PMS is an Its an undiagnosed disorder

[pmsQueen]

Millions of woman suffer from the genetic and or hormonal disease, I call it a disease because thousands of women and teenagers go on for years suffering with no help, with no cure. There have been murders and suicides linked to PMS. This is so serious and yet its still unrecognized as a serious disease. Its an undiagnosed disorder
I suffered my whole life with this disease. It affected my relationships with Men my jobs, my friends, and the most important thing to me, my children. I went to one OBGYN after another seeking help. I asked my medical Dr. No one had the right answer. I was told. Take vitamins, go for blood work lets check your harmones. Then they would say your harmones are fine. And send me home with a pat on the back. I became more depressed because I knew that no one would help me I continued to suffer with severe angry mood swings, that could get down right mean nasty and evil thoughts would go rasing through my mind. Id try to control them but there was no way. If you were the person that would be there to feel my wrath. I would say terrible mean degrading things to the people I love. So much evil would come out of me, That's not who I am. When the PMS would were off, I would apologize to the person I hurt. But I hated myself for getting that way. I wanted out. I don't want to hurt the ones I love. Then the crying would start for no good reason, feeling lost and alone cut off from the world, very sad and depressed. I would have two good weeks sometimes three out of the month. Now im in menopause I don't get the PMS as bad anymore. But I still suffer because I passed on this disease to my daughter. She's 17 yrs old and she suffers worse then I did.
She has the same symptoms as me only worse she becomes erashional and confused. Im so afraid she's going to hurt herself or maybe even one of her siblings. What can I do?

[ParamedFlorena]

I'm one who get horrible swings on PMS. Mental, physical - you name it. Aches and pains everywhere led me to be the worst type of wife to spend time with. Not before I started on contraceptives did it linger the joint-aches.. In one way that did even help on the moods too, prior to menstruation.

But what helps most? Omega 3? Vitamin B? I'd say that for me I only need to watch carefully what I eat. As a teenager, I had great help of St. Johns Wort but that doesn't work anymore.

The food that you eat in the days before your period does in the highest affect how you deal with the hormones. A diet rich in sugar gives larger swings of the bloodsugar and insulin than a diet that contains fibers, proteins and sound fats. I've tried my best to apply this - in addition to my contraceptives: Green and sound.

My hubby taught fast that when the home is clean, his wife is holding rough onto the PMS with cleaning and an extra touch of effectiveness....

I hope it gives some ideas?
Florena

[Jaybay]

You just described me perfectly.   I was mean, moody, nasty and downright ugly to everyone around me for a good 2 weeks out of every month.  Felt like I had to hurt someone so they'd feel as miserable as I did.  Once I began to recognize what it was, I tried to hold it in.  I knew I was completely irrational and whatever came out of my mouth would be something I'd regret, but I couldn't stop what was going through my head.  Some days I thought I'd explode if I couldn't have a good loud shouting match with some unlucky person.

I've seen my family doc for over 20 years and finally told him what was going on.  Bless his heart, he took me seriously and I started taking lexapro.  I asked him why an antidepressant works for PMS, and he said, "Just try it.  If it doesn't help, we'll try something else."  It has totally changed my life.  For the past 5+ years, I've been back to my normal, pre-puberty self.  No more irrational thoughts, words or actions.  No more crying jags.  It just swept all the cobwebs and crappiness out of my head - much to my relief and that of my husband.  :-)