I was just diagnosed with PMDD and now I'm going to take Lexapro so excited to see how it goes! I really wish I could be normal for one entire month for once.
@@bluehope4143 I went off the meds after 2 weeks of feeling weird on it. Might switch pills when i'm ready again. But lately exercise, omega 3 and evening primrose oil everyday and cannabis at night has been helping!
I thought it was normal to be suicidal, self harm, and be incredibly anger before your period. Had no clue it wasn’t. Truly scary and hard to live with. No doctor has ever taken me seriously
Same. I'm 44 and beginning menopause, and I always thought these symptoms were normal PMS and that PMDD is very rare and extreme. Literally this week, I'm beginning to wonder if I have PMDD because of the way my moods swing. I can feel my mood change from happy to su!c!d@l within a few hours. I can feel it switch off, too, and I go back to my generally-happy self.
Wow finally. I have PMDD and have been vigorously searching for videos and content about PMDD, yet they're almost impossible to come by. It's a condition that is most definitely not exposed enough in the media (and I understand because it only affects about 3% of women), but needs to be. I was seriously convinced that I was bipolar or simply mentally insane (extreme, unprovoked depression, migraines, cramps, anxiety, and all of the above). Even when it is discussed, people simply say it's just "really bad pms" which I feel undermines the severity of it. It's commonly misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder in women because it's so hard to recognize. I have been suffering for 4 years unknown until just a month ago. Thank you for this topic.
Augusta Falletta I was diagnosed with PMDD in November 2017. I honestly thought I was insane, like truly off my rocker, with my mood swings and horrendous cramps. Thank you for making this video Augusta! 😊❤️
John Myers low serotonin levels cause the depression but they don’t know how this links to the menstrual cycle and they can’t explain the other severe symptoms. Also treatment isn’t effective as many women with PMDD don’t suit the contraceptive pill or antidepressants ect
Yes, please yes. Do more research, develop more treatments, that would make the lives of me and so many other people infinately better. While I'm waiting though, I'm going to use what knowledge and treatments we have currently available, cus I can't just wait for something better.
RoseCcy, no, low serotonin levels don't just cause depression. I'm fact most issues and symptoms are directly linked, including physical ailments. Maybe you should do your research. The woman speaking in the video said that she basically dropped all medications (due to side effects) but the only meds she said she dropped was only hormone based birth control, which is not the only option. For a person that makes themselves out to sound smart, consider next time that mental illness and hormone levels can cause a wide variety of health problems, especially physical health problems such a brain damage and internal organ failure. Pms already causes problems to begin with but Pmdd screws with body nearly 4 times as much as pms. Even the digestive system takes a beating with pmdd.
John Myers You’re not a specialist doctor in PMDD, the specialist doctors are just scratching the surface with their knowledge on PMDD. otherwise there would be effective treatments and people wouldn’t be suffering !!
I have Pmdd and I am the opposite when it comes to distractions. I cant be around people because it triggers it. I am happier and better when I am at home in my own space. Cleaning my house without people home is the best. It recently caused me to have a mental breakdown at work and I had to leave. I was out of work for about a day and a half. Cleaned my house, cuddled with my animals, and watched my favorite TV shows. Felt like a normal human being after. Its different for everyone but it still sucks either way.
God i had a breakdown at work for literally no reason and balled my eyes out in the packed staff room an hour into work so i panicked and told them that my cat had just been run over and killed jn front of me 😿😿😿
You don't know how much your comment made my day no made my life ❤️ I would have never associated those symptoms with my cycle. Your comment gave me so much more clarity. I hope things get better for you.
Ain't that the fucken truth. During PMDD I HATE my boyfriend. I despise him. I think he's the worst person ever. I think I'm going to have to figure out a way to deal with PMDD when it strikes. It literally feels like every terrible thing I feel is the Truth too.
