B's.Guy

Hello Ladies,

I would first like to express that I hope that I am not crossing any boundaries in posting in your forum.

I would like to start by introducing myself and explaining why I am posting here. My name is David (38Yr. old Male), and I am living with a woman who is diagnosed with PMDD. We have been dating for over a year and living together for the past 9 months. She has been suffering with PMDD for several years now and in recent months just started Sertraline for her diagnosis. It is still to early to tell if this recent course of action will help her in alleviating some of her symptoms.

I have done some research on the net on PMDD and it has helped in understanding that what she goes threw isn't her fault or better yet that her diagnosis isn't any kind of excuse for her symptoms. Its difficult to understand what a woman with this diagnosis goes threw on a monthly basis from a male perspective. It is also difficult for the sufferer of PMDD to see what those around her goes threw during this period. For example: One day I am the route of all her problems and the next day I am her savior. It is a very difficult roller coaster ride.

I know that most issues we have don't exist in a vacuum, and that the issues that cause "drama" in our lives don't all extend from her diagnosis. Sometimes though it's difficult to see where the PMDD stops and other issues start. It's not like I can ask "is this a PMDD related issue" during an issue. << attempt at some humor here. But the question still runs threw the back of my head when issues come to a boiling point.

I want to be clear here, I in no way am saying that I am a perfect partner and never have any of my own personal issues interfere with our relationship. But what I'm asking is if there is any kind of support group for men who's significant others suffer with PMDD.