To have a conversation about PMT?

[Herechickychicky]

It feels vaguely anti feminist somehow to admit it, I've no idea why, but for at least one week a month I feel really blindsided by my hormones.

I get grumpy, low, teary, anxious. I know what it is each month but it doesn't make it any less real. I feel like I should, as a grown rational woman, be able to get past it (I realise this is stupid but I do) but I think I might need to put my hands up and ask for some assistance.

Any advice? Supplements etc? I'm not sure where to start. My periods are also horrible these days so anything with a double whammy effect gratefully received.

I have no advice but I'm also feeling the same lately. I'm really tired leading up to mine and feeling anxious (what I would consider is beyond normal). I find myself separating from my family in a way as I'm really cranky and don't want to snap at anyone, which then makes me feel guilty- especially if it's been a long week and I want to chill out whilst they want to go out etc.

Magnesium, evening primrose oil, B12 and maybe 5htp might help

Thanks for the reply Knitted :)
Do I take all of those all month?
Any you would prioritise?

I was the same up until a couple of months ago. 2 weeks out of every month I'd turn into this horrible rage monster, I'd cry at the drop of a hat, my boobs were so sore that it hurt to breathe. Then I started on the pill. Oh my god, it wouldn't be dramatic to say it's changed my life. I'm on a steady even keel all month now. The rage has gone, I feel pretty relaxed most of the time and my boobs don't hurt! I'm annoyed at myself for not going on it sooner.

I tried evening primrose oil but it just made me feel sick.

You have my sympathies, pmt is a bitch. Would the pill be an option for you?

I suffered so much with this to the point where I was getting scary thoughts about not wanting to live anymore the week leading up to my period. I went the the GP and she gave me the implant which has turned me into a walking zombie emotionally so it's helped but maybe too much.

Had a week just like yours op
So has two of my work colleagues and my dd at home so it's been hard on everyone.
Nothing wrong with saying it out loud or feeling crappy. It's a hormone change in the body,a chemical change so it can't be stopped but made easier with supplements maybe.
I take a hormone anyway daily for another health issue so am in tune with my body. I also take tons of supplements but I still have that week every month where I'm clumsy forgetful tired and short fused.
My dh in true form has kept me topped up with wine chocolate and has taken over the jobs I normally do if I just can't be arsed after a long day at work and juggling the dc and a business on top.
Life gets tough and at certain times of the month like an uphill struggle.

Just take some pressure off yourself,buy a good gossip mag lots of treats and chill as much as you can in the evenings to see you through.

I've apologised to dh about three times this week already but he's been great and graceful. Just as well cause dd has bitten his head off a few times also

Thanks all. Nice to know I'm not alone- I know I'm not really and I know it's physical but it just frustrates me that it "wins" over my rational brain each month!!

The pill is a thought, thanks for that. I don't use any contraception currently as DH has had the snip. Have been considering the Mirena coil to sort out my hideous periods; would that do both I wonder? Maybe not as Mirena hormones only act locally I think?

I have some magnesium in. I have just taken it out of the cupboard to remind me to actually take it. I will get some EPO as well, see how that goes. My usual MO is to spend a fortune on supplements I then forget to take... 🙄😳

Does it matter where I buy them from, anyone know?