For lack of a better word, I feel so trapped whenever my period is near. I generally don’t want to be around people, I just want to be able to do my own thing and I feel like I’m going to come out of my skin.

I had a hilarious conversation with chat gpt about my pmdd night sweats I'm on ssris so that doesn't help hahaha 💀 it came up with this funny but helpful check list for you sweaty queens lol.

A trick I've been using even though it's not great for you, is sleeping with my hair wet/damp it seems to help keep my head cool with the fan on. I already keep my bedroom freezing lol

Hope any of this helps! 😘

I’m about to rip everyone around me a new asshole. The shittiness in certain (not all) people is fully apparent and I’m ready to let them know. I know I’m transitioning to luteal (edited to correct “literal” to “luteal”) right now. This is one of my worst days of the cycle. Talk me off the ledge please. Love you all.

I'm more sad the last two days of my period than I have been the week before and I was still sad now I'm just crazy sad. Idk how to explain.

It's like a deep deep pain sadness through my body. Everything is making me super emotional and I just feel rotten. My coworker had her last day today and that in itself has made me more emotional than ever.

I’m very anti-med and always go to natural route if possible. Well, my symptoms reached in all time, awful peak. I got muscle aches, joint pain, fatigue, moodiness, and a bloat I could not shake two weeks before my period. I call it the period flu.

I decided to try birth control. I’m on month two. No side effects other than the first week I was tired. NO SYMPTOMS besides a little moodiness and craving for chocolate a few days before the period.

If you feel lost, consider the pill.

I’m CLINICALLY undiagnosed for PMDD because I’m already treated for most of the things you can treat in the way of PMDD- my psychiatrist is aware and we up my dose around my cycle, etc.

But. Of course I’ve always wondered what portion of my struggles are “normal” struggles vs “hormonal” ones. Obviously it’s not easy to tell when you’re constantly also cycling on and off different birth controls for the same reason.

So first off. We can all thank the PMDD for the conception of my son! Lmao. I was on Nikki, the generic of Yaz, for about 7 months before I messed up taking it enough to mess my cycle up at all. I thought— typical, I forgot to take it. It triggered a period. I’ve gotta be better about this.

After 3 months of having TWO periods, though, I’m sure yall can imagine I was a wreck. It was like 2/3 of my normal PMDD symptoms, every two weeks hormonally. It was wrecking my physical abilities to work as well as my emotional stability. On top of what “normal” folks would complain about- I mean, I was bleeding somewhat randomly for months?!

Either way. I had to get behind this somehow. So after 3 months of my body not readjusting and still giving me a bonus period, I decided I’d go off my birth control until my body adjusted and then maybe try a different one (unfortunately yaz wasn’t helping as much as I’d hoped).

Surprise!!!! I conceived within 2 weeks of going off of my birth control. Don’t get me wrong- it was no “miracle” conception, but it surprised me how fast I conceived. Basically before I thought far enough into other forms of conception. That’s not what I’m here for though….

I’m (mostly) here to say: as I predicted, being pregnant and NOT having a menstrual cycle is WAY LESS EMOTIONALLY TUMULTUOUS. I REPEAT. I AM SO MUCH LESS HORMONAL AND EMOTIONAL WHILE PREGNANT THAN ANY OTHER TIME.

like. I keep catching myself being WAY more logical and rational in reference to things that “should” make me an emotional mess because IM USED TO MUCH MORE WRECKED HORMONE LEVELS I GUESS YALL.

Anyway. Idk. I was always curious so AMA, y’all!

I usually do lh tests and track my cycle but due to a recent ectopic pregnancy (whole other issue 😩) I fell off tracking. I knew I had to be somewhat near my period but it really helps me to have a “warning” things might flip for me soon vs identifying it in the moment.

My on again off again (also a whole other issue) partner needed space this week to deal with work stress, relationship/family stress. Which I can usually handle well but…. This week…

I saw myself become overly anxious, texting incessantly, becoming a ball of crazy energy that needed to go somewhere, called several times over and over and fully crashed out.

