Periods make my moods CRAZY - help

[Shadow1986]

Hi all,

So every month, while I’m on my period, I would say for about a week my mood is low - as in very low. In a constant bad mood, glass half empty mood...no patience whatsoever with the kids..Most days on the brink of tears, even a song can set me off. Crazy over reacting to the kids etc. Go completely out my normal routine of socialising and going to the gym and spend a lot of time alone at home as don’t want to see anyone.
In addition I have heavy bleeding, and also I’m convinced I have hair loss while I’m on my period.

Does this sound normal PMS or not? Everything to me including the hair loss, convinced me my hormones are going haywire at this time. What will help?!

Just to add I’m on no contraception...maybe I should be?!

Anyone?

It's like you're describing me 😩 I used to really suffer with pain but really rarely do now- just everything else you're describing!
Plus some months I go slightly off the rails in the sense of I want to quit my job, feel really morbid about situations and sad.
I have read into ways to help this that says to avoid alcohol, eat healthy etc but that is literally everything I don't want to do!
I want wine, chocolate and curry and sad films! My husband now knows this to a tee and just throws dairy milk whole nut at me 😂
Apparently their are pills you can go on but personally don't like the idea of them.
Maybe visit docs?

I can completely relate Emzaroo about feeling off the rails. And yes the chocolate cravings are ridiculous 😂

But seriously, it can’t be normal to feel this miserable for at least 1/4 of the month. I’m sick of feeling like a miserable shouty mum...yes your right I think GP’s is the way to go.

I hope someone comes along who has experienced this and found a cure!

I get this but up to two weeks before my period is due. When it starts it’s an instant relief. I asked the doc and they could only say antidepressants which I don’t want to go on. There are various herbal supplements that I think work for some, Agnus castus is one.

I'm the same with intrusive thoughts thrown in. One day I was sat in a staff meeting at work wondering which of my kitchen knives would hurt the most/be easiest to cut myself with.
I didn't want to cut myself and wouldn't do, I just wondered which would hurt more.
2 days later I was considering cutting all my hair off to see how friends and colleagues would react

I was taking evening primrose oil for a while which helped a bit but kept forgetting to take it and now they are out of date. Probably should buy some more and be better at taking them!

I've been like this recently, more so since my 40th.. Proper rage, depression, impatient with the kids, wanting to stay in all the time. Its half the time now as well, and seriously affecting my life now.

Ordered evening primrose oil earlier to see if that helps, and going to start taking b vitamins and vit D again

Losingmymindiam- I did actually go on antidepressants a couple years ago with these symptoms but I just know I’m not depressed - it’s hormones - that’s interesting that’s what your doctor suggested!

Yes Newt - same with the intrusive thoughts. Find myself planning a divorce, looking up properties to leave husband - everything just seems so much worse during this time!! It’s like I’m completely a different person.

SheRaaargh - really affecting my life too, there must be a cure. I can’t imagine primrose oil is going to make a dent in my horrific moods. I feel like I need to be taking some kind of hormones to balance out, definitely think a trip to the docs is required!

I can't imagine it will help much either, but apparently people swear by it and I just feel I need to give it a go for a little while. Next step for me is GP and hormones or anti depressants, but I feel I need to try other things first really

I know I need to go, suppose I'm putting it off a bit

I know shadow - that’s what I thought. I am definitely not depressed as when my period arrives and the couple of weeks leading up to ovulation I am really bright, happy and a nice person! It is definitely hormonal. The doc poo pooed it a bit as if to say there is no such thing as PMT it is just mood swings However I could literally telly you when day 18 hits from the way I feel, and from then on I am not very nice! Don’t take contraception which might even it out though because it kills my libido!!

If any of you find something that works please share! I don't know how much longer I can cope with the moods

Started on the high dose B vits, D3 and primrose oil today, and hoping it'll make the difference. I track using an app called Clue and only record the bad days, so have a record of it from the last few months, and hoping to see an improvement