How PMDD is different to PMS
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I think it’s important to note that pmdd doesn’t just make you very reactive and angry. It can make you very, very paranoid about your life and relationships to to the point that you break up with partners and friends and quit jobs. And it can make you extremely suicidal. Suicidality and self harm are the more dangerous parts that the whole “werewolf” analogy really doesn’t cover. It’s really hell knowing that every single month you will be in so much emotional pain that you seriously consider/plan your own death, and if treatments don’t work for you, your only recourse is to just white knuckle that until you’ve gotten through menopause.
i feel that way rn. I just want to save all the progress I've made in healthy relationships and hide out while I'm like this because who could love a person like this, right?
I don't know if Id call it paranoia, because people do leave and the general public can be quite cruel and lacking in empathy and showing up for us. It's jarring to see someone who seems so capable and successful in other areas suddenly turn into a frightened 12 yr old girl panicking in tunnel vision drowning in so much sensory overload that any reasonable mind under such duress would suffer a sudden, overwhelming hindrance to accessing parts of their brain they regularly rely on for healthy executive functioning. We literally turn in circles trying to juggle all the balls - not a state of mind you want to linger in for long.
The silver lining? we're resilient af. we may get confused about fight, flight or freeze life or death scenarios, but golly, I think if anyone's prepared to survive, it's the ones who have psychologically went to war and come back knowing better. We can and will be better. Can't say the same for those who've not experienced high arousal / adrenaline in a strenuous situation. ❤
@@moringaottawa I hear you and I feel you. It's true, it's not just paranoia when you've genuinely been through so much relational pain. I mean for me personally, I do get plain old paranoid about everyone during pmdd bc it's like old traumas coming back up and making it hard to tell what is real and trustworthy. Then it passes and I just hope I suppressed everything well enough not to alarm anyone. The loneliness and disconnection and breakdowns and sensory overload are so real. But you are 100% correct about the resilience, we get a hell of a lot of practice at bouncing back with little to no support.
this.
@@moringaottawayes ❤
😢😢 For many years one of my main Pms was mood swings. One minute I would be so happy and the next I feel completely sad, alone and depressed. I didn't realized it was connected to my period at first, but then as I become more self aware I noticed it always happen before my period start. However in my late 20s it got so bad, I started having suicidal thoughts. I couldn't believe that was me bc I always swore that's one thing I would never do. I would feel like I'm the only person in the world and wanted the pain to end. It was also a stressful time with my living arrangements and once I got a new place, over time it actually went away. The mood swings also went away. I was so happy when I realized I no longer had that as a symptom. I did pray about it.
The most heartbreaking part is the feelings of worthlessness and suicidal thoughts, this is my worst symptom
literally me too, i feel so weak :/
I have BPD I feel like this everyday 😭😂
@@roxywyndhamsame lol😂
Wow, I had no idea about this!
Get a hormonal IUD if you can. One of the best decisions of my life
PMDD is hell on earth. I feel like a demon has possessed me for 10-14 days. I’m euphoric during ovulation then BAM! Possession time. It’s heartbreaking and exhausting.
❤ I can relate to liking the euphoria of ovulation
I'd like to believe the pmdd doesn't last 10-14 days but I probably need to have a more sobering harsh come to Jesus moment about how many days of the month are impacted by the dysregulation.
The night before or morning of the first full day of menstrual bleeding has always been notably visibly horrific, with a huge spike in joint pain nda inflammation and food cravings and sensory overload vision impairment and high confusion, and that seemed manageable. Hopeful we'll get it sorted with all the advances in holistic medicine
Your description is EXACT!!! Whew, someone gets me.
Me too
❤️❤️❤️❤️
How to get rid of this my god
It's so debilitating. I feel like killing people for just looking at me wrong. I cry for days and can't even study. I think about all the people who wronged me years ago and want then to burn in hellfire.
