Severe emotional PMS?

Question

Is anyone else like a completely different person the week before/of your period? I’m talking, extreme frustration, sadness, physical and mental exhaustion, headaches, etc? What can I do? I’m already on an anti depressant-but honestly spending half of my life feeling this way has got to stop. I’m miserable. Tips appreciated.

Answer

Yes. It's called Premenstrual Disphoric Disorder (PMDD). I developed this after I had my baby and it's a nightmare. About a week before my period and ovulation, I get intensely emotional, erratic, the level of rage is insane, migraines, insomnia (even worse than I already deal with), muscle spasms, shakiness. There's very few treatment options: birth control, antidepressants, or a hysterectomy. It may or may not ever go away; in fact, it's likely to get worse with age. My OBGYN was brutally honest about this.

Severe emotional PMS?

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