Is anyone else like two different people before and after ovulation? I feel like I can’t cope

[Nolarbear]

For the two weeks before ovulation, I have energy, I feel good, I’m optimistic, I can get things done, I look forward to things. After that, I spend the next two weeks completely and utterly exhausted, irritable, STARVING, and just generally not feeling right. I have to remind myself every time that it will pass and I’ll go back to normal again after my period. But it feels so extreme to only have two good weeks in a month, and I have to spend the other two weeks feeling so dreadful.

Is this normal? I am 30 years old. I do have endometriosis but not sure if that is relevant. If this happens to anyone else it would be nice to know it’s not uncommon, but also has anyone found anything to help?

PMS or PMDD.

PMDD, Google for PMDD NAPS guidelines to give you a direction on what you could do to help. Also worth tracking symptoms closely as a GP will probably ask you for this so lucky as well do in advance.
you are not alone

Yes, me. Now I’m 51 and it’s even worse. i’ve tried various treatments over the years including birth control pills and antidepressants but nothing works. I usually feel my best if I try to do light exercise and get plenty of sleep. I also take ibuprofen in the evenings because it has been shown that your body is in a very inflamed state during PMS and anti-inflammatories can help your symptoms.

This is me, and I suspect PMDD. The only issue for me is that I have it the exact opposite way round! So from mid-period to ovulation. The rest of the month I'm fine. I'm currently awaiting results of bloods at the GP but not expecting any joy. I have also wondered if it might be perimenopause which is why I had bloods taken. Just know that you are not alone. It's intensely distressing feeling you are out of action for around half of every month, like having multiple personalities! I find I do so much frantically during my good 2 and a bit weeks, playing catchup on everything that went to shit while I had brain fog and low energy/low mood. I'd do anything to change it. It also seems to be getting worse with age, I'm 40 now. Hoping you and everyone else affected with this finds some relief.