Thread: Pmdd help?

Hi all,

Over the last six months my periods have been awful- irregular, heavy and painful. On top of that the week building up to my period I have really severe depression- crying all the time, feeling worthless/useless, feeling angry and irritable. Also finding it hard to concentrate on day to day activities.
Last week was the worst is ever been- my relationship nearly ended because of it. I feel like Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde.

I have a history of depression and I used to cope with my feelings through self harming and large amounts of alcohol. Last week I was so low I could feel my slipping back to my "old" ways and it terrified me. I don't want to be that person.

I have been researching PMDD and decided to go and see my GP this morning who actually made me feel worse and like I was wasting her time. After telling her why I was there she responded "well there isn't much we can do for PMT".

I'm really dreading my next period, the thought of feeling like that again. I love my partner so much, I don't want it all to end because of this but I don't know what to do.

Can anyone offer me any advice?

Hi Liberty89, PMDD is real - and yes the most common feedback it feels like jeckyl and mr. hyde. It's horrible - aweful thing to go to. There is a cure!! I thankfully have cured mine. Certainly there was some trial and error but I got relief almost immediately. The cause of the PMDD is from an imbalance between progesterone and estrogen, creating what is called estrogen dominance. AKA - the monster that you feel come out between day 14 until bleed and sometimes sticks around while you are bleeding. It can be caused by different things such as genetics (I believe mine was genetic), diet, birth control pill, etc. For me the solution is I have to take Bio-identical progesterone to balance myself out. If you are taking birth control (which is a synthetic form of hormones both estrogen and progesterone), you will have to stop in order to take bio-identical. I recommend purchasing the PMS CURE written by Dr. Jones. It's an online book- you can work on fixing the problem yourself and I do also recommend you find a doctor that specializes in hormonal balance who will help you. You don't have to live this way anymore....really! I know I destroyed relationships, jobs, you name it while i was possessed by the PMDD monster - and then it took days to recover from the trauma of being possessed. BIO-IDENTICAL progesterone supplementation has saved my life - I was suicidal every month.