BEING A WOMAN
A mother of two, who read the article I wrote last week, sent me an email saying she has been using antidepressants for almost 10 years. Hearing her story made me think about the difficulties of being a woman in our country, and I wanted to share my thoughts with you.
If our women are unhappy, their moods are changing, they feel mentally and physically tired, and their energy levels are decreasing; for some reason, they are considered to be depressed and are taken to the doctor by their relatives.
Without listening to our women, without talking to them, without taking their medical history, and often without even looking them in the face, we prescribe them antidepressants and send them away.
It doesn’t even cross our minds to do a blood sugar test (fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, blood lipids, and OGTT measurement) or a thyroid test (blood tests, thyroid ultrasound, thyroid biopsy), even though the symptoms are identical to those of depression.
Of the 56 million boxes of antidepressants prescribed in 2016, the majority were used by women for these and similar reasons.
I would like to share the comments of the women, mothers, and fathers who have taken the time and effort to share their thoughts on this subject, via the link below. I believe that these observations will greatly enrich our knowledge.
facebook.com/Dr.U.Ugural/KADIN OLMAK
Unless we change, we continue to encounter people in the same spheres of influence who will inflict the same pain, sadness, and disappointment.
With my respect and regards.
Uğur Uğural
