PMT is becoming unbearable

[warmmfeet]

I'm 41 and I've noticed for the last 1-2 years that my PMT is getting worse and worse. I'm so irritable and intolerant can't control my anger very well. What is this? Is it perimenopause? Should I be asking for HRT due to this?

I do try to eat well, don't drink loads of booze, I walk a good 10-12k steps a day.

I have a 5 and 2 year old, the 2 year old is in quite a challenging stage but I manage to cope well with this at the start of my cycle.

I expect some won't relate or think I'm exaggerating but this is my real experience. I don't think I have any other perimenopause symptoms yet (if that's what it is).

Replying hoping it will bump.

I also have appalling PMS verging on PMDD. It never occurred to me that HRT could help. The last time I went to the GP about this (long time ago) I was told to take the pill but can't for various reasons.

Following with interest. At 42 I hate the world and everything and particularly myself for 2-3 days a month. Can’t sleep as I’m going through every awful thing that’s ever happened (this month’s included a conversation I wish I’d had 23 years ago…) with really vivid dreams. And then.. I stabilise again.

it’s been like this for three years, coinciding with the return of my periods after my last baby. Move a lot, don’t drink, eat too much sugar.

I had awful pmt for 4 days a month before my period for years… I wanted to gauge people’s eyes out with spoons etc.

had the mirena coil about 2 years ago and now have only the slightest dip in mood before a very ,very light period ( the coil did take about 8 months to settle) . When I look back now i really can’t believe how much I suffered every month and how much of my life was wasted feeling so awful . The coil has sadly also stopped the ovulation high that I got where I felt fabulous and on top of the world and like I could do anything… but it’s well worth it not to have the lows.