I’m 39 (nearly 40) but for the last two years I’ve noticed a massive shift in my mood and health. PMS is no longer just being a bit off and short tempered and more like really dark thoughts and not wanting to get out of bed, paranoia, anxiety, extreme irritability. I’ve been tracking this with an app for a while now and it’s always the same days/weeks. It’s honestly like having a personality disorder because me in ovulation isn’t the same as me as when I come out of that window. I feel the drop so severely too. Mood will go from fine to rock bottom within a day and I’ll check my app and it’ll show me I’ve just come out of ovulation phase & now in luetal. Sleep pre period arriving is awful too with 3 am wake ups. Period is now only 2 days long and cycle has shortened to 25 days when a good few years ago it was 34 days. I’ve spoken to GP who has put me on antidepressants which has helped a lot with the mood and anxiety to be honest (but not irritability & other symptoms). Another symptom I’m having although not sure it’s related is terrible acid reflux & gerd which has also added to the stress of it all.
Anyway people keep telling me I’m too young but putting it out there to see if anyone else is struggling or has any experience/opinions/guidance.
Thanks in advance lovely mumsnetters x