Hey Ardee,
I wanted to say thanks so much for posting about your progress- might sound crazy but it really helped calm me down tonight.
Did you ever get an answer to your question about the progesterone-like component? I've been wondering the same.
I was on zoladex and livial prior to a total hysterectomy and ovaries out also. Like you, I felt great pre-surgery, my mood was stable for the first time in my life. So amazing.
I've stayed on the livial after my surgery, I'm 2 weeks post and starting to feel pretty depressed, I'm so disappointed and scared. I read something about how livial can sometimes cause depression because of its progesterone effect and I wondered if this could somehow be more of a factor after surgery if the uterus is gone.
So many factors I guess, it's hard when none of the doctors seem to really understand the factors either. I'm just trying to remind myself that when I first went on the zoladex and livial, there were a few hellish weeks before things settled down. Hopefully this will be similar.
I hope you've stayed feeling well, thanks again for posting your story.