, and my daughter is 6 months old. I suggested to my OB that maybe I was suffering from what some call PTLS (Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome) and he would not even hear that that could be it. He wants to put me on BCP to regulate the mood swings and ease the pain, but I was not on them before, and I do not think it will help any. I have considered having the surgery to stop my cycle, but will consult another physician for this option, as a reversal is completely out of the question.

I haven't had my tubes tied but I've heard from other women that have they have had many complaints. Here's a website with some info on it retardedrugrat.com it talks about post tubal ligation syndrome some doctors don't even believe in it. I'm so sorry to hear you are feeling so bad. I would check on calcium suppliments with vit D and Magnesium suppliments as well. If you have a GNC near you or a health food store you would be surprised at how many things you can take to help you with out taking meds a doctor pulls out of his/her hat. You do have a lot of information at your finger tips. Even if you take something natural it maybe something you have to take everyday it's sometimes better to keep something in your body on a certain level instead of taking something stopping and letting it deplete from your system it may help to head off the mood swings and panic attacks even if it's something from a GNC store or health store. My thoughts are with you I'm sure you are having a difficult time but I know with some research you can find what works to help you since everyone is different.

Your hormones are going to be effected by your tubes being tied. Many women are unaware that this form of birth control causes hormone fluxuations. It is sad that doctors tend not to inform women of this possibility before surgery especially since many women who choose this route do so because birth control pills etc. with added hormones don't work well for them.

I suggest supplementing with natural progesterone cream when you are in a funk. This is something you could do regularly or just as needed. What is happening right now is your estrogen is spiking causing the mood swings and high emotions. The progesterone will balance this out. Because you are not menopausal and do not have any other women's health problems (like fibroids or PCOS) then using the cream as needed should work fine for you.

C.
www.purelybalanced.com

Hi M.,

I had my tubal the day that our last son was born (1/17/06). Ever since then, I have had horrible periods, heavy bleeding, incredibly painful cramps, mood swings and bloating. Things I have never experienced before. Anyone I mention this to will find reasons for it other than the tubal. I am convinced that it is a result of the tubal as is my husband (he has noticed a significant change in me since the tubal as well). If I could go back, I would not have had this done. The only thing that has helped my moods is working with a counselor at work who is helping me to focus on positive thoughts and get control over my emotions. She encouraged me to put up items around the house that are uplifting (pictures, quotes, etc.). She also suggested that I try focused relaxation. I spend a few minutes every day, since that is all I can spare, focusing on what I call my "happy place". For me, it is a cabin in the woods where I can spend some time alone and ride my horse in peace. Training myself to focus on that gives me something to rely on during those times when I do start to experience mood swings. I know it sounds incredibly corny and I really didn't believe it would work when I first started this. It really has made a difference, though! I was so bogged down with the pain, frustration and other negative thoughts that I was just making things worse. It has been challenging to re-focus my mind to think in a positive way, but my whole family has noticed the change. If you are interested in more details about the things I'm working on, please let me know. You can contact me directly at ____@____.com. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you the best as I know this is a difficult thing to deal with!

well i have never been there personal....but my mom has.
when you have a sitter or someone you can call on a whem...take a long drive. go down roads you've never been down and just see where they take you. i remember my mom would almost flip out and then we were off to a grandparents house and she would return a little while later calm and refreshed. when i got older i asked her where she would go or what she would do and that's what she told me. she would even go to a local park/rv place called lock and dam, and would walk there in the early fall or in the early spring. so if you have some where you could do something like that i would do that. it's a good way to collect your thoughts and emotions before you break. oh and also turn off your phone. you don't want a call to go bad and then you have to start all over.
i really hope this can help you as much as it did my mom. she still does it to this day. so if i call and no answer i don't panic. i know she'll call back in an hour or so.
please let me know if it does work
B.

M.
Hi I Had my tubes tied 2 and half yrs. ago after giving birth to ny third child. I had three cesarans. since the procedure MY periods are heavier and the cramping is unbearable. However I have noticed that I am more moody these days and alot less patient but I figures that comes with having a baby every yea for three years in row, so now I have a 5yr. old, 4yr old, and 3yr old. all boys not to mention my husband this is enough to make you moody so I just usually seperate myself from my family when It gets really bad I will take a bath, or walk or just lay down for a while and then bring myself back in the picture. but if your to the point of anxiety you may want to see a physician sooner. goodluck . A.

ITA with Merry, I was also going to suggest looking into calcium-magnesium. I take Natural Calm by Peter Gillham.

Hi M.,

I agree with Cythia. A Natural Progeterone Cream would help you or anyone having these symptoms. I know it has helped my mood swings as well as heavy cycles. I know of testimonies of it helping Post-pardom depression. This is a topical cream you just rub in daily on your skin and is perfectly safe. I can provide you with more information if you like. I know what your going through. When I had these problems my husband would NOT let me use any medication which forced me to look for a safe alternative and this was it!

Let me know if your interested. You can reach me at: ###-###-####.

K. M