For the past year, I've been having between 1 to 2 weeks of pure rage before my period. I've been looking into this and it may be PMDD, which is a much more severe version of PMS. People normally get more depressing thoughts, but I just get rage and to an alarming point. Did anyone have any suggestions for treatment? I've read that only 10% of women have this.
I also suffer with pmdd and yes a lot of the symptoms mimic early pregnancy I have one child so I know what early pregnancy feels like I notice breasts tenderness nausea sometimes vomiting a lot of strange cravings before my diagnoses I thought I was crazy especially when I hadn't been having sex with anyone during the time with this disorder you really have to listen to your body
t sound very severe that or your one of the ones that cycle like myself...my answer and you may not like it....marijuana...
i know=[ ) im really scared, oh im on Yaz, lamictal xr, abilify celexa, stratera, (and some pill to help me stay awake that i havnt took in like 2months) also my mum thought i had a uti so she put me on some antibiotics (but i cant remember if i atucally took them) so that might have been me saying something useless...i took a blood test at the ER (but i REALLY dont trust the ER soo..) and it came up neg. I took 2 hpt and came up pos. Oh and a pee test at a urgent care place ..neg..
I do naturally suffer from anxiety and depression, but it was well treated with medication. On Thursday, I had a large cyst removed, along with my right ovary, and surgery to "scrape out" the endometriosis. I actually thought this would be a relief because most of my depressive symptoms came prior and during my period. I've been anti-depressants for years, but this is so different. I just feel hopeless and empty.
I have been diagnosed with PMDD in my mid forties and have recently discovered a history of bipolar disorder on both mine and my husband's side of the family. In doing some research and reading books on this disorder, it seems like most of the symptoms are the same in both disorders. The only real difference I can see if the frequency of the cycles as women with PMDD cycle pretty much every month where those with bipolar disorder cycle much less frequently.
I'm so happy to find a site that talks about pmdd....I'm 40 yrs old...2 kids and great hubby!!
Unfortunatly I turn into a stranger when I start the process of ovulation and it gets worse as I go!!
attentively scheduled hysterectomy 10/23/2015.... After seeking many treatments that of course failed!
I ask today if anyone has done what I plan on doing soon..." And how do you feel now"?
Thanks for the comment, you gave me a lot of good info, it's always better to hear from the people who've tried these meds, etc! She doesn't have to tell her diagnosis,no, but she would, we're very close and talk often, esp about this. The doctor didn't tell her a diagnosis, except PMDD. She was on Prozac before for the PMDD and the doctor thinks that caused the suicidal thoughts, as she's young and it sometimes has the reverse effect in teens.
Look up PMDD and read the symptoms and I bet you will see yourself there. If you do then make an appointment with a gyno as soon as possible and they have I think low dose birth control pills to control this, I mean I am not positive. But I do know that I have heard of this before and it it not you but this PMDD and it is totally fixable.
I have Bipolar 2 and PMDD. I switched from Geodon to Lamictal in December 2010. Since that point, my depression has greatly improved and I feel like my old self. But, ever since I began Lamictal, the Lexapro that controlled the PMDD issue for years, stopped working. I'm now having severe PMDD issues every month. My doctor switched me from Lexapro to Viibryd a week ago. I am experiencing increased appetite, gastrointestinal distress, and can't sleep.
When I was diagnosed wtih Bipolar they took me off my SSRI and put me on a mood stabilizer, my PMDD was so horrid I was suicidal. There is a discussion about only taking a SSRI for 10 days a month, but the withrdrawal symptoms are so bad that it's better to stay on it, even at a low dose. Long term these drugs are good if you don't have Bipolar or borderline disorder, I would really chat with your doctor before doing anything.
CeleXa inhibits reuptake allowing more seratonin to be left in the synaptic gap causing the threshold for the nerves firing to be techniquelly less because less has to be delivered for the spark to occur since more is already there and available. I have smoked M. for 2 years and recently started CeleXa. The only thing ive noticed thus far is that I am less affected by the M. now that I am on CeleXa.
Background: Diagnosed w/ OCD (health obsessions, not compulsions), PTSD, PMDD, panic attacks
So after 5 very unsuccessful attempts at managing my extreme anxiety w/ medication (psychiatrist & PCP), my [new] PCP & I may have had a breakthrough w/ Zoloft. I'm currently taking 25 mg (we started low due to my intolerance of other SSRI's), but this time we combined it w/ .5mg of Xanax (.25mg 2x/day).
Now, within the same day, I go from ravenous hunger and wanting to eat everything in sight to dry heaves and back to starving. It feels very much lille pregnancy. I had a hysterectomy last year for PMDD. They left one ovary. I'm trying to determine if I could still be having reactions to ovulation but symptoms seem to frequent. I'm also diagnosed with Panic DO and Major Depression. It's it all psychological?
t know if it is already classified as PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder), but one thing is that she had bipolar disorder and has low serotonin with (thus possibly related to the bruising).
I know the calendar method is not as good for women with longer/irregular cycles, but there should still be a benefit to using it. So I took note of my girlfriend's cycles and monitored it.
s to a mood stabilizer and my PMDD came back full force, I was suicidal and had rages. I hid out at home because I was afraid of what I would say. It's been a battle the last 6 months, but I just got put on Wellbutrin and I'm hoping it will help the PMDD.
Keep an eye on yourself, if it continues for a month or more see your doctor, many women have a difficult time during menopause and don't realize it. I worked with 3 meno women and it was pure hell.
You may want to see a doctor and discuss your symptoms. My daughter has similar symptoms and was diagnosed with PMDD. It got worse every year after her period started, so we finally put her on a oral contraceptive to help with her hormones. I also have her taking a natural remedy pill call primerose and some other vitamins we got from a natural medicine doctor. With PMDD it's important to make sure you get the right vitamins and take care of your self...exercise, mediate, get enough sleep.
I am convinced that my Celexa is a major culprit in my weight gain. Before Celexa, I was on Zoloft, and the first week on Zoloft I lost weight, but then stabilized and slowly began to gain weight. the weight gain was not a big amount but it did happen.
Then a few yrs later, I began having problems on Zoloft so my Doc switched me to Celexa, and "whamo!", BIG WEIGHT GAIN! It was amazing!
On top of the weight gain, Celexa has made me lethargic and very tired.
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