hi my name is teresa and i have suffered horrible periods sense i was a teenager.but now that im in my lat e30's i have even gotten worse..i m extremely irritable..it has affected my jobs my life period.i went to the docter cuz i bleed so bad i constantly run bk and fourth i wear pads and tampons an dyet still have to run bk and fourth..my thing is she has prescribed me zoloft and i have taken antidepressants before and they are terrible they weird me out way to much make me feel extremely funny..and more anxious.i thought there was somthing specifically for pmdd..she says that life is very stresful etc etc etc..i am also going to have the thermocare thing done.where they go in an do a in office procedure.they burn the lining of your uterus and scrape it.this should either make my periods lighter r do away with them altogether..but i could eventually have heavy periods again as well in future..but its worth a try...anyways just wanted to share my story with you all..