PMDD?

Question

Hi! I’m 19 years old, a sophomore in college and I have noticed a trend of depression since I started college. Every month, 2 weeks before my period starts, I wake up feeling hopeless and sad with almost no motivation to do anything. And it lasts until halfway through my period. I really thought something was wrong with me for a while until the other day when I looked it up in the context of my menstrual cycle. I realized I had many more symptoms of PMDD than just depression. How should I go about diagnosis?

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I also suffer from PMDD and I notice that every month it’s different but the symptoms do start 14 days before my period and a maybe 3 days into my period I have the symptoms so you are not alone

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Have you kept a record of your symptoms and when they happen?

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Track your symptoms for 3 months. An app called Me vs PMDD tracks severity of symptoms. Bring it up with your OBGYN, if they don't listen to you, get a second opinion. I have PMDD and had the same symptoms. It's definitely a process to figure it out, but it's worth it. Good luck! ☺️

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I had no idea I had PMDD until after I was admitted into the ER 🥴
I had a baby 9months ago and was diagnosed with postpartum depression at 5mon PP. Then, I had a moment of crisis and went to the ER. After talking with a psychiatrist, he determined I had PMDD. I already take fluoxetine for the PPD and he added aripiprazole to help manage my mood. 
I also switched BC from the nexplanon to the mili pill. My goal is to wean off the aripiprazole after by next year.

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You need to go to your gyno, they'll give you a chart where you can track your symptoms for two months. After that doending on the chart, you'll get a diagnosis. Good luck💖

PMDD?

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