As the title states, I’m (25F) looking for some wise words or potential advice from others who struggle with PMDD. It honestly took me a really long time to even recognize it was a pattern because my life was pretty depressing for a while anyways. But now that I’m in a stable living situation and working on bettering my mental health, I find I’m constantly hitting a wall every month before my period. It’s nearly debilitating though, and as supportive as my boyfriend is I just don’t feel he really understands the gravity of what I go through. It’s only a few days of the month but I experience crying spells, thoughts of dying, a deep sense of hopelessness. It makes me feel like a zombie at work and I honestly spend some of these shifts crying in the bathroom on and off because I can’t control it. No matter how aware I am of my calendar I can’t logic my way out of it, and like clockwork it ends once my period settles in. I’ve tried various methods of treatment and am still in contact with my doctor about these symptoms but at times it just feels like I’m broken and it’s something I’ll never be able to fix. Ultimately I guess I’m venting, but any words will be appreciated, as it’s something I at times feel very alone with.
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We have a whole subreddit r/PMDD
It’s horrible. Every month for a solid week I literally cry that I have to be alive. And then my period hits and it’s a whole different kind of agony but at least I’m not wishing I was dead. And then I get a week of “normal” and a week of ovulation. I hate it.
I take antipsychotics for my PMDD, something they don’t usually prescribe, and they are the only thing I have ever tried that helps