A question about low mood / mood swings

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Posting for traffic and i’d really welcome any advice/guidance from people.

I’m early 30’s and have often suffered low moods/mood swings in my adult life. In 2018 I went to the doctors who diagnosed depression.

In the years since I had a few ups and downs, thought I may have type 1 diabetes at one point with certain symptoms but bloods were tested and all fine.

My moods have worsened recently and are affecting my relationship so I know I now need to take this seriously and do something about it. It’s the randomness of them, I can wake up in the foulest mood and then not shift it. I go to the gym quite regularly, eat healthily in the main, try and get outside daily and don’t have any major worries financially.

I am thinking the time has probably come to go back to the doctors and ask to explore medication. I am so sick of feeling like this and as if there’s nothing to look forward to. I am worried what mood I’ll wake up in every day and how I’ll snap at my partner.

Hearing from anyone who has been through similar or any advice etc would be really appreciated x

Is it linked to any of the following? Hormonals cycle? Eating a lot of sugar? A bad night's/ not enough sleep? Worry about events you can't control? Low carb diet? Too much social media? Lack of social interaction?

Those usually affect my mood. In the end I found the hormonal mood drops to be the worst- usually just after ovulation, or just coming on my period, my mood would tank and I'd feel really cold (literally) and unfriendly.

I'm now on a daily sub therapeutic dose (am 45) of an antidepresssant (10mg) and I take it before bed and it really helps to feel more motivated when I wake up. I'll probably just stay on it indefinitely until I reach menopause.

The other thing suggested to me was going on the progesterone only coil just to see if it could level things out (I cannot have HRT and they wouldn't give me propanolol for anxiety due to another condition).

Assuming you've considered if these mood swings are related to menstrual cycle?

No not linked to cycle, I have tracked that