I will be honest I’m not diagnosed, but I have a history of horrible depressions that are immediately solved by getting my period.
My mom got me this fertility tea for Christmas, and this last cycle I forgot my period was even coming. Compared to January where I couldn’t leave my house the week before. I think red raspberry tea is the big one as far as hormone balancing. It’s so funny having it in my cupboard. I had a guy ask about my teas once and I was so stressed he was going to find that and think I was trying to baby trap someone.
I’ve also heard that allergy meds like loratadine (non-drowsy) can help. Something to do with histamine.
But I feel for you, doctors don’t give a fuck about pmdd.
Mar 19, 2025
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For me, when I hit luteal through when my period starts has a high likelihood of spiral and depression and just sort of retreating. I also recently got diagnosed with ADHD (two double d conditions lmao) and I think it exacerbates THOSE symptoms which has been an interesting thing to figure out.
I track my cycle pretty closely and try to keep ahead on assignments when I know PMDD symptoms are going to begin.
I do my best not to break certain routines and habits when symptoms show up as they are very important to keeping my brain and help with ADHD symptoms. Like, if I make my bed I won’t lie down in bed if I eat breakfast I won’t be irritable and brain foggy-but if I do I just gotta move on and forgive myself anyways. I actually find myself saying “I forgive myself” out loud A LOT. Cheesy, but it works for me!
I will say I am also on SSRIs for anxiety and I increase my dose from my luteal phase up until my period.
I was very lucky to find one that works for me on the first try, I know meds are supeeeer trial and error. My PMDD symptoms have been more transient since I started the dosage adjustments and I have a lot more good months than bad.
I also communicate to the people close to me when I’m facing the PMDDemon, sometimes they can offer support or just understanding which goes a long way. I try my best not to cancel social plans unless I am certain I don’t have it in me, because ultimately I’m gonna have a worse time alone than when I’m with other people—but that’s just because I know that about myself.
PMDD blows and its under researched and not taken seriously enough! Wishing you luck in figuring out what works for you!!!
Mar 19, 2025
PMDD itself gets an anti-rec but understanding how it works (and getting meds if applicable to your situation) is a game-changer
like yes it sucks to have my mental health essentially held hostage by my hormones on a 28-day merry-go-round BUT that means that now when it’s day 14 and the world starts looking progressively darker and scarier and I start thinking everyone hates me and I should disappear and what good have I ever done anyway—I can go hey, I’m onto you brain, you can’t get me this time 🫵😭 (and then cry and self-care as much as possible until it’s day 1 again and everything is magically chill)
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Since my teen years I have been clinically ill for two weeks every few months before my period. Full blown mental breakdowns, paranoia, anxiety, aggression and a long laundry list of manic/depressive symptoms that leaves my boyfriend inches from the packing his bags. I took a blood test two years ago that revealed I have a genetic mutation called the MTHFR mutation that inhibits my body from processing folic acid and other important B vitamins. So now I'm a kooky supplement lady that turns into a monster without my methyl guard plus supplement. A lot of women are diagnosed with PMDD every year and told to go on birth control or to take prozac or to just deal with it and it makes me foam at the mouth to think about all the suffering that could be prevented by a simple blood test and some goddamn B vitamins!!!
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