I've been on sertraline for a couple of years for anxiety and depression and it's made a massive difference to my life, but I'm still really struggling with a day or two a month before my period where my mood seriously drops and I feel like I'm back in the darkest days again.I just feel like I hate my life, hate my husband, I'm an absolute shit show of a mum and all I want to do is lie in bed and cry. When it lifts I'm consumed with guilt about how awful I've been and it's really affecting my whole family 😥
I've been tracking my mood and it's 100% related to my cycle but is there anything I can do to help? I can't take the combined pill due to risk of clotting. I wondered whether I could ask the doctor to increase my sertraline dose for just those few days a month, or is that not how it works? Any supplements etc that anyone has found helpful?
When I'm feeling well I'm all for meditating, exercise, yoga, all the good stuff that really helps, but when I'm having a bad day I don't want a drop of it. I just have to wait for it to pass, but it's horrendous.
Any advice would be fantastic, I really don't want to keep doing this every month.
Thanks so much x