Really bad PMT :(

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I am suffering from PND from having my DS 5 months ago and I have noticed that around by period it is so much worse I feel on the verge of crying have done all day am very irritable and am generally horrid today my 4 year old got the brunt of it he was acting up which I usually just deal with but today it just seemed too much and I really shouted at him Its like I cant be bothered to do anything also like now I need to iron DH shirt its 12 and I am thinking oh in a minute but I should be in bed! I have to force myself to get up in the morning and to do anything I know most of this is due to the PND but it just seems a hole lot worse around the time my period is due last month I had a huge arguement with my DH ut turned all nasty so I left for a few weeks with the kids that was started over something I would usually wipe aside I know I am being a right cow but I cant stop myself what can I do is there anything I can take for PMT I was on meds for the PND but it did nothing so I stopped taking it am going to go back to the doctor to see what they can do just feel very lost and moody and sad!

Hi, I totally sympathise. My PMT has got gradually worse over the years. I eventually went to the docs as it became so unbearable.I can tell when it is starting by the mood I am in and if I look at the calendar, sure enough it will be about 10 days until I am due on. As my Mum died from breast cancer that was oestrogen related I was reluctant to take anything hormonal so the doc prescribed Prozac. I take this every other day from about 12 days before I am due. I was reluctant at first but when I tried not taking it the symptoms came back.
HTH xxx

Poor you theirmum, really sympathise. I also have v bad PMT and am the woman from hell for a few days every month. It affected my life so much I went to Dr and, like Coochy, was given fluoxetine (prozac). It has helped a lot, really calmed me down and everyone is relieved! Had a glitch the last couple of months but hoping I'm back on track again. It's worth trying. Good luck.

I was put on the Yasmin contraceptive pill and this has really helped my PMT. I stopped taking it for a month and all my previous mood swings have come back so I am going to start taking it again. Also swap refined carbs for wholewheat versions and reduce caffiene and sugar, this seems to help too.

Oh my god - theirmum, reading your message was like hearing myself talk at the moment. I have never felt like this before - everyone knows me as the chilled out laid back one, not the cranky cow i've turned into since having DD. Feel like i'm going mad. I've never been a big believer in depression and so dismissed it when the doctor said he thinks thats what i'm suffering from. Its actually quite a relief to realise i'm not the only one feeling like this. I'm driving my DP away and don't know what to do about it.

My DD is so lovely, i have a nice home, a caring DP, and no real worries in life (my DD does have some health issues but we are managing those) - so why do i feel so moody and tearful??!

Dear Louboo, they are called hormones and they're complete buggers! I change from Mrs professional, capable, intelligent to a ranting old hag. I hate it! Also hate taking prozac but it has given DH and DC respite from the hormone-fuelled cowness. My marriage would not have survived without them and I swear I would have throttled DH without them. Like you, I have NOTHING to be so irritable/unreasonable/angry/tearful about.

Don't put up with it if it's affecting your life. Prozac is not just used for depression, my GP says it balances out the hormones too - can't remember the technical term. I'm not depressed and wake up every day looking forward to it. Just hideously hormonal without the tablets!!

Good luck.

I have this problem as well and it sucks

At the moment am trying just being on the contraceptive pill, which has helped a bit but only if I don't have a break between packets and even then I get tetchy for a couple of days at the end of the old pack and beginning of the new one. Am interested to read about prozac being helpful - if I don't see any improvement soon I may go back to dr and ask about that.

I hope it gets sorted out for you soon theirmum.

I am almost 35 and my dd is almost 4. I empathise with you all, and although I would not wish PMT on anyone I am relieved to hear that I am not alone. I just started a thread on general health section, but this is probably better forum. My PMT seems to get worse every month since i had my dd, and its physical symptoms aswell. This month I have added frequent urination to the ever growing list of sypmtoms!!!
The worst thing is the anxiety - it starts mid cycle and gradually gets worse until I bleed. I get really anxious that I am seriously ill or that dd or dh is ill and I get stuck in out of control thinking. It is hell! I got prozac from doc but only took it for 6 days as I felt like my brain had been switched off and felt totally vacant. I might try it again though after reading your posts. Has anyone had any tests etc? I am going back to GP to ask to be checked for cysts or fibriods as these can cause our sypmtoms. If all clear I guess I just have to get on with being a gorgon for 2 weeks of every month and hope I have an early menopause!!!

