DD(13) changes personality completely when on her period

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DD(13) is the sweetest, kindest, most laidback person, but a few days before and during her period her turns into a nasty, wind up and everything is huge issue.
I can be a bit crabby when I'm on my period but nothing compared to her.
She only started her periods in Oct19, she was fine at first but over the last couple of months as the have become slightly heavier she has changed.
Is there anything natural that she can take or something that she can do that will help with the moods?

natural medicine that works = conventional medicine.

time to contact a GP.

I’m the other end of the spectrum, but I’m trying evening primrose and B6 to help me

Oh God love her! Her hormones will be all over the place.

@mencken why do I need to contact my GP, do you think it something serious? as I have put it down to hormones and it all still being relatively new.
@Redcrayons Thank you do you think it is making a difference?
@ohTheseSummerNiiiiights I know, She is struggling and I want to help make things easier for her.

Does she recognize this herself and is she asking for help?

Take her to gp
Let her chat to gp
See if gp suggests something

Otherwise pay a naturopath

My friend used to swear by a magnesium supplement for this.

She is still a child so you should check advice on supplements dosage

Unless you have an unusually good GP they will be useless. It’s PMDD. The only traditional medicines the GP will be able to offer are the pill/anti-depressants/anti-anxiety meds.

You should adopt a wait and see approach by managing her symptoms (it’s likely that she’ll grow out of it).
-Manage her schedule to avoid stressors during this period as much as possible.
-When she is in this period frequently remind her that this is the case (it can be very scary when you are experiencing extreme emotions and don’t know why and it’s difficult during this to have the kind of self awareness to know the cause).
-You can try changes in her lifestyle that may help like increasing exercise or cutting out sugar (the latter really helped me for example).
-You can try supplements like evening primrose or St Johns Wort
-You need to keep an eye out for signs that it’s getting worse. If she starts to feel suicidal for example then it may be time to try medicating her.
-Most importantly you need to be patient with her. If she snaps at you let it go. If she asks not to go to school and you don’t think it’s necessary then don’t make her. Don’t ask her to do anything that she doesn’t need to do. And so on.

I find primrose oil helps a bit. But it is worth chatting to a doctor -not suggesting it's anything to worry about but it won't be much fun for her either. And it's good to get it into her head young that you don't just have to put up with the shitty parts of being a woman - you can try to improve them. Just because it's not life threatening doesn't mean it's not important or should be dismissed.

Sounds normal to me. My daughter can be a right grump and snappy - that's how I know she has her period. Unless she is experiencing debilitating pain or is really not right I wouldn't bother with GP. I found ibuprofen the only thing that would help me (my daughter is very anti pills so doesn't take any).

I had PMDD from about age 11 until only recently. Doctors were useless, different antidepressants, the pill, all made me worse. I don't want to scare you but the only thing that has helped me if having a total hysterectomy. It's surprising that so many medical professionals have no idea what hormone fluctuations can do to women, I was honestly a totally different person but couldn't stop it. I wouldn't change anything as I wouldn't have my children but I'm angry about the amount of time i've lost and the drugs given to me as it was seen as a mental health issue