A case of rapid mood cycling with estrogen: implications for therapy.
In a patient with a severe depressive episode that did not respond to antidepressants, rapid mood cycling abruptly developed during a clinical trial of estrogen. This association may provide a further suggestion of estrogen's antidepressant activity and its possible use in certain situations of resistant depression.
D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D003984:Dibenzazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
D003984:Dibenzazepines; D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)