I just cried watching your video. I’m 39, 2 kids and I’ve been dealing with “2 good weeks 2 bad weeks” my entire adult hood. Just knowing that I am not the only human battling PMDD makes me feel like I’m not alone! Thank you thank you for the video and for being such an inspiration to others!
@@countessjefferby I was taking care of my grandma while living with her in old people's home for 3 years and HATED myself for who I was. Now that she's no longer here, I have so many regrets! I can imagine that it must be pretty similar with kids, so sorry to hear that!
I love it when Buzzfeed uses their platform to talk about less known disorders and illnesses. As someone with multiple "invisible illnesses," I appreciate this so much 💗
TH-cam's auto suggested videos use really clueless AI and they're a lonnnnnnnggggg way away from being even closely remotely worthwhile..... Useless stupidity that knows nothing of the Human Mind.... Just randomly disconnected nonsense based on the way it perceives what it thinks you're looking at on your phone..... Thx for the suggested videos artards.... You're not even close.... At least humans enjoy being predictable.... TH-cam is just crazy disconnected nonsense which thinks it knows what it's talking about.
When I have an episode ( like 1- 4 days before my period starts) I get extremely depressed and sometimes have suicidal thoughts, and won't leave my bed. Then I start and I'm like oh wow that's why I wanted to die yesterday
Evening primrose oil capsules help ! I am so grateful for them and pain relief Evening primrose helped regulate my moods. 3x a day 1 week before period too your period ends and then I just take 1 a day every day etc. Helped regulate my mood breast pains etc I’m so thankful for it I can’t live without it.
I have pmdd. It makes you feel crazy. I would be happy one moment and terribly anxious and depressed another. It has such a strong effect on relationships, too. It's been rough on mine. Knowing this is what I have is half the battle and has improved things, but I still struggle. Reducing inflammation and staying healthy seems to be the best option, since hormonal birth control can actually worsen some people's pmdd. Thanks for sharing. I just recently learned this is what I struggle with and it's a whole new world.
When I’m experiencing PMDD I’ve noticed the best thing for me to do is shut up. Shut up shut up shut up. I get reeeallll quiet those 3-5 days. BF makes me angry I do not react (when it’s over I realize I don’t even know why that made me mad) get a text from a superior that pisses me off, (I change the topic. Later I realize it wasn’t even that bad). Someone texts me hey you there (my anxiety tells me something terrible has gone wrong, I force myself to respond with a normal hi). Someone says something that offends me (I don’t defend myself because the viciousness I would release in retaliation would be beyond all bounds and a totally disproportionate response. Usually when real me comes back I realize it wasn’t even worth getting angry about.) it’s so hard though. And the worse part is it comes around again the next month.
i understand the rage. my brain would see that email and say, “we need to unalive ourselves.” it’s exhausting and hard to get into your regular life when you feel so many different physical and emotional symptoms 😭
I just avoid everyone during that week before my period. I get very angry it almost feels like rage. I also feel tired and don't sleep that well at night. I start to breakout, bloat and get breast tenderness. Ya, It is a serious issue and I definitely think it needs to be talked about it more.
The rage is intense. I also get very quiet and don’t talk to people during that week to avoid setting off. I’ve rage quit so many jobs too, some I actual liked. It’s a nightmare. Lucky I can sometimes sense it coming so take myself away for 5mins at work too calm down.
@@pumpkinlyd4409my wife gets very angry and tries to come at me in a confrontational hostile manner and it makes me get very reactive, what date of the month does these moods occur on? It seems like with her it's around or on the 15th of the month, I can use some advice 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Although Im not diagnosed with PMDD , i feel less alone reading this comment section - i feel empty as fck a week before period and find it difficult to focus in getting things done
Same here. Im a student rn. Final year student. Really really hard to focus and get things done within the timeframe. I lost my close friends. Sometimes just hoping my world to come an end .
