Depression and Endometriosis?

I have seen six gynos, two internal specialists and an ER in an attempt to relieve what I believe is endometriosis. I have had abdominal and pelvic ultrasounds and a CT scan and all have come through fine but am still in pain. My doctors say that it is impossible for me to have endo because I am on birth control pills.
Today, I saw a new gyno who said that I could not have endometriosis. He suggested that the pelvic pain could be caused by childhood sexual abuse and when I answered truthfully that this was not the case he did not seem to believe me. He went on to suggest that the fatigue, hot flashes, dizziness and nausea might be symptoms of clinical depression and suggested I start taking Prozac. I disagree with him -- I don't think I'm depressed.
I am interested in opinions from women who have had similar experiences. Did your doctor suggest depression/abuse and it turned out to be endo? Or, conversely, did you think you had endo and it turned out to be depression?

I have endo as well as several other pelvic floor/region and abdominal conditions and in my experience it took a lot of patience and time and searching before I was properly diagnosed. Whether the chicken comes before the egg or the egg comes before the chicken, most people with chronic pain experience symptoms of depression either mental or physical or both. For me this has been a very long experience from onset of problems to diagnosis and treatment. I did get into therapy but opted against meds for my head :)...I found that it did help because the pain and lack of empathy and understanding really became frustrating. I eventually found a doctor that said she would do a laparoscopy just to 'check things out'...low and behold in turned into several small incisions and a bunch of adhesion's were cleaned up and removed. She apologized profusely for doubting my 'unseen' symptoms and was my OBGYN for years afterward listening to what my gut instincts said about MY body. It is your body and if you know something isn't right...it probably isn't. Be persistent and patient research as much as possible to find a specialist in your area and best of luck to you.

I'm so sorry I have no answers for you but I am very curious to stay connected to this question so I ma posting so I can see what others say. My mother had her uterus removed due to endo at the age of 22.

Never been in that situation. Doctor's can definitely tell if you have endo or not. You've been through many tests, and it's more than once, been ruled out. Maybe it's something else... I don't know, I'm not there. Lol!

I can say, a couple years ago, I felt like I was dying, I didn't feel right at all. I went to the er twice then the doc's a couple times, and they found nothing... I think "This can't be! They are wrong!" I just went on with my life and had a baby.

Now two years later I have realized, that maybe they were right. It's all in my head.. They asked if I was depressed and I wasn't. Maybe I just didn't realized I was, because I am still suffering with problems today.

This Thursday I am meeting with a counselor to talk to her about depression and anxiety... Which I did not notice until recently when I stopped thinking about my symptoms and realized it is in my head.

Good luck to you!

o my gosh i so know exactly what you are going through! I am 17 years old and have had problems like that for over two years now. and at first they could not figure what was causeing my pain so they put me in the hospital for a week and they were just guessing and they did a bunch of surgerys and took out my appendex, which that didnt make the pain go away. and after that it kept getting worse and worse and so my mom took me to the er twice and they finally set me up with a gyno and he said it was endometriosis so he did a surgery to remove it and he confirmed that is what i have. but then he put me on the luperon shot that put me in menopause to keep it from coming back which that only made things worse for me, and he sent me to a fertility speaclist then and he did anouther surgery to remove the endometriosis and he got in under control for me now and he is just trying to preserve my female parts till after my child birthing years. Yes it was a rollar coaster for me and i still have to deal with it. But it is likely you can have it this young trust me i know lol and when i was diagnosied with it i was on birth control pills. so that has no effect on it. So if that doctor says that then my advice is find anouther one who will do something to help. It took me many doctors to finally find the one to help me! I know its hard going through this but your not alone! Hope this helps