It has destroyed a few of my relationships
Yes this is EXACTLY what it's like for me too!!! Especially the ruminating and thinking of all the ppl who wronged me in the past
Same.
Same 💔
That’s how I feel, I also suffer from bipolar so it’s like a cycle within the cycle of moods
Me too
Omg I think I have this. For the past several months, about two weeks before my period, I start experiencing an insane intensifying of anxiety, start feeling really, really down, & the closer I get to my actual period, I start crying off and on all day, feeling extremely sad, anxious, depressed, hopeless, etc. Pretty much all day long until I’m so tired in the evenings after work, I have no energy left. It’s now been really affecting my work-I can barely concentrate and the crying off and on all day obviously makes it very difficult to get anything done. It’s affecting every area of my life right now.
Dim supplement really helps!
@@noellealdi881i want to try this. I tried vitex I doesn’t help me. Can i use DIM without no hard and only in lucteus fase
I have pmdd. I've had over 10 suicide attempts from it. I'm on Prozac now and it seems to be helping.
Y'all we need a zoom support group
I wish we could talk more about it
Or maybe I just want friends I can relate to better
I want friends I can relate to better. Let's be friends. My name is Irene.
I’ve been creating a guide to help heal this naturally and I’d love to start a zoom. ❤
@@Tryingtolovemyself107 sorry I never saw this, yes, let's be friends ☺️
@@Radianty_EllaPlease! I dont know anyone with PMDD, its such a lonely thing to go through. Very few even know what it is
Agreed 👍. I feel alone in this but I think one of my close friends have it too. It makes me sad because I know the real me and her and hate to see us like this.
Thank you for this. The werewolf analogy is spot on. I feel crazy. There’s a solid week out of every month before my cycle where I suddenly resent everyone and everything in my life. This overwhelming hateful feeling that everyone actually hates me, they are all stupid and don’t understand me and my life sucks and I need to go isolate for the rest of my life. Then it will pass but the relationship damage can be done in the time it lasts. I have no filter and just become so crazy and hateful. I don’t see it until it passes and I’m back to my clear head going “wtf is wrong with me”
It's where I'm at. You described it perfectly. Someone recommended Dong Quai root. Maybe it helps.
@@Tryingtolovemyself107 thank you for the recommendation! I’ll try Anything at this point
Yeah damage lasts😢😢😢
I ruin my life and relationships the week before my period
PMDD reminds me of a combination of bipolar disorder, the flu, a stomach virus, and an anxiety disorder for 12 days every month. I take 1000mg of Dong Quai starting the first day of symptoms(usually 3 days before my period) and it helps a lot.
I've never heard of this Dong Quai
Thank you for your message. I've never heard of it and I'm gonna try it out. ❤
I will try that because it is absolutely terrible! I fear it every month! I tried taking maca root it helps a little. My doctor gave me Zoloft but my body is rejecting it through side effects.
I’ll try it!
@@robintriumphslisten to you body.
I feel like PMDD symptoms overlap with other mental health disorders so I feel like it’s overlooked and misdiagnosed because of that. Or people just assume PMS is supposed to be hell for 2 weeks straight when it’s not :) that it could be more than just PMS
You're right! I was diagnosed with pmdd, but the doctor that diagnosed me literally saw me once and didn't conduct any tests so I don't trust her. She had no idea I had depression, ptsd, digestive issues and autism. Never went back to her. Oh and if your doctor doesn't listen to you and hands you any one size fits all surveys without knowing your history, that's not normal. Get a new doctor.
You are right! Turned out it was bipolar for me 😢
To see my diagnosis talked about, especially by Dr. Tracy Marks, is a great thing for me. I am tired of living with pain and I'm willing to do what can safely help me.
If you're a heavy bleeder, try taking iron pills, but only for the first two period days. Start with half a pill and have food with it. Sometimes, that's more than enough. I found it helps cut down on some uterine pain and boosts my mood ever so slightly. As for before the period, I'm on the same boat as you, learning about it.
