Comments on: PMDD Leftovers and Frustrations

By: Della Middleton

Della Middleton — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:22:02 +0000

november 2009 I wrote on this site and I am now on Zoladex (UK) which inhibits ovulation and an hrt supplement. I had my first injection in august 2010 and have not looked back. Once my dr realised what I had and sent me to a specialsit, I have been very lucky. I have not had a bad bout of P|MDD since. I am back working full time and right now HAPPY. so anyone reading this, DO NOT give up, get help and make sure that your doc understands how bad this awful thing makes us feel.

You can beat it.

Della

By: Dazie

Dazie — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:46:36 +0000

wow i not only found a closer match to my major PMS i found a daisy. so u all have my attention but i don’t have money for a doc. when i did the docs say it’s normal all women have this & it’s not that bad.this is getting worse as i get older. i have had antidepressants for depression in my 20s & 30s they did nothing. iv had consoling off & on not for pmdd i never knew there was such a thing. i do know 1 to 2 weeks before my pried i get bad i think every one is being imposable.i am defending myself & people say im crazy. i have realized i am crazy over the last year. this all started about 6 to 8 years ago when my Brest got bigger & hurt real bad a few months latter i stopped having periods but the brest & crazies didn’t stop. i didn’t even know the crazy part i really thought every one was mean & imposable. i did go to a doc for my brest and we talked of my sometimes period he said i needed a blood test on my hormones when the symptoms are active before my period started. but my brest always hurt & i never knew when i was going to start. my crazy, mean, everyone is imposable, depressed & no one understands argumentative, confused, lack of memory & saver back pain, well i was clueless so i did not get a blood test cuz i didn’t know when symptoms were active. i still don’t realize it until my period starts. all this stuff stops. this is how i realized something is going on. so about 1 year of no periods then they started again it took a few months & they became regular. with a few months in a row my Brest went dawn & stopped hurting. i see now the craziness not only stayed it got worse. pretty much this last year i became convinced this back ache & imposable people thing stops with my period so ya i’m crazy & don’t know it. i even found myself getting in conflicts with my boss & that is not me,iv never done that. the boss is always right even when they are wrong i kept my anger inside,not in the last year. so im scarred cuz this is getting worse. im scarred that it will not stop with menopause cuz that’s were it seems to have started or got so bad i stared realizing it. i have no job now & the kids went to live with dad cuz im imposable. i was looking to help hormones with diet & found your site. i have been working on positive thinking non stop for a couple of years its kinda getting better,i gotta work real hard non stop but i think its getting better. my kids don’t agree but they are teens so i give them half credit on this. iv read for a few hours & every site seas 3 treatments, pills,consoling & diet, yet there is no proven cure. what dose a person do ? im a believer in fix the problem don’t identify the problem & get stuck in it. So i will book mark this site and look back and i will gladly read a E-mail reply. i will track my mood on a daily diary. im laughing because i was doing this & stopped cuz its crazy. now i realize maybe it will help a doc lesson when i can afford it. maybe i will find a pattern & can remind myself every one might not be imposable. this is bad enough that even though im now living alone i will still notice when life is helpless & hopeless plus my friends will be frustrating so i wont want to talk with them.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:52:43 +0000

I am desperate and am no longer willing to just ride this out. I have destroyed most,if not all of the important relationships in my life because of what i’ve recently realized is pmdd. I cannot find a doctor anywhere that will seriously address it. They basically call it bad pms and put me on a birth control pill. The last stint with the pill was horrible… I bled everyday for about 3 months and I didn’t see any results. I have been diagnosed with PCOS and I am convinced there is a link. I am committed to getting to the bottom of this before i totally destroy my life and lose my current relationship. I want to learn all that I can and find out who is doing the research on this issue. Please advise me as to how I can get truly involved in the research of this life altering condition. I need to be proactive and I don’t know where to begin. As I write to you I am recovering from an all night destructive fight with my live in boyfriend (that I am completely at fault for) and am now overwhelmed with a sense of guilt and shame. Thank you in advance for responding to this.

