Hi folks,

So I'm wondering if I'm hitting a hormone driven depression patch. I will start this out by saying I've already scheduled an appointment with my GP and have preemptively taken an extra blood tests for my regular Surgeon's appointment to make sure all is well with my other numbers.

What happened is a few weeks ago I started feeling really down and it doesn't make sense. I'm active, I have a good social life, friends, work, etc. Of course nothing is perfect. The problem is I started feeling really negative about myself, feeling like I had no point on this earth, why am I here, etc. And I walk around on the verge of tears. This is not like me at ALL. I am a very happy, vibrant person who kind of explodes with energy and happiness most of the time (I know, super annoying, lol!) But now I'm so testy and sad, I'm feeling depressed and crying myself to sleep. Yes I'm lonely, yes I want to find someone to share my life with but that doesn't explain this deep sadness and pain I'm experience - seemingly out of nowhere!!

So just looking to see if others of experienced this. I am 9 months post op, I'm following all the protocols on everything, food, water, exercise, vitamins, etc. OH! And the other thing, I don't think I've had my period for almost 2 months! (No, I'm not pregnant unless Jesus 2. 0 is in the works and no WAY would they pick me. lol!) That's the other reason I'm gonna see my doc. Something is up...

This is happening to me also. I had surgery in November 2016. This week has been really bad.

I have a similar situation - while I am only 7 weeks out, my period has completely stopped. I am 50 years old, but was not pre-menopausal prior to WLS. In addition, I have PMS-like symptoms pretty regularly (moodiness, fatigue, irritability).

Unfortunately I forgot to ask my doctor about this at my last appointment (but I would not have forgotten if it was a good day).

I have heard others say that our fat stores estrogen, other hormones and toxins. I don't know what the science is around this. But just in my experience of being on this journey - my stamina is not what it was prior to WLS, I am moodier and tend to have more times when I am just unhappy/angry/frustrated/sad for no reason at all.

The flipside, is I feel much better physically, am more active, my skin is clearer and none of my clothes fit me :-)

Same here. My poor husband is so nice to me while I'm having my little fits.

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I've been having small bouts of depression that seem to happen on days I lose a lot of weight at once. I definitely think it's at least in part due to hormones, but losing weight is emotional business. Many people used food as a crutch or to cope with unhealthy aspects of their lives - I noticed some long-ignored issues start bubbling to the surface for me too. It could be hormonal or psychological, or some combination. But if it gets severe to where it impairs with your daily life I think it would be time to discuss it with a Dr. Good luck.