Anyone else get really low mood before / during period?

[Josie747373]

I know it can be normal to feel a bit low or grumpy before your period arrives but since having my second child and my cycles returning I feel like a different person the cause before and during my period. I feel self conscious, self critical, guilty, generally hate myself, the only time I ever have any ‘what’s the point’ ‘everyone would be better off without me’ type feelings …but during the rest of my cycle I’m very happy and have low anxiety and zero thoughts of suicide! It’s such a rapid shift and it disappears and I pretty much forget about it until it happens again.

my cycles only came back 4 months ago so I’m really hoping things settle down….still breastfeeding so wondering if that’s making things more intense

It’s called PMT

Yes I have this. Since having children I’ve not had painful periods but all the other horrid symptoms seem to have magnified. Awful ovulation pain, feel completely shit with all the thoughts you describe for the 2nd half
of of my cycle.

Yes I felt like this after DD2. It settled back to 'normal' after a few cycles.

Yes! Although I don’t have children, been on the pill for just under 20 years and came off it a year ago. I used to take it back to back so didn’t really have a cycle and never had this before. This is awful, I feel exactly as you do op, and I’ve never in my life been a down / suicidal person.

How old are you? Peri menopause can make your pmt worse