Finally a big platform is talking about this!! I've been diagnosed for over a year and it's like being trapped in a bubble of misery. For me personally the worst parts of it is the extreme rage, uncontrollable crying, panic attacks, intrusive suicidal thoughts and extreme paranoia. As soon as my period starts I start to feel normal again. Currently taking sertaline which helps minimise the symptoms.
Bless you. My period is next week this cycle has me just my wits end. I start a new job tomorrow, I'm a bridesmaid in my sister in law's wedding Friday. I just started my 1st day of class after 10 years, last week. And I keep blowing up angrily at my husband. I feel more than overwhelmed. I feel like this cycle of happy-depressed will never end. I just wish there was a cure.
You've described me! It's all new to me as mine only really started a few months ago, after having my son and lots of stress. Been to see a hormone specialist who's advised I take hrt. If anyone wants to have a chat about if they feel alone with it then please do message me! I feel very isolated at times xx
@@pumpkinlyd4409 SAME!! Then completely forget about it for the next 2 weeks and continue people pleasing. Sometimes I wonder if it's nature's way to balance things out. One thing that helps is not going to the shops by the way!!
Prozac helps me so much with my PMDD, until I started taking it 6 years ago my emotions were a constant roller coaster. The most frustrating part is no one believes you, I could have a splitting migraine and be throwing up and get no sympathy because “it’s just your period”. You are not alone!
Gonna go to my gyno soon to see if I have pmdd,bit pretty sure I do..o have all the symptoms of it,bit I also have clinical depression,so I'm wondering if the depression exuberate my symptoms symptoms..
Hi ! I’m about to start Prozac as well for my pmdd. Could you please let me know how your experience with it has been long term ? Any help is greatly appreciated 🌸
@@jbunny369 it’s an adjustment, you may gain weight. Depending on how many mg you are on, I found it’s hard for me to take 20mg at a time so do 10mg in the morning and 10mg at night. It’s helped so much. Any more questions don’t hesitate to ask. ❤️ hope you find relief
I get extremely depressed and even suicidal a week before my period. Fatigued,angry, hopelessness, unpredictable emotions, extremely sore boobs. It sucks but I feel glad that there are others who feel this way.
As a long term PMDD sufferer I am thrilled to see this condition being spoken about. We definitely need more awareness brought to it. I highly recommend anyone who thinks they have PMDD both seeing their doctor and addressing their diet. Dairy was a big influence in making my PMDD much worse and now I've almost completely ditched it, it got better almost right away. (Even if you're getting the 'non hormonal' kind it's still full of natural hormones that may make things much worse.) The pill never worked for me either (in short, I had severe physical and mental symptoms as a result of taking it). I've also suffered with extremely painful periods and PCOS. I feel it's super important to be supportive of PMDD sufferers. Rolling with the punches is a lovely concept but some women suffer so much that they can't do that and they should be supported and not looked at like they're weak, making excuses or not trying hard enough. We need way more understanding, patience and sympathy toward PMDD sufferers. It's a condition that ruined a good portion of my life and at times, still does. Thankfully I've reached a point where mine is more manageable than it used to be but like I said, it's okay if some days you can't push yourself to go out, be around people, etc.
Thank you for the tip about dairy 😊 I don't consume that much usually, my biggest uses are cheese and ice cream.. . I also relate to the pain, and medication not working. The cramps would go away, but mentally I'd be worse. This reminds me that I should be talking to my doctor again.
Fat dairy really worsen the pmdd while low-fat dairy improves the mood ! There are researches on the benefits of calcium supplementation for women with pmdd. I take myself calcium supplements and it really makes wonders on my mood !
i can literally be myself for like 20 days out of 30. the 6 days before my period are horrible. i have major relationship anxiety where im so insecure i might damage relationship with my boyfriend. i cry from absolutely the tiniest things. idk how i should deal with myself and my emotions
Hey sakshi i can feel you there. I m lucky to have such a good boyfriend but now even he gets irritated with me. I m gonna a consult a gynae really soon . I m crying while writing this now i m on my last day. You are not alone in this. Take care.
