Just a little anecdote:  I once had a client who would break out in
hives when she breastfed - every single time!  They would disappear
within a short time.  We figured it out as being oxytocin-related when I
asked her if she experienced the same with orgasm - and it was YES!
Didn't solve the issue, but her mind was eased!  Anyone else hear of
such? 

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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:34 AM
Subject: D-MER update and neuropsychophysiologist search

The name of this not-so-terribly-rare anomaly from "depressive MER" to
"dysphoric MER", which implies shorter duration and a wider range of
just-plain-no-fun feelings.  But it's still D-MER, and the website that
a D-MER mother put together, www.d-mer.org, is getting better all the
time.  For those who missed it before, there are some women who
experience any oxytocin surge not as a pleasure but as a stomach-sinking
feeling - guilt, homesickness, helplessness, hopelessness, sometimes
even anger.  It seems to begin with the release of oxytocin in the
brain, and disappears completely once the surge is over, reliable and
unavoidable as a knee jerk.  

But we're still in a quandary about what causes it and what to do about
it.  It sure seems that it's some combination of dopamine and prolactin,
as well as oxytocin (as if any rise in oxytocin tips some balance that's
already precarious).

It's been suggested that we seek the help of a neuropsychophysiologist,
but those are a little scarce on the ground in the towns where she and I
live.  Any thoughts?

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY  USA www.normalfed.com

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