Considering an SSRI for symptoms of PMDD - concept about the side effects

[Leapoffaith00]

Exactly that really. Recently discovered that I'm struggling with PMDD symptoms. I'm monitoring and trying to make so changes to help with them each month. However, I'm feeling like by day 5 of my period, my hormone levels are peaking by which time I am completely exhausted from the 2 weeks prior to the lead up of my cycle, due to symptoms being so severe. Then I spend the next week thinking about how I'm going to get through the next cycle. Therefore considering medication. Just concerned about the medication side effects.

Yes ssri meds can make you feel pretty lousy. For most people there’s a lot of side effects for the first week or two but then they start to patter out. For me I’ve also had one side effect for each antidepressant I’ve tried that’s pretty horrible but it’s better than not being on the medication and being unwell. So it’s about weighing it up.