I can feel you. My boyfriend is so wonderful, we've been together for 5 years and we've never gone even one day being mad at each other that's why it sucks when i get my period and i get so mad at the tiniest reasons that i threaten to break up with the guy who is the love of my life, in a normal situation i would never even think about it, he understands though and tries his best to not take my words literally before my periods but i can see it still hurts him and i hate it.
I suffer from pmdd and when I was dating my now husband, I told my husband about a week before my period I have a really rough time and if he can deal with that we're good lol...I am suppose to take prozac the week before my period but I noticed it makes my period irregular..I am trying to find more natural ways to deal with the symptoms...the symptoms I deal with are becoming overly sensitive, to like what seems like the dumbest things once I start my period, any form of rejection is crushing during that time, and being really irritated and easily agitated about the smallest dumbest things...once my period starts I'm back to normal
It's the Progesterone levels that you need to monitor. As soon as the period starts you should feel a release, call that day 1..Keep any intake of such as chocolate /sweet stuff, alcohol and salts away as this is what the cravings make you reach for and that just feeds the rising leves of Progesteron ready for the next "boxing match" !.. Replace the crave's with 3hrly snacks ( plus handbag supply to stop u grabbing chocolate etc on the go! ) with such as crackers to counter the negative sugar binges which are the wrong type of sugars and and make sure to balance with proper meals.. Keep to this regime so as to stop your blood sugar levels from hitting the base line which in turn decreases energy pushing you towards the crave type foods which aggravates the rising leves of Progesterone which causes the mood problems we dread. Be sure to keep a daily routine!.. By boxing clever this time, the peak's and trough's of Progesterone levels will be more manageable..
@@Laura-kv7bl this comment has melted me. I know it's not for me but feeling this symptom rn and seeing this compassion has just... I'm crying. Thank you
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I didn't know this existed, but I feel like I can relate. Whenever I'm getting near my period, I get very unbalanced; I get suicidal, my anxiety gets super crazy and it's a nightmare basically. Also I get awful cramps basically two thirds of the month, which is not nice at all. This is very useful!
Feña Carolina I would definitely recommend going to a trusted doctor. I had the same symptoms that you do and I was diagnosed. Birth control really helped me.
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Shulamit Cohen i wish i could but now I'm living alone and in a foreign country where I don't speak the language. I will go to the doctor as soon as I get back to country in a few months
I had a severe mental breakdown today and was late for work. I almost called in because I was so distraught. This happens every single month for days before or on my period. It also doesn't help that I have PTSD so it amplifies my symptoms.
The comment section is filled with people who have dealt with or dealing with PMDD, yet i have never heard of this illness before. How come people don't talk about it more? Sending love to all those dealing with it❤
Sweet Beans Because it's a form of PMS and often times when you try to talk about it you get brushed off because "that's normal during PMS, just take some midol"
Thanks for the support. I believe because PMS just recently in the last 30 yrs began getting recognition, but it's still highly skeptisized. A different more aggressive form is less likely to be acknowledged.
I have it right now. Turned down a social event today, migraines, weight gain, severe mood, tears, emotions - you name it. But next week I'll be bright, bubbly and social once again! This video is very accurate. Thanks for this.
I thought I was going insane, Prozac literally gave me my life back. I’ve been waiting for this video after they had a girl with PMDD in the “No one believed my disorder video”, thank you buzzfeed
banana milk, well pmdd actually effects you a week to 10 days before. Had this video been more informative you'd have known this. Also, she fails to even mention that there's other treatments besides hormone based birth control. A proper doctor will send you to see a therapist or a doctor who specializes in mental illness before ever accepting you had pmdd in search of anxiety and depression disorders that can cause the same symptoms, again something she fails to do, slightly (she did mention she was doing therapy). Pmdd is based on serotonin levels, which are be combated by taking birth control pills or take serotonin based medication. Yes, diet and exercise are a way to help fight against pmdd it's not a end-all-be-all treatment like she makes it out to be. She was very enlightening to those that may suffer from pmdd but she's not a great spokesperson for this illness and will confuse more than she helps. Had they had someone here that actually specializes in this field to collaborate with her, then this episode might hold water.
