So I just got diagnosed with PMDD. I figured it out myself, when I was scrolling on Twitter, and one of my favorite accounts was describing her extreme PMS. Her symptoms matched up so accurately with mine, that I immediately looked up PMDD when I saw that she use that acronym. I am mediately self diagnosed and shared this thought with my GYN and she agreed. I am about to start a low dose birth-control, and have an appointment with the psychiatrist to get started on SSRIs. And honestly ? All of this is such a relief for me. I've struggled with insanely intense periods in the last decade of my life. Every month I think I'm dying. So to finally have a name for what has literally been screwing me for half of my life, makes me feel like I'm not crazy. Like what I experienced is valid. And now I have a treatment plan and I'm so hopeful and optimistic, I've never felt so light before. And I haven't even started the medications! Anyways, this is my first post, but I just wanted to share in a group of people who have experienced similar trials. Thanks for whoever took time to read this, and good luck with y'alls cycles!