Possible antidepressant effect of oral contraceptives: case report

J Clin Psychiatry. 1984 Aug;45(8):350-2.

Abstract

An oral contraceptive was used successfully to treat recurrent premenstrual depressions and a subsequent major depressive episode in a 20-year-old woman. The relationship between premenstrual and major depressions is explored and the overlapping CNS effects of gonadal steroids and classical antidepressants are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antidepressive Agents*
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / pharmacology
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / therapeutic use
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic / pharmacology
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic / therapeutic use
  • Depressive Disorder / complications
  • Depressive Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology
  • Dexamethasone
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Mestranol / pharmacology*
  • Mestranol / therapeutic use
  • Norethindrone / pharmacology*
  • Norethindrone / therapeutic use
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / complications
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Premenstrual Syndrome / psychology

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
  • Drug Combinations
  • Dexamethasone
  • Norinyl
  • Mestranol
  • Norethindrone
  • Hydrocortisone