PMDD? Please help

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Hi all

hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. I’m just looking for some advice. Does it sound like I might have PMDD?

I have a 1 year old dd and periods have returned recently and since they came back I have felt uncontrollably stressed over silly things and it’s totally not me. The uncontrollable rage also. It makes me just cry or snap at people and it feels constant and it’s taking a huge toll on my mental health. Baby doesn’t sleep well, it’s currently taking over an hour to settle her at night, she wakes multiple times in the night so I’m already exhausted. (I have a 3 and 8 year old also). Dh is really supportive, amazing husband and dad but is also feeling down/mentally drained as he is self employed and his business had suddenly started to do really well really quickly,
which is obviously brilliant but because it was unexpected he’s working round the clock to make it work as he doesn’t yet have a team to help him out. We are really grateful but it’s brutal and taking its toll for the time being.

i am normally very calm, happy and focused so this has really thrown me. I feel angry non stop,
im causing arguments over non-issues,
im crying at everything and feeling like i cant cope. It’s like PMS symptoms on steroids. Could this be PMDD? If it is is there treatment or a solution? Because I can’t cope

thanks if you have read this far ❤️

I had PMDD (since had a hysterectomy and oopherectomy hence I had it rather than have it)
When you say angry non stop do you mean all the time? The key thing with PMDD is that symptoms are in the week or so before your period is due, as it relates to the altering hormone levels.
If it is constant it could be 'normal' depression.

Sorry you feel so rubbish though. Probably worth a visit to your gp in the new year.

Sorry to hear you had it too ❤️ it’s truely awful isn’t it.

and non stop during the run up to my period. Not sure what that phase is called but I would say about a week and a half before my period but it feels like an eternity. I’m going to call the doctors when they re-open. Trouble is I have tried the contraceptive pill before and it gave me worse mood swings (tried it for a different reason) and also tried anti depressants as a teenager which also made me worse (was later diagnosed with autism and adhd).

I just can’t live like this so just looking for aome
hope ❤️thanks for your kind reply