Hi All,
I'm new here. I have a lifetime history of unipolar depression that has been managed pretty well by SSRIs, but since about May I have been responding to antidepressants and then suddenly not responding 2 weeks later. This has never happened to me and is honestly very upsetting. I am 54 years old and also "started" perimenopause this summer. (I missed a period for the first time). My psychiatrist wants me to start a mood stabilizer and thinks I may be bipolar (though it would be bipolar II as my high periods are pretty mild). I got a 2nd opinion and that psychiatrist suggested hormone replacement therapy first. Does anyone have experience with their moods changing based on female hormones and/or perimenopause? Thank you!