Okay yes I know it’s PMDD. I have a formal diagnose, meds, and therapist. But damn this luteal is kicking my ass. I have healthy anxiety and panic disorder that I’m actually overcoming but it does flare in luteal. Not only did I convince myself today from the fatigue and palpitations that I had congenital heart failure but also that I have undiagnosed cancer. Girrrrl. The anxiety, panic attacks, crazy derealization, and EXTREME fatigue really gets scary for me. I lift heavy and do cardio 5-6 days a week. I walked for 20 mins today and had to lay in bed for an hour after. Does your guys PMDD get this bad? Headache for 3 days too. I’m also a day away from my period according to my chart.

It’s like, when I wake up on the first day of luteal I can just feel it in my bones. I have no energy, I just want to lay in bed and snack. I can feel each pound of weight in my body and everything just feels wrong and too much.

On top of that I’m considering cancelling plans because my best friend seemed a little upset with me and now I’ve been crying ever since and just want to stay in bed and all I can think about is that they hate me now and how I should die. It’s so annoying. Hello two weeks of hell.

Update: took some extra prozac thats been prescribed to me for my pmdd and hung out with my friend and they apologized for being snippy and felt so bad when they found out they set me off. God bless pills. (They’re also super supportive and understanding of my pmdd)

Hello! Wanted to get some input on starting Yaz versus trialing Slynd first.

On paper I’m low risk for Yaz- (barely) under 35, normal BMI, normotensive, non-smoker. But the DVT/PE risk still freaks me out. Also, my dad was a medical malpractice lawyer and I remember the Yaz/Yasmin cases he worked on in the 2000s.

Is it worth trialing Slynd first to see if the “safer” option works for me? Do I just go ahead and do Yaz because the relative risk of a VTE event is still lower than, say, in pregnancy? My gyn appointment is Friday and I feel stuck.

Okay so this is a very odd post from me but I'm going to share it here as I fear if i share with anyone else they will get me sectioned x

First off, i spent about 10 years diagnosed and no treatment suited me, this then lead me down a path doing some weird & questionable 'healing' experiences....

Anyway couple of years later i found the cocktail that worked for me and im currently managing my PMDD semi okay...

Anyway heres the weird part, I went to this healing session which was basically a sound bath on a water bed, with vibrations beneath you and then also a sort of emdr flashing therapy on your eyes.... honestly, how i find these things ill never know

... i thought it was basically a sound bath but boy was i wrong 🤣

I went through this whole experience about how I felt I was born an angry baby with this innate feeling of intense rage & anger... as if it was predestined that i was going to be a bitch haha 😆 i then felt like i was screaming constantly and i kept imagining i was letting all of the anger release from my body.... at this point i was bit pissed off because i originally came for the calm relaxation vibes but i thought lets stick with it

One thing i noticed was that the rage wasnt ugly, like i assumed it was.... it was powerful more than anything. I almost respected feeling that level of pure fucked-up-ness and it was almost something to admire.....

But i did feel a sort of resolve... almost like that feeling had been demanded to be felt since 5 lifetimes ago. As if i have been carrying an ancestral load of utter shit 😅 so there was that, and also just being able to look at PMDD from a new perspective was pretty interesting....

Anyway thanks for reading my strange post, has anyone else had any similar experiences? And if not I hope this was entertaining in some way at least ❤️

Hi all, I apologize for the long rant ahead, but I’m sure other people have experienced something similar. I have PMDD, painful periods, chronic fatigue, lower back pain, depression, and anxiety (as well as a long family history of endometriosis). I have been on the same birth control for a couple years now (Alacyen) and it’s worked wonders for me. Lighter flow, shorter periods, and less debilitating pain during menstruation. I was seeing a different OBGYN for awhile who was great but I was having problems with his office staff for awhile and decided to try someone new. (I also see a psychiatrist who has helped with my mental health and is a great provider). So I went to see a new OBGYN today and I left crying (I’m an empath and have a lot of bad experiences with doctors, ugh). I told her about my symptoms and my history of bad luck with birth controls in the past (a birth control in the past had me bleeding for nearly a year straight). But I told her I was looking for a second opinion on PMDD, chronic fatigue, and possible endo. This woman told me my only option was to change birth control and work out 5 days a week if I wanted relief. I was in utter shock, I challenged her and told her I have been working out 3 days a week and have had to build up to that overtime. She goes on to tell me there’s no excuse, that she’s a mother of 3, works full time and wakes up at 4am to workout during the week. After this comment I completely checked out, I can’t believe a doctor is so quick to compare herself to her patients with different health conditions, lifestyle, and biological factors. This really hit me like a truck because I feel like I’ve made so much progress with my health and fitness journey, It’s so sad that doctors like this exist. How do you deal with experiences like these?

Thanks in advance🩵

i feel like my case is so weird. i know that in PMDD the root issue isn’t a hormonal imbalance, but i don’t have normal hormone levels (PMOS), so i have an irregular cycle along with irregular but pretty obvious PMDD.

i have generally elevated estrogen levels and respond very well to progesterone (mentally and physically), i’m just more sensitive to progesterone (allopregnanolone?) withdrawal. i also have hormone-sensitive MCAS that’s very noticeably triggered by rises in estrogen and a genetic difference in one of the liver enzymes that breaks down estrogen (CYP1A2).

i’ve pretty much figured this all out on my own because no gynecologist or even reproductive endocrinologist ever understands my situation. luckily my immunologist is happy to prescribe progesterone because it treats MCAS. i’m just looking for other people in similar situations because so much of the usual advice doesn’t seem to apply?

Right, so I'm on day 2 of a really bad pmdd flare/episode or whatever, but this has come up in my mind for years so I thought today I would post and ask others, I think my non-pmdd brain knows the answer, but unfortunately she is not with us today, and we have full on pmdd bitch brain on.

My PMDD escalates real life problems, but also can cause delusional thinking, I have experienced psychosis with pmdd but not in the past year, this morning I woke up enraged about something important I need to make a decision on, I was thinking about all the worst case scenarios and was raging about the intentions of others and how I was interpreting everything, I was ready to confront the situation with an email I have drafted in my notes...

But I stopped myself because I noticed I was absolutely fuming and actually about to have a panic attack so instead I rolled a joint and took 2 diazipam (both prescribed medications for me) I also had some food and coffee and did some yoga

The problems I was raged about this morning don't seem so serious now, they are still problems but my brain doesn't seem them as a threat now

SO.... My question is.......

A. Was I just overreacting this morning because of pmdd and that causing me to rage and the medication has stopped my over reaction

B. Have I just numbed myself with medication and have resorted to people pleasing and ignoring the things that enraged me because I am medicated

Thanks for reading !

(This is partially for fun and curiosity I won't be making decisions today regardless of comments, just looking to see what others think or if you can relate)

My chiro sold me vitex (as well as tulsi & Endo supreme) to help with PCOS symptoms, Pmdd & fertility support. I took them for about 3-4 weeks beginning in early May, she directed me to take 2 per day, every day. I began having pregnancy like symptoms, nauseous in the morning, food aversion, late period. I took multiple pregnancy tests, at home & at the doc, not pregnant. Here I am, end of July, I still have yet to get my period for June or July. I’m emotional & on edge & rage full & so so so sad. I think my hormones are messed up now. Idk. We’re wanting to start ttc in October but now that I don’t even have a period, idk if that’s gonna happen. Any similar experiences? Did your period come back? I’m so scared I’ve messed up my body