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Depressed during period

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YellowEllis · 29/06/2020 13:03

I have PCOS and used to only have a period roughly every 120 days. Since having my now 1 year old son, I am like clockwork on every month. The issue is, for about a week before my period starts I feel so depressed. It took me a while to click on to this being linked to the period as I wasn't used to having them so often, some points it would be so bad I'd ring my GP to go back on antidepressants only to be ok again once my period had gone. My periods last about a week, I feel depressed for a week beforehand, so I'm spending 2 weeks a month feeling so horrifically depressed. Not wanting to shower, eat, spend time with my son. It's debilitating. My GP wants to put me on the pill, but I'm not keen as I was on it as a teenager and it made me severely depressed basically all the time. What can I do? I don't want to be sad all the time.

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YellowEllis · 29/06/2020 21:09

Bump?

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Lockdownseperation · 29/06/2020 21:10

Pms often improves with a high level calcium supplement according to the nhs website

GingerTomito · 04/07/2020 06:56

Sounds like PMDD. Magnesium helped me.

Theresapossibility · 06/07/2020 10:30

I would welcome any suggestions to.

Since having my children I feel so low a few days before and during my period. I cry and feel rubbish about myself, then feel guilty for not doing anything with the children.

Will try calcium and magnesium to see If it helps for next month.

I dont want to go on the pill either as I am sure it's what caused another health issue which is in remission since I stopped it!

mklanch · 06/07/2020 10:36

omg i have been suffering from the exact same thing recently. also when my period is due i suffer with insomnia (which i never suffer with).
i just put it down to hormones.

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