PMS treatments

[Mrsdraper1]

Hi,
posting here for traffic.
Anyone else suffer severe PMS?
I am really struggling, go from being ok, normal to suicidal once a month.
Has anyone had any success with Agnus Castus or anything else?
If so could you tell me the dosages you have used?
At the end of my tether, please be kind

Have you tried the pill?

It settled it right down for me x

I can't take the pill. Also tried Mirena. That made me a lunatic for the whole month instead of just a few days

I have the same problem. My doc recommended evening primrose oil capsules so I'm gonna try that. (He also kept referring to feeling irritable so I don't think he really got it...)

I'll be watching your thread with interest :) hope you find something that works.

Feel so down at the moment. My eldest DD is starting puberty and I feel awful, I'm trying to have nice chats with her. Calmly answering her questions but I'm so scared she'll end up like me. I feel so sorry for her.

Evening primrose oil has made a huge difference to my perimenopausal rages each month. It's also helped with the sugar cravings I used to have for 10 days before AF arrived.

I posted on a similar thread a couple of months ago, and on the back of that I started taking evening primrose oil, vitamin D (a spray one), and B vitamins.

I've had horrific PMT for the second half of my cycle since summer last year but this month I've had one day of feeling a bit over emotional, and that's been it. I'm actually amazed at the difference.

I've been tracking moods with Clue for months, and marking down every day with PMS symptoms, but this month there's practically nothing.

Potatoes Creepy
Thanks for the info, would you mind telling me the dosages you have tried?
For example yesterday I was looking at Agnus Castus on Amazon. They had 4mg and 400mg. I don't know which one to take.

Potatoes i downloaded clue earlier this week.

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Natures Aid Evening Primrose Oil, 1000 mg, 90 Softgel Capsules (Cold Pressed, Provides 80 mg Omega-6 GLA, Made in the UK) www.amazon.com/dp/B001DU28WE?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf&tag=mumsnetforum-21

Super B-Complex - High Strength B Vitamins & Vitamin C with folate, 60 tablets www.amazon.com/dp/B01787EPEE?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf&tag=mumsnetforum-21

BetterYou DLux 3000 - Vitamin D Oral Spray - 15ml www.amazon.com/dp/B00AWNART4?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf&tag=mumsnetforum-21

Here you go

Thanks Spud x

Thank you Potatoes I really appreciate that.

Does this article sound familiar?
www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/82dcd957-fb96-422c-b037-ad2645d7d3b7?

I have PMDD. I'm a single parent who works full time so I have a busy life. I have my period and feel a bit yuk as you expect to. It dries up and I feel great. I'm happy, full of beans, get through work/housework/parenting with no issues, do a bit of exercise. Life is great!

Then I ovulate and then for the next two weeks, I get physical PMS symptoms like stomach cramps, sore boobs and serious cravings. My mood plummets and I feel like I'm a waste of space and everyone hates me. I have chronic insomnia, I make mistakes, I can't be arsed to do jobs at home, I'm easily irritated by my children and so on.

Then I my period starts and it's like a huge dark cloud has been lifted and I start finding I have the energy to sort out the messes I made in the dark two weeks.

I've tried the herbal and supplement remedies but nothing really worked.

Contraception helps some people, but not if you are sensitive to progesterone as that makes it worse. After many failed attempts with various types, I fall into that camp!

Some women find taking SSRI's either all the time, or just for the two weeks after ovulation can help. Sadly I've reacted badly to those and can't seem to find one that suits me.

I've just been referred to the hospital gynae dept, where they are going to look at analogue injections which puts your body into menopause. If I cope fine on those and all the symptoms go away, they will probably do a hysterectomy with ovaries out.

I know this terrifies some women, but I'm at the end of my tether with this to the point that if someone walked in right now and offered to rip my womb and ovaries out with their bare hands, I'd whip my knickers off and say go ahead!

Have a go with some of the suggestions listed but it nothing makes it better, go to your GP and ask to be referred to gynae. If you think you have got PMDD, have a look on Facebook as there are support groups on there. I'm in one and it's reassuring to know that others are going through the same bad stuff as me and we help each other.

I get raging PMS. I take Agnus Castus 400mg twice a day.

It does help I think. I believe Krill oil is also good so I'm planning to start that too.

I can't take anything with progesterone in it, it makes me ultra-low. I have the copper coil for contraception.

cyclediet.com

I found following some of the advice in this diet really helpful, and weirdly I often crave those foods. I find it better not to have too much caffeine, alcohol, junk food etc around pmt time and drink lots of water. (Sorry if that sounds obvious, i gyess just a healthy diet helps!)
I also take loads of evening primrose. My mum found that selenium helped.
I just read that flaxseed is good for ladies too, and lots of fibre. As I'm already on ads my gp recommended taking less at the rest of the time and upping it for pmt.