tell me your pmt symptoms

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i get bloated - so i look 6 months gone
anxious???
very irritable
hot
headachy
bad back
poo loads
bllody crap isnt it !

anxious
very VERY short fuse
irritable
pain when sitting down
aching undercarriage
hot
clumsy, terrible dropsy
angry
tired
unreasonable
argumentative
very emotional and tearful

yes, crapola galore

glad its not just me

I don't get PMT, I get IBS (irritable bitch syndrome) as I fly off the handle at the slightest thing. Poor DH.

Migraines (controlled with meds)
Savage like cravings to eat anything I can lay my hands on
Irritability mainly aimed at my poor DH
Clumsy
Emotional (last month I cried because I forgot to take my lunch to work!)
General can't be arsed attitude to housework (although to be fair I feel like that for about 3 weeks of the month!)

Can I join in!!?? PMT at the mo and is a nightmare:

night sweats
sore boobs
bloated tummy
really drained of energy
burbly stomach
no patience whatsoever
clumsy/lack of concentration

I am NEVER coming back as a woman!!

I was going to post recently to see if anyone else got anxious with PMT. I have anxiety issues anyway which I thought were mainly under control but the last few months about a week before I come on I get really anxious, it's horrible. ALmost to the point where I wondered if I needed to go back on ADs, but then a week later am fine.

Is this fairly common then? Is there any non-medical way to treat it?

i am an utter loon and rampage through the hosue looking for sugary shite to eat.

bint - my sister read a good article about the over use of ads for pmt and how progesterone patches can be used, she is posting it to me.

Oooh, Cereal - that sounds interesting. Do they also use progesterone after birth to bear PND or am I getting my wires crossed?

i don't know i will have a hunt and see if i can find out more.

magic - thanks!

okey dokey - article was in sunday times by lois rogers, it is about thsi guy i was wrong he advocates use of oestrogen or testosterone. he thinks there is a turf war between pshychiatrists and women's health specialists

Well over the last week I have been tearful,on a short fuse,backache,headache,forgetful just bloody crap really.I had not had a period for 4 months (I think due to stress re dps terminal days and stuff following his death)so this is the start of a flaming awful monster period from Hell.Am currently laid propped up on several pillows and have taken enough brufen/paracetomol to tranquilise a horse (ok slight exaggeration)

Times like this I wish I were male

hugs mavis xx