Again with tracking I can usually handle this better, as I’m like hey, it’s coming, maybe this thought isn’t rational and sit on it for a day but this time I saw it all happen like an out of body experience that I couldn’t stop and I feel sick with my behaviour last night.

I hate how I acted yesterday so much. I hate that I’ve done this before and will do it again. I hate that I failed at all of the strides I made to work on this. I hate my brain!!!!

Anyways thanks for letting me rant!

Please no judgement, I need to rant somewhere safe and I’m feeling a little lost.

I know what a lot of people think and would probably say - why are you still together ? If I’m honest, it’s because I’m not financially independent right now and we are living at his parents due to irrelevant life stuff.

Yes I haven’t been the best to him during my luteal, lashing out, being nasty, raging and ranting. This was largely before I knew or realised I had pmdd.

He’s been the most part understanding but there’s still that little niggle there - rolling his eyes, that huff, telling me to keep my composure to help myself and others around me in a really REALLY patronising way etc

Never doing any research, never listening to me when I’m calm, always avoiding talking about anything that involves my emotions because he thinks his are more important

I used to wallow in the feelings of overwhelm and become paralysed with the ‘why me’s’, I still do but internally now and not so often. I’ve started exercising more and eating better, started talking to myself kinder - however - no matter how much I look after myself, have things that help me regulate, I am reminded every month of how emotionally immature he is.

His lashings out, his reactiveness, me treading on eggshells about mentioning anything he does that upsets me. Yet the understanding he wants from me, I do not receive.

There’s a lot more and I probably could have written this more cohesively but I am feeeeeeeeling yano

My doctor prescribed me fluoxetine to help my pmdd. But I told her I also have the physical symptoms like nausea and indigestion. Not sure if it's related but it seems to come around like clockwork. Anyways, in the past I've also been prescribed zofran for the nausea. My new dr said I shouldn't be taken that so much. But when I'm severely ill I can't help but pop one in and it helps. Anyways, has anyone else taken fluoxetine?? I'm scared to take it. With my anxiety and all..

are ruining my relationships and connections with people. 😢

I just want to be normal.

Side note: Along with my last cycle going longer it was also one of the hardest cycles I’ve had mentally in a really long time.

About 9 months ago, I went on Slynd and honestly, after a couple months, it was amazing. It was the best I had felt with PMDD in as long as I can remember. Because I take it continuously, I don't even have a period anymore, but this last month, I feel like perimenopause has broken through the reprieve I was feeling. I've had all the classic mood symptoms of pmdd combined with weight gain in my belly area, night sweats from hell, swollen sore boobs, and a whole bunch of other things that could or could not be symptoms. I'm 44, so perimenopause is highly likely.

Any other perimenopausal peeps out there? What are you doing to stay sane?

I also take Effexor and Vyvanse. I feel particularly bummed out because I was soooooo grateful to finally feel some reprieve. I have a doctor's appt Tuesday, thinking of asking to try an estrodial patch on top of the slynd.

Help girls. I woke up with all the feels, sore joints, anxious, weak, and like I’m not well. Checked Flo and I’m day 20.

Slight cramping starting and massive spot on chin. No energy to get ready/ put makeup on. Have taken my zoloft and its still not helping.

Just want to rest and have a self-care day.

But I have a first hinge date tonight at 7 with a really nice guy. Do you think I should wait a bit and force myself?

Or listen to my body /pmdd brain and reschedule?

I want him to see me at my best.. but I don’t want to piss him off equally😪

7-10 days before my period comes, absolute hell. It’s an enormous struggle to motivate myself to do even the SMALLEST tasks, I have zero capacity for concentration, often feel suicidal, hopeless, etc. I look forward to the week AFTER my period when I know I’ll feel more similarly to a human being for a short time. It sucks living this way.

I work retail and there's stupid sales happening and I cannot handle any of it right now. I've gotten literally no sleep, i can't eat because I'm too nauseous and I keep lashing out. I don't want to call in because I don't want to be that person who is unreliable but oh god I cant do this. I literally got dressed and I just started bawling my eyes out and I know I'll start crying as soon as I get there and my manager asks me how I'm doing. I'm just so tired I just want to rest this is a nightmare

By “sister” I meant “pmdd sisters”

—>Give up your best (worst) memes…please…thx!