banana milk please don’t say it’s the end for you. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I don’t have it but I can tell it really really sucks 😢😢😢. I wish you the best and I’m here is u need to talk about it.
omg saaame. 😭😭 im usually hopeful and positive on a daily basis but suddenly out of nowhere i feel hopeless and sad and depressed and a few days after my period is coming in. i'm really starting to notice the pattern 😭😭
I’m 20, and I’ve had PMDD since I was around 12 or 13. I’ve spent years scouring the internet for some sort of content regarding this but I’m so happy to see this. That you for bringing awareness to something so many women like myself have been told is just us “overreacting”
Anyone who is reading these comments I hope mine will give you some clarity as this subject is shrouded in mystery and doctors know very little. While clinical trials and research is being done there is too much focus on it being a psychological disease. I highly recommend finding out more about Dr. Jorge Lolas, he is a pioneer and revolutionary in the field of PMDD. He is a gynecologist who studied cervical pre-cancer conditions in women and found a link between inflammation of the uterine or cervical tissue due to microbial or viral infection to be the root issue of PMDD. In other cases, it is beneficial to mention that inflammation in a woman'd body may also be a response to histamines in her diet which encourage excess estrogen production and mast cell production. The estrogen and histmaine overload causes inflammation and hence reacts with her hormones causing PMDD. Some womens' bodies are extra sensitive to histamines and the effects are toxic. Research estrogen dominance, inflammation, histamines, PMDD. These are all related back to inflammation in the body just as Dr. Lolas suggests. You will aslo find that this theory of inflammation relates to other female hormonal issues such as endometriosis, PCOS, and thyroid dysfunction. There is one common underlying thread with all these conditions and the remedies, supplements, diet that is suggested helps with all of these above stated conditions. Diet: low histamine diet, eliminate wheat and dairy, focus on healing the gastrointestinal tract. This will eliminate inflammation in the body and help with adverse PMDD symptoms. Supplements: Lyposomal vitamin C, vitmains B5 and B6, DIM (diindolylmethane), zinc sulphate in liquid form, probiotics (low histamine), SEROTONIN supplements: 5HTP, SAM-e DAO (Diamine Oxidase) - only if you have a deficiency of it SUGGESTED VIDEOS TO GET YOU STARTED: th-cam.com/video/Z_cpvgWMncI/w-d-xo.html&frags=pl%2Cwn th-cam.com/video/UGPm0Fi2Xyo/w-d-xo.html&frags=pl%2Cwn th-cam.com/video/YxtoUZRENhY/w-d-xo.html&frags=pl%2Cwn th-cam.com/video/HP-0yGogBKo/w-d-xo.html Best of luck to you!
I went through this when I was in highschool. I would be happy and fine and then feel suicidal the week before my period... It was awful. Prozac helps me when I take it two weeks before my period.
I got diagnosed with PMDD after many months of therapy and doctor's visits. It is really difficult to find people that understand how severe it can be. My worst depression bouts have mostly been near my period and it is so often written off as just PMS. I'm really glad that this video has been published in order to inform people and to have more sources to relate to. It's a hard disorder that should be discussed a lot more than it is.