By: Erika Krull, MS, LMHP

Erika Krull, MS, LMHP — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:42:08 +0000

Crzy,

Hi – I’m glad you wrote in. Just so you’re clear, I am not a medical doctor. I can’t give you a clear answer on why some medications have been difficult for you. I do know that medication can be helpful and it may be very well worth your effort to examine exactly what you took and how you reacted. You have multiple issues, which certainly makes it more complicated. I wouldn’t write off anti-depressants altogether because there are so many different types.

You can certainly start exercising regularly and take a closer look at your sleep regimen to make sure you are getting plenty of rest. I really don’t know about your final question, doing it without anti-depressants. You may need to consult with a psychiatrist that specializes in hormonal mood disorders. They may have a clearer idea of how to help you.

I know, the ups and downs of PMDD can really push you to your limits. I wish you the best and I do hope you let me know how things go.

By: Crzy

Crzy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:03:14 +0000

Hello. I know this blog was started over a year ago, but I thought I could give it a whirl that you may respond.
I have been diagnosed with PMDD. It has gotten so bad lately. I feel like I am losing my mind. For about 2 weeks a month, I become depressed, have indescribable anxiety, have crazy obsessive thoughts, angry, and feel completely disconnected from reality. It’s so hard to try and explain the way I feel. I noticed that the symptoms have gotten severely worse since switching to the birth control Kariva. I was switched to this due to migraines. I have decided to get off of the birth control to see if the symptoms decrease. Is it possible that birth control could cause the symptoms to be worse? I started to see a psychologist about my symptoms. I guess I just wanted to see what your advice was regarding PMDD. Is there a way to deal with it and not take antidepressants? I had a really bad effect to them in the past and I’m scared to try them again. Thanks

By: rachell

rachell — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:52:34 +0000

I am seriously having the same problem right now. My doctor diagnosed me with PMDD 3 years ago, till this days my husband doesn’t understand how serious this is. We are always arguing and it is really hard on me, I don’t know what to do.

By: AMom

AMom — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:20:06 +0000

I never realized I had PMDD until my doctor put my on YAZ as birth control/endometriosis treatment. PMDD was something I never really thought I had – PMS,yes – but not PMDD. After about two months, I realized that I was almost calm for 98% of the month and that the 10 days of hell I went thru every month for some 30-odd years had disappeared. It was a VERY strange feeling. It helped the endo by making my flow ever so much lighter and helped to reduce the cramping and pain as well. I kept thinking to myself that if this is how other women had their periods every month then it was no wonder they didn’t think it was that much of a problem. I guess I confirmed a diagnosis by using the medication rather than months of symptom tracking. I stayed on the medication probably longer than I really needed to since it made me feel SO much better – even better than any anti-depressants I had tried in the past.

By: Erika Krull, MS, LMHP

Erika Krull, MS, LMHP — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:54:30 +0000

Tracy,

I hope you truly find a solution and support from your doctor. If for some reason that doesn’t happen, go get a second opinion or a third. If you’ve tracked it and you are finding similar symptoms to what’s been described here, you should be able to get help somewhere. Don’t give up! And come back to this post and write what happened. For good or for bad, you can get support here. Stay encouraged!

Erika

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:43:42 +0000

I feel so relieved to find information on this. I think I have been suffering since I was a teen. My cycles were always horrendous and there were times I would miss school because of pain shooting down my legs with the cramps. After I had my first daughter it seemed to get better. After my second, it got worse. It is now spiraling out of control. My husband kept telling me I have anger issues, but deep down I always knew it was more than that. I started tracking my “wacko” cycles and sure enough about a week before and a couple days after every period it hit in. I have an appt with my doctor and I hope I can get some relief soon. My family is suffering and I can stand being angry like this. Thank you all for sharing. It helps so much.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:52:00 +0000

I’m a PMDD sufferer who took Zoloft for several years. It took the edge off, but also flattened me out across the board, so I couldn’t ever be myself. A year ago I went off Zoloft and went on Yaz. It has changed my life for the better. The symptoms aren’t gone, but they are liveable for me and my family. I know Yaz has lawsuits against it, but I have experienced no side effects and for a PMDD sufferer, it is a miracle drug.