PMDD

[Wetmyplants]

Has anyone here been diagnosed with PMDD?

I’ve really struggled for most of my adult life and my symptoms have been put down as depression/anxiety/suspected bipolar. At the beginning of the year, I came off all antidepressants and contraception’s and decided to track my moods with my cycle and it all points to PMDD?

I’m try to manage my symptoms naturally with supplements but is there anything else worth trying?

Are GPs knowledgeable on this? I’ve had two very bad recent experience with the NHS and have moved to a new area where my GP surgery isn’t the best, so I’m super anxious that I won’t be taken seriously.

 

[Nottonightbabe]

Has anyone here been diagnosed with PMDD?

I’ve really struggled for most of my adult life and my symptoms have been put down as depression/anxiety/suspected bipolar. At the beginning of the year, I came off all antidepressants and contraception’s and decided to track my moods with my cycle and it all points to PMDD?

I’m try to manage my symptoms naturally with supplements but is there anything else worth trying?

Are GPs knowledgeable on this? I’ve had two very bad recent experience with the NHS and have moved to a new area where my GP surgery isn’t the best, so I’m super anxious that I won’t be taken seriously.

I have it. GPs can be hit and miss with their knowledge on it. You might get lucky and find a good one though. I was only diagnosed by a hospital after I ended up in there after becoming very unwell during a mental health episode. Mine is treated with sertraline, and I use propranolol for anxiety symptoms. The consultant in hospital wrote to my GP and asked him to specifically prescribe the sertraline, as this is the SSRI that works best with it apparently. I have to say it has been better for me than any other SSRI I've tried in the past. GP can refer you to gynecology, to discuss other solutions, have to say I found our gynecology service useless! So I went no further than the initial phonecall with them. Good luck, it's a tough condition to have

 

[juy7nhio]

I have it and GP agrees but haven't been formally diagnosed or anything because I can't be arsed. It's hell, I don't know how to treat it. Am also bipolar so can't touch antidepressants as they trigger mania even just for a few days. The pill made me moody and gave me acne. If anyone has any other recommendations let me know... For a week most months I trash my life and spend the rest of the month trying to repair.

 

[mochibean]

I have it and GP agrees but haven't been formally diagnosed or anything because I can't be arsed. It's hell, I don't know how to treat it. Am also bipolar so can't touch antidepressants as they trigger mania even just for a few days. The pill made me moody and gave me acne. If anyone has any other recommendations let me know... For a week most months I trash my life and spend the rest of the month trying to repair.

Are you on any mood stabilisers? Antidepressants usually make me manic too but since being prescribed a mood stabiliser alongside it I find it's helped me stay stable and made my PMDD a little bit better as well.