Anyone who is reading these comments I hope mine will give you some clarity as this subject is shrouded in mystery and doctors know very little. While clinical trials and research is being done there is too much focus on it being a psychological disease. I highly recommend finding out more about Dr. Jorge Lolas, he is a pioneer and revolutionary in the field of PMDD. He is a gynecologist who studied cervical pre-cancer conditions in women and found a link between inflammation of the uterine or cervical tissue due to microbial or viral infection to be the root issue of PMDD. In other cases, it is beneficial to mention that inflammation in a woman'd body may also be a response to histamines in her diet which encourage excess estrogen production and mast cell production. The estrogen and histmaine overload causes inflammation and hence reacts with her hormones causing PMDD. Some womens' bodies are extra sensitive to histamines and the effects are toxic. Research estrogen dominance, inflammation, histamines, PMDD. These are all related back to inflammation in the body just as Dr. Lolas suggests. You will aslo find that this theory of inflammation relates to other female hormonal issues such as endometriosis, PCOS, and thyroid dysfunction. There is one common underlying thread with all these conditions and the remedies, supplements, diet that is suggested helps with all of these above stated conditions. Diet: low histamine diet, eliminate wheat and dairy, focus on healing the gastrointestinal tract. This will eliminate inflammation in the body and help with adverse PMDD symptoms. Supplements: Lyposomal vitamin C, vitmains B5 and B6, DIM (diindolylmethane), zinc sulphate in liquid form, probiotics (low histamine), SEROTONIN supplements: 5HTP, SAM-e DAO (Diamine Oxidase) - only if you have a deficiency of it SUGGESTED VIDEOS TO GET YOU STARTED: th-cam.com/video/Z_cpvgWMncI/w-d-xo.html&frags=pl%2Cwn th-cam.com/video/UGPm0Fi2Xyo/w-d-xo.html&frags=pl%2Cwn th-cam.com/video/YxtoUZRENhY/w-d-xo.html&frags=pl%2Cwn th-cam.com/video/HP-0yGogBKo/w-d-xo.html Best of luck to you!
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Before I was diagnosed I thought everyone experienced suicidal ideations as a part of PMS. I had no idea that there was a name for what I way experiencing. I had no idea there were treatment options. I'm so glad to see people talking about this.
"If it were à week ago" that helped me a lot somehow. 'Cause as you imagine your healthy self responding to the situation you're in now, it suddenly doesn't feel as dramatic
I honestly think i was mis-diagnosed over 20 years ago with bipolar. This has to be what I have. I feel like i want to cry because i feel like i finally know. Thank you for sharing.
baby cakes extreme uncontrollable anger, complete hopelessness and depression, and exhaustion that sleep couldn't touch. Every month, the week before my period-like clockwork.
What a relief to see buzzfeed cover this. I have pmdd and understand completely. It makes me feel like I’m crazy but then I look at the calendar and understand. I want a series on this from her. It’s nice to see other relate on a bigger scale
My PMDD as well as depression and anxiety I think was all triggered by taking the depo provera shot (once). It changed my life and I’m trying hard to get back to normal now.
My symptoms start during ovulation and again during pms. During my actual period is the only time I feel a bit of respite and actual /warmth/. What a backwards life I live.
This hits home for me! I have had PMDD for about 10 years. I tried so many birth control options like Yaz and a few others. Yaz was recalled after I started taking it but it helped me a lot. That depressed me for a while. Now I can only take non-hormonal birth control. The only thing that helped me, truly though, was having my son. Something about having him changed me. I don't know if it corrected a hormone problem or just keeps my mind occupied, but it helped me. Keep being strong, Augusta! I can't promise it gets easier but you're only getting stronger 💪😊
I hope both of you reply because I might be going through this same thing. Why can you not take hormonal birth control anymore? I think I have PMDD because I have all of those symptoms and I just recently figured out they appear before my period. Did the hormones affect you in something else badly?
Maria Diaz The hormonal birth controls for me, didn't do what I needed. I needed it to regulate my period and help keep my mood a little more reasonable. None of the options worked as well as Yaz for me. I don't know a scientific reason necessarily but I will recommend that you keep track of your symptoms and then take them to your OB/GYN. I wrote all of mine down for 3 months then went to the Dr. I think it took a lot of the confusion out of diagnosing because I had the pattern to show my Dr. Good luck to you! 😊
what if PMDD is a evolutionary trait humans evolved to have to encourage women to have more babies? it makes sense if you think about it - pregnancy means no period and no period means no PMDD
I can totally relate, when I was a cheerleader it was so easy to hide my pain behind a smile. Because you're taught to get out there and put on a show, focus on nothing but pumping up the crowd and bringing home the trophy. Then once the show is over and you're home, you come back to reality.