I have been hospitalized 12 times in my life, a mental health hospital, due to complications from PMDD. Electrocute your emotions until they catch fire. That's what it feels like.
I have literally nothing to be afraid, upset or worked up about … until that week!!! 😢
I’m not the same that week.
Same that’s me now started having symptoms about 5 days ago. I’m literally all these things and then some. 😢
Yeah....pmdd makes me feel like someone else takes over my body. Makes me hate myself and be harsh to everyone around me.
Whenever I feel my shadows of doubt being casted so high that they block out any light of hope, I usually take a note at what part in my cycle and it's pretty consistent so at least I can use that to try and be objective with the heavier emotions that can overwhelm me. I try to use my emotions as indicators to how my brain chemistry is sitting, and not how to perceive my reality.
This is such an important message - as a PMDD sufferer I wish they would change the definition of PMDD to not relate to PMS, as it diminishes the severity of the symptoms...!
I hated mysef and everyone. I was a monster. When I went into early menopause, It was a blessing. The pain was unreal and my periods were super heavy. When menopause happened it was a cakewalk 😂
Not only is there a drastic change in mood for me, there's also a comorbidity that happens and makes my anxiety, depression, and DPDR soooo much worse!
Same. I have hypopituitarism with thyroid issues and I feel the "change" coming on and it sucks. Someone recommended Dong Quai root.
I suppress my period with continuous birth control bc the pmdd was not a joke. Feeling suicidal half the month was getting worse and worse so umm… no
it's not a joke at all. 🫂🤕
Are you still doing well on continuous birth control?
Im glad people are talkkg about this.❤
me too🫂
“Turning into a werewolf” is such a good way to put it, this is literally what it feels like
the werewolf analogy is perfect. I've had to tell those around me because i would just up and disappear for about a week every month for what to them seemed like no reason.
I suffered from PMDD until I went on contraception to manage my symptoms! I remember the week before my period I couldn't stay still, I was irritated, depressed, suicidal and even having unexplained intense feelings of anger, it was intense, I wanted to kill myself for no reason at all so much during that week and then my period would start and it was like nothing had happened but my period pain was really bad too so I would feel awful for two weeks of the month. Yeah, the suicidal feelings is the scariest and most dangerous part of the condition.
Yeap....I can feel it coming on about 3 days before I actually have 3-4 days before my cycle. After the 2nd day, I'm back towards my more positive self. It is horrible....CPTSD doesn't help either.
For me, PMDD was Hell on Earth. Suicidal, depressed, in so much pain I couldn't get out of bed and relied on soaking in baths and high doses of pain killers to remotely ease the misery, extreme paranoia, extreme irritability with absolutely horrible temper, extremely heavy period for 5-6 days and then 2-3 days of light period, then felt utterly exhausted. And it was like... Just as I started to recover, I was on the decline again. So glad I started hormonal birth control (Skyla IUD, progesterone based).
Thank you for spreading information about pmdd, living with it, is not only surreal but dreadful
Progestins made my PMDD worse because of the way they bind to receptors. I had to stop BC steroids, fifteen years into my journey and I settled on a small copper IUD. I believe more women have pmdd than we know.
I am sitting here BAWLING because this is me!!
I just ended the longest and hardest episode of this.
My husband and I almost separated over it.
And then...moments before my period started...BAM! GONE!
I felt normal again.
And then...always falling over myself, apolozing for what I can't control.
Thank you for using the term WOMEN!
It’s 100% all the world does not know who are the women. It’s is all ok whether u r super crazy, it is just your hormones! We need support from the opposite gender, and attention to our needs at this time. Not abusive labels!!!!