‘Ovulating 3 days early $!@&?! and we’re (hubby, son18 & I) moving this weekend…

Me, to Me: “YOU BE NICE TO PEOPLE”

I knew it when this morning I was full-on into researching PMDD and related topics when I needed to be exercising & packing.

I’m so predictable. My PMDD symptoms + Rx info: FYI I have SI, paranoia, dysphoria, rage, dissociation (not disassociation by choice), triggered while driving or by spouse :-( for no reality-based reasons…if not medicated. Also mania for a couple days between episodes. Crazy. Zoloft 50-75mg in 2 weeks of luteal, 25mg before and after.

I find that during my luteal phase I am overly passionate and intense, I tell myself this is a good thing for job interviews but it doesn’t seem to work…

Am I right in thinking I should hold off on it and reschedule it for after my period 😂💀 us PMDD girlies are a special ✨case after all…😳

I have a problem.I can’t sleep on my period.i am up.

What can I do?

I have taken melatonin and it’s not helping me.

What can I do?

I have had this problem before.

I am so glad I found this sub first of all and I’m sending my love to all of you living this hell. I don’t know how to make this post in a proper way sounding coherent etc, but I wanted to ask does it get better? What’s the point of living if I know that for the rest of my life I’ll have to deal with this every month? Sometimes it will even start during my ovulation so I’ll literally only have a week where I’m being sane and actually have energy. During this good week or two weeks I do have energy and will to live I want to fix my life etc but then it all comes back. And there’s nothing to do other than wait it out. Where I’m currently I don’t have access to doctors so i can’t even ask to go on the pill or for antidepressants or anything like that and tbh I’m really scared of the pill since I’m also struggling with pcos and I feel it will just make it worse like it did when I want on the implant or however was called which just made me gain lots of weight. I don’t want to have to choose between not wanting tj kill my self every month and feeling good about my body even if that sounds superficial. I feel cursed and I feel hopeless I really don’t know if I can keep living this hell for the rest of my life and if it’s even worth it bc so far it isn’t, I know it’s the hormones or whatever talking rn but still it feels so real. This month I was relatively ok before my period I just felt very angry during my ovulation and the week before my period and now that I got it I just hate living once again and all the pmdd symptoms in general. Sorry for the messy post I really don’t have the energy for paragraphs or trying to make sense. I hate this I want it to end and knowing it never will reading stories of women in their 50s saying it doesn’t get better makes me pray for death or a terminal illness because everything in my life is shit and I have one - two weeks every month to try and fix it because my own body fights me and I can’t even find peace within me.

Hi! Im 23F, recently diagnosed with PMDD. I have been with my partner for a little over 3 years, and living together 10 months. Not much was explained to me about the diagnosis, basically just “you have this!”

Anyways, in the week leading up to my period, I don’t always question the relationship or consider leaving (though this has happened at times.. i also have bpd so thats a fun combo), but I tend to feel very empty and disconnected to him? Like just kind of numb and “over it” in a sense, and I also notice I can get frustrated with him more easily?

Also, historically, looking back, 99% of fights weve had that ive started, have been in the week before my period and handled horribly on my end :/ I am working hard af on this

Anyone else? How do yall manage??

Hello! I’m 22 and I was put on birth control for the first time ever three months ago to help with my PMDD. They gave me loryna and although it started to help my pms symptoms and stop my period it gave me so much anxiety that I couldn’t take it anymore so I stopped taking it 3 weeks ago now. I thought I would have started my period by now but I have not. The first two weeks after stopping I felt great and more like myself but this week has been bad and I’m feeling nauseous with migraines and mood swings I keep thinking I’m going to start my period but I haven’t yet should I be worried?

My doctor said to take it as I have symptoms duirng pmdd, but I'm still 15 days out from my period (ie supposedly ovulating today). Starting to feel that roughness creeping in already and would prefer to try on a weekend. Is it too soon? Usually around 12 days out I start to get the rage and other stuff. I was prescribed fluoxetine and haven't tried it yet.