I’m so glad you made this video. I got diagnosed with it when I was 20 after nearly 7 years of dealing with it. I remember thinking I was such a weak person because I couldn’t deal with simple problems or life events without getting extremely depressed during the two weeks leading up to my period. I felt completely hopeless and suicidal because I was trapped in this cycle where I couldn’t even enjoy the times when it wasn’t affecting me because I knew the almost psychotic depression was coming up. When I started birth control (Sprintec) I felt like my entire world changed. I was suddenly able to focus on things, i was able to hold onto friendships, I would remain interested in my classes and I wouldn’t have to take my bathroom breaks at work to cry for a minute or two. I’m now on birth control continuously, and I look back on how my life used to be and I can’t believe I’m the same person. This can be SUCH a treatable disease (not just by birth control), so raising awareness and helping people who suffer from it is so important.
I have it, & I wasn't diagnosed until I was 35! ☹ For me what's helped the most is taking Prozac, upping my daily magnesium intake a week before & during the week of my period, daily vitamin d & evening primrose oil supplements & of course a healthy balanced diet & exercise. My symptoms have gotten less intense after having a 2nd child. Probably just a leveling out of hormones. Now I wait for menopause.....😉😆 I'm likely the oldest person commenting, but my heart goes out to all of you young ladies dealing with this. Don't give up & don't let anyone tell you that it's all in your head!!!!!! ❤
No, I think I'm the oldest at 38 (lol). I recently diagnosed myself with this! Read a list of 15 symptoms and every single one fit. Went to my dr and showed her, asked her for Prozac, which I've just started. I feel like this huge window of answers and understanding about a lifetime of "depression" just opened!
@Jennifer Diane It did help some but the weight gain and water retention was completely terrible. I ended up going to a naturopath and reducing all-over inflammation and that helped SO much!
@Jennifer Diane I was on the meds for about 6 months before I realized how badly the side effects were getting. I went to the naturopath and drank some anti-inflammatory shakes, changed my diet a bit by reducing foods related to the nightshade group, and worked on my sleeping schedule. Within my first cycle I saw a huge difference.
I’ve got PMDD - the only thing that has got it under control is a combination of the pill and a low dose of antidepressants. Exercise and healthy eating makes a huge difference too! So glad PMDD is getting more coverage! Xx
I was diagnosed with PMDD last August, I’m so glad you all made a video about this. They diagnosed me with bipolar first and then had me track my symptoms every cycle and finally narrowed it down to PMDD. So glad to know there are more people out their with this to be able to discuss it.
I have PMDD and can relate to a lot of this but I'm also an introvert so my symptoms are on a whole other level and explaining it to loved ones is super difficult
I'm honestly relieved I finally know what this is... I thought I was going crazy or being dramatic but seeing other women going through this as well lifts a heavy weight on my shoulders... it feels comforting you're not alone in this. Sending all you strong women virtual hugs (with consent ofc.) ♡
Evening primrose oil capsules help ! I am so grateful for them and pain relief Evening primrose helped regulate my moods. 3x a day 1 week before period too your period ends and then I just take 1 a day every day etc. Helped regulate my mood breast pains etc I’m so thankful for it I can’t live without it.
OMG! This is what I experience and I seriously thought I was crazy. Exactly 2 weeks before my cycle life drastically changes for me every month. Thank you for this....
I developed pmdd after getting my tubes tied. For me: Prozac, only during the time of the month that I struggled the worst (week-week and a half before period started) was what saved me. It was a medication that I couldn't