Thread: EXTREME pms

Ok, so just like the title says, once a month I turn into a monster. My pms is so extreme it takes over my whole life. For the most part I'm a health conscious person- watch what I eat, work out 5 times a week.

But every month, about 16 days before my period starts, I feel a noticeable drop in my energy that lasts maybe two days, and then BOOM, it takes over. And for the next two weeks, I have so little energy that I can't get out of bed; on the days I don't drag myself outta bed I've slept till 2 in the afternoon and still felt tired!; I just feel like I can't wake up. (I think that's called hypersomnia??)

Not only that but I feel like I can barely concentrate on basic daily tasks and even talking to people takes superhuman effort. I get extremely irritable over the smallest things and snap at everyone around. Normally I'm a super clean person but during this time most of my housework doesn't get done. And as bad as these symptoms are, I feel like the worst is my eating...it's completely out of control. I probably consume between 3-5,000 calories every day sometimes even more than that. There is no self-control, no matter how hard I try. There's only intense hunger and cravings that get the better of me. As weird as it sounds, I feel like I need all that food. And obviously, seeing as how I have to force myself to do things like taking a shower and brushing my teeth, I absolutely cannot exercise. (The only thing that prevents me from blowing up like a balloon is that after it's all over, I work extra hard to burn off everything.)

3 days after I start to bleed, I slowly return to my normal self again. Does this sound like pmdd? I dread that time of the month. Can anyone give me some insight or recommend any home remedies that have worked for you? (Goen to the dr is out, I don't have health insurance and I'm in a sticky financial situation.) I already take fish oil and vitamin B-complex, and it does help, but not nearly enough. Is there anything out there that will really help, or do I have to just suck it up until I'm able to go to the dr? Any advice is appreciated, and sorry for writing a novel :P

Thank you so much! I'll definitely be trying this