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Originally Posted by Ladii
Hello, I'm new here and I specifically registered to talk about my possible PMDD symptoms. I can relate to this thread whole-heartedly. I also feel like I have this split personality because I'm generally a calm, sweet, caring type person. When I'm "PMSing" I'm the extreme opposite. I'm irritable, angry, depressed and anxious. I feel overwhelmingly guilty when I take it out on my son and because I'm a single parent, it's hard for me to get the break that I need.
I have heard somewhere that women choose to have their ovaries removed in order to alleviate their PMDD symptoms. Having a hysterectomy won't do the trick - it's the ovaries that regulate the hormones we're struggling with. If you choose to have your ovaries removed, you're likely going to have to take hormone supplements. That's all I know. I wish I could just walk in the doctor's office and request it without having to go through the hoopla of trials and meds.
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Having your ovaries removed is very drastic and should be a very last resort and most likely not necessary. If you have your ovaries removed you will go into early menopause and menopause has its own problems (believe me, I know, I'm there). Find a doctor who is sympathetic to woman suffering from PMDD and work with them. In this day and age there's no reason why a woman should suffer this way. PMDD is serious but it can be controlled through diet (protein and carbs), vitamins (B6, Calcium, Magnesium), regular exercise and dietary changes (absolutely no sugar, salt, caffeine, that means no coffee, tea, or soft drinks, energy drinks, exedrine or ANYTHING with caffeine, greasy food or spicy food of chocolate, these things tend to make PMS and PMDD symptoms much worse). I was put on Effexor which is a SSRI. It is primarily used for depression, bi-polar disorder and anxiety but it does work wonders for PMDD as it has a secondary effect on a woman's hormones. It is also a LOT safer than any synthetic hormones. Synthetic hormones are poison! They cause blood clots, stroke, heart attack, cancer, depression, and mood changes in some people. Synthetic hormones, I believe, are the reason so many woman end up with cancer later in life: Birth control pills when they are young and HRT when they reach middle age. So much for Big Pharma's gift to women!! Avoid them like the plague. Good luck.