Oh my what a relief to read your posts! I am 40 and for the last 4 years have suffered terribly with PMT my poor dh and ds really get a tough time and I am completely irrational about everything for about 2 weeks before my period.

I went to the Doctors to tell her how I felt and she prescribed Flu, that was beginning of September and I still haven't taken it, but here I am again feeling tearful, angry, anxious, terrified I'm going to die, panic attacks and feel unable to even get in the car to go to work.

Reading these posts has made me realise I really have to try these tablets and see if they help because I cannot continue like this. I currently drink a bottle of wine most nights just to make me feel human and that is just not right!

Any positive comments or advice would be greatly received.

Izzy, try the fluoxetine. Like I've said on another thread, I think the benefits far outweigh the stigmas or side effects. I was so angry, tearful, irritable and sometimes panicky every month that it really impacted on my family and life. Flu evens it out and I'm more like me.Don't put up with feeling crap, life is too short. Good luck.

another vote for the fluoxetine, has helped me tremendously, I am a lot more calm all month and pmt loads better. I was also getting it around ovulation time - great joy!

Thanks so much, have now taken my first tablet and feel a little lightheaded and fuzzy but am told that's normal. Watch this space!

Hi i have suffered from pmt for years and no one really listens, its an excuse to be moody ! I have tried every pill and either get migraines or bleed all month. I ve also tried starflower oil, evening primrose, vitamin b6, b12 etc. I haven't tried the angus stuff though, so will be buying some this wk !
I have many broken relationships and all ex partners have said i am like living with a 'roller coaster' or 'your mad' which i a have to agree with. I go from really happy to not wanting to live, and its all around my monthly cycle.
I didn't go on a friends hen night last night as when the mist comes, i don't want to go out or talk to anyone, this normally lasts a wk, the rest of the time i am life and sole of the party ?????
I also had the mirena coil fitted last may and have been thinking its made it so much worse ? ? i am also on fluoxide which the doctor has just doubled as i have been awlful lately !
After reading lots of peoples views i am seriously considering having the coil taken out ? back to condoms it is then.
Its nice to relise i am not the only mad one out there x

Hiilldo anything ! I had a mirena coil in just after I had my son I stuck it for 2 years and had every side effect possible but my mood was dreadful which is y I had it taken out ! I feel like this again now but im 40 now and think hormones r changing again so I have booked a trip to see doc on Friday . If u want my advice with some folk that coil is not good and u sound like one of them as I was ! So good luck x

I have suffered extreme PMS for years. It was worse since having children.

I started low carbing a few months ago in order to lose weight and have found that I have drastically reduced my PMS. It is amazing. No insomnia, no carb cravings, no bloating and weight gain, no depression, no tears or anxiety and not much snapping at my family. Twice now I have had a 28 day cycle, before it was at least 35+ but variable.

I was not expecting this but I have since discussed it with a few other low carbers who have noticed similar reactions.

I previously have taken citalopram in order to help my symptoms. Eating enough fat and cutting out unhealthy carbs seems to be better at controlling them. I still consider my diet to be healthy (lots of veg and salad) and I hope this amazing transformation continues.

Hi, if I see a thread on PMT I always try to share my story as my life has changed so much. 2 children PMD after both and then PMT when I came off the PND anti depressants. For personal reasons I cant take the pill and didnt want to go on anti-ds. I looked around for an alternative and found Maryon Stewart and followed her programme through telephone consultations. Here is her website www.maryonstewart.com/
She also has a great book that has all the information you need.www.amazon.co.uk/More-PMS-Pre-Menstrual-medically-Nutritional/dp/009181622X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345751324&sr=1-3
But I needed someone to just tell me what to do rather than reading a book. I was in too much of a fog when in a PMT part of the month.
I was depressed, bloated, insomniac, tearful, anxiety, tearful, irrational thoughts. And a total bitch to be honest.
The plan is diet changes, exercise, relaxation and supplements. It took three months from when I started but 3 years on I am now basically Pmt free, apart from maybe 2 months a year if things are stressful but the symptoms are totally managable. Even symptoms I had since the age of 13 went. Sorry if TMI but my pelvic floor would really ache if I stood still on the first few days of my period but not anymore!
Its changed my life and saved my marriage.