Possible antidepressant effect of oral contraceptives: case report.
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.
D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003280:Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008656:Mestranol / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009640:Norethindrone / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D003280:Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic; D004338:Drug Combinations; D003907:Dexamethasone; C014715:Norinyl; D008656:Mestranol; D009640:Norethindrone; D006854:Hydrocortisone