To think the Mumsnet forum is a bit broken?

[Fibbke]

I started a thread in Parenting about dd and her pmt. Not one single reply. You'd think the combination of periods, teenage girls and parenting would be one that would guarantee a reply or advice.

And yet AIBU is full of responses over the most trivial and daily mail type threads, lots of lovely posters but also a huge proportion of goady fuckers, drama llamas and over reaction.

Is this forum actually fit for purpose, or has it morphed into something more populist and Daily Mail comments section?

And, by the way, if anyone knows anything that might help 13 year old dd with her terrible pmt, I'd be very grateful.

It could be something worse, like endometriosis. Just put her on the pill

Afaik PMT isnt a symptom of endo. That's not great advice.

Thank you glitterblue

The googling/gp advice is so aggressively dismissive. It's like "go away with your legitimate concerns and stop getting in the way of my AIBU time"

Fibke there is some good stuff by Prof Studds on PMT

www.studd.co.uk/pms_various.php

Evening primrose oil tablets helped me at that age.

Fibke I didn't see your earlier thread, but I've found CBD oil to be really helpful for my pmt/anxiety. I'm perimenopausal and the moods swings are horrendous, it's like being a teenager again!

Fibbke I’m surprised and disappointed that you see people’s advice to take your daughter to see her GP as ‘aggressive and dismissive’
In my earlier post I did recommend Oil of Evening Primrose capsules but also to see GP. This was meant in the kindest way because, many years ago, I suffered from severe PMT and to be honest I made my life and other members of my family lives extremely miserable.
You did ask for advice! 🤷🏼‍♀️

Ah apologies nanne. I meant more the impatient "why are you asking for medical advice on the internet, go to the gp" type comments. I don't think it warrants the gp quite yet but we are going to try evening primrose.

Fibbke oh ok, many thanks for your apology. Hope your daughter gets some relief from the Evening Primrose Capsules. 🌺