I don't know what you call what I have but once in a blue moon I get so depressed starting around the 2nd or 3rd day of my period (seems to let up around 2 days after I finish) like I'm walking against water and I feel like a pet died or something and I wanna cry. I don't get much of an anger or rage thing. I just get this heavy dead feeling. Sometimes there's a sentimental or ruminating element that if I don't watch it I get that gaping hole/weight pain in my chest and crawl down that negative rabbithole. It's mostly like a quick case of major depression. Like fuck it lets throw it all in the trash and go to bed. 😮💨 I hate it. Focusing on the experience of cooking stuff seems to help me through. I never understood why when I do experience symptoms sometimes they happen before but it's usually after I start. I don't hear many women talk about that.
Look up post menstrual syndrome it could be that
Yeah i have PMDD I do indeed turn into a werewolf
Im scared of developing this as my mood swings before my period is starting to get a little out of hand for the past few years....
I've heard that it can get worse over time, unfortunately. As a teen i had bad cramping and now that I'm mid-30s i get only mild cramps but also dizziness, headaches, stomach issues, anger, suicidal thoughts, extreme rejection sensitivity, etc. starting a week to 10 days before.
I get the three F's: Famished, Fatigued, and Furious 😠 😊
I’ve been deep in the studies of this since mine got so bad last year. After lots of different remedies I was PMDD free for five months! It came back this month, but I was able to nip it in a few days and am feeling mostly back to even. Happy to share my guide with those interested. ❤
Please share! I’ll beg if I have to😢
please sharee
Please share. You literally could have just shared it when you know people will ask. Smfh
Yes please share
@@Datb2 Either she is lying or she wants to make us pay for something.
after taking a period vacation, this hell on earth is coming back. it will be the first time in my life that I have an opportunity to really target this specific issue knowing precisely how my body reacts to external stimuli and from foods and substances and sleep patterns - now I can notice precisely what is biologicallly, menstrually related and what is not. My gyno has been very supportive and together we decided on a proactive plan to "smooth" out the inflammation and pain of fibroids and pmdd (i suspected estrogen dominance and still do, basic endometriosis diagnostics came back clear but y'all know how hard it can for current diagnostic tools to pick it up without more invasive access).
We looked at having a low dose birth control intervention like kyleena. I admit I used lupron depot and didn't know about a lot when I signed up but it was a saving grace for me as I had no support system and needed to rely on every bit of internal strength I had to make it out of such a hard few years.
I didn't do well on the copper iud nor Mirena and I managed most of my adult life to steer clear of birth control pills(not only because it requires you to have a strict, consistent dosing schedule same time of day etc and that's a lot of risk already if you're not prone to a day to day consistent lifestyle, and second, in both Canadian and West African households, we didn't like the symptoms we'd experience that coincided with new birth control Rx and wouldn't risk fertility issues by adding extra toxins and substances to the woman's body and in hindsight, knowing how patriarchal p pharma and the study and application of medicine can be, we were right to be skeptical and scrutinizing) now, single, living a much healthier lifestyle and the clarity one can get while being single, cfbc, in therapy with an amazing and highly qualified therapist for me and a more consistent and reciprocal support network (doesn't feel as strong as a system so I'll use the term network) now my Physician and i have the chance to pinpoint and target the tiniest signs of hormonal dysregulation and hopefully regulation and finally have a successful, minimally i invasive menstrual pain management plan and alleviate pmdd and other effects relating to what could be related to estrogen dominance). I admit I haven't taken birth control tablets since I was 16 (one of the popular ones that claimed less side effects, the name is on the tip of the tongue because I can remember we had so many ads and commercials advertising it - Yaz or yazmin?).
Any feedback will be helpful. I thought I'd share an unlisted video of the terrible day I had yesterday trying to shop while pmdd is boiling up preparing for it's long overdue revenge after a year long period of dormancy and show you exactly what the worst day, usually what would be the day or two before during luteal phase, and get your general feedback and support because it's really hard, jn the moment, to feel like life is worth fighting for and that you'll lose anything you love because of this condition...I'm upset with myself and I wish I wasn't.
I think we all try really hard and I'm just exhausted and in pain today. I'm nervous and scared of how painful and disorientating this first menstruation will be on my mind and my body. I don't even recognize the way my body responded to trauma yesterday, like the sound of my crying when I got home was scary - couldn't have been good for heart health despite all the nutrition and regime health I've built back up and achieved since WLS Christmas eve week 2021 😭😭😭🤕🤕
If Dr and anyone is open to support
or has a channel or podcast on pmdd and are open to a supportive circle, please tag yourself or leave an email? I'd prefer to share with people who I know are real and invested rather than a silo echo chamber of anonymous commenters on reddit and Facebook. I'm very open to sharing my unlisted link from yesterday's experience with pmdd and use it for informed discourse and awareness, I just recognize the safest space to share is a more trauma-informed, anti-oppression anti-abeist space where I ideally be target practice for trolls.
I’m here ❤
I think I had that when I was younger.
With how extreme my emotions become when I am nearing my period I wonder if I have this. I’m also neurodivergent and have a hard time with emotions as a whole
i think this is what is ruining my marriage
With this many women including myself suffering from PMDD I dont believe it effect 3 - 8% of women......Ladies, i love you ❤
Birth control (the brand that rlly seems to work for me is Nikki, which is an off brand Yaz) seems to do WONDERS for my PMDD.
Been battling this condition for 30 years. So very sad especially if they find a medication that instead of living only half a life, you can live a full life. Sad because I am already 47 and my life is more than half over.
What can women do to prevent this?
Thank u❤
How to control it
I can’t go to school. I’ve been so depressed and anxious it’s making me feel agoraphobic with just school for some reason. It’s the week before my period always and then that throws me off and I get even more anxious and can’t go to school after it’s over. I’m a mess and my family thinks I don’t deserve to be “babied” by not going to school. I need help and don’t know what to do
can you get antipsychotics for pmdd the thoughts are so loud.
I guess Dylan is part of the 20% that doesn't have PMS... 😒
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Whats the diffrence between pmdd and lidocaine ineffective ADHD in women do you even screen for ADHD in people you give the pmdd label too?
Gosh it’s so crazy. This is literally me
Would suicidal ideation be a pms or pmdd symptom
Pmdd
Definitely PMDD, from personal experience. I know some women get depressed during PMS, but suicidal ideation is extreme. I'd say that's on par with the latter. Please consider seeing an OB/GYN, as well as a psychiatrist, and discussing it with them.
Yes, PMDD. ❤
I think I have this and the only thing that helps is using delta 8, If not I end up very suicidal
I have clinical depression and PMDD. I’ve felt suicidal during depressive episodes but never during PMDD. I would describe it for me as pure rage for the smallest infractions-in general and towards others, but not usually towards myself. If you’re having suicidal thoughts please talk to someone to figure out what is really happening and to get help. Many years ago my gynecologist prescribed antidepressants that were only taken at a certain point in the cycle in attempt to prevent the rage. I wish you well.❤
I had never heard of Delta 8 until now and just read a bit. Is a doctor managing this for you? I’ve read that Delta 8 has little oversight or lab testing. Due to this lack of quality control, scientists have safety concerns because a product labeled Delta 8 may contain impurities, such as high levels of THC (similar to Dalta 9) which is not recommended for ppl with suicidal thoughts. There is some evidence that teenagers who attempt suicide may be more likely to have used Delta 9.
A physician or psychiatrist would be able to advise you of pros/cons of various medication options and how they compare to Delta 8. They may be able to guide you on the most advantageous timing of administration so you can adopt a proactive rather than reactive approach.
I m suffering from PMD.. it's hard to going through every month.. it's extremely hard to handle the mood..its remain last 3 days or longer before periods or may be just that day when periods began
But how do I fix it?
my last period i almost tried to ☠️ myself and that happens usually every period but idk if it’s pmdd
How is this treated?
How go cure this?
It is really hell on earth. But reading others experiences was a little bit calming for me.
I started experiencing PMDD after I had miscarried my son at 5 months of pregnancy. It got even worse after I stopped birth control. Intermittent Fasting helped a bit
I'm so sorry
I take lithium orotate 10 mg a day, ashwaghanda, and magnesium. The lithium helped the most, I take the KAL brand, I recommend you try it, but if you have any health conditions talk to a Dr first ❤️
Love you, stranger, I hope it gets better
I'll say a prayer for you
@@Jesuslovesyou8525 Your kindness has brought tears in my eyes❤️🩹 Thank you so very much. I hope the best for you to stay happy and healthy💖
idk if it’s pms or pmdd but a week before my period i literally feel suicidal and i feel like all my friends hate me. it’s already not easy to spend a week dealing with my shredding uterus; feeling like my whole life is falling apart right before doesn’t help either😂
This is what I have plus I've been through abuse so it's a lot worse for me. It's def like turning into a werewolf for me that's for sure. lmao! I'm on zoloft and seriquel and I noticed that the seriquel is helping already not sure about the zoloft yet sense it has only been about 4 days I think.
I have been diagnosed
Your doctor diagnosed you?
Anger is not an issue. Sadness and s ideation (Bpd like symptoms) is what causes me to seek treatment. Altho there is none to help me today
Treatnent?
So lucky to be part of this nightmarish percentage of people who have two wks of normalcy in there life every month .. my life has been effectively destroyed by this
How Do I know it’s not severe depression usually in functional but a week before my period I’m in extreme depression and can’t leave my bed 😢
Start keeping a diary of your cycle as well as your mood during that day.
My sister was talking to me and I screamed at her, my dad said “give me the chocolate back” (it’s Easter) and I threw it at him and ran to my room crying (I’m never like this)
I love that were talking about pmdd- but we need to focus on more than just mood with menstrual cycles. The physical symptoms are just as disruptive - if not more.
Somebody knows how to stop this hell?!
♥
Yep sadly
Read the room, look at all the comments. This is so lacking in information is equates to misinformation.
I feel like i shouldn't be commenting here because i'm a man, but PMDD can be life threatening for both partners. I've just been through an episode with one of my family members, and we just woke up...
I wish all of you the best and may you heal.🙏❤️
Yes. I’m a werewolf😢
Why are we shaming women who have this by calling them a werewolf? Ridiculous
I don't think she was meaning to shame women by using that analogy. As someone with PMDD, I can agree that it really did feel like being possessed or being absolutely out of control. So, it feels fitting. I think she was just trying to convey how it feels for those who suffer with it; uncontrollable, intense episodes.
@@iRunavala oh ok ❤
I’d love it to be the ware wolf. Instead I can’t stop crying and wish to die
I appreciate the intention of awareness, but this clip spent all the time talking about PMS didn’t describe PMDD at all, just equated it to a werewolf. Not a single actual symptom mentioned. Detrimental to sufferers if the public think describes the condition. Just delete it, seriously.
Because calling a woman a werewolf doesn’t feed into stigma about periods at all 🤦♀️
Yeah, I don’t appreciate that at all. We turn into a person who is in incredible pain!
Caused by trauma
Yes it is
men out there with the most terrible mood swings, still not considering any form of treatmemt because from social standard they are kinda entitled to express more negative emotions...
PMDD ruins my life!
So i just came here to know that i am "werewolf-ing". Pls atleast be respectful to th dr prefix
Fuck my life!! 😭
Having carefully considered your description I have decided I am unaffected by it.
As a 28 year old man who now has complex PTSD comorbid with major depressive disorder with his mother's PMDD being one of the contributing factors to developing said disorders, I have to ask why I should empathize with anyone who "suffers" from this. The only person suffering is your 5 year old son as he is reminding you to take your "happy pills" because he is terrified of getting yelled at with a growling tone.
Huh
@@jucxox reread it again nice and slow if you need to
"Not as common" --> 5.5% of women 👁👄👁
Demon Disorder
No gloom and doom today dear doctor.
Me a guy: intresting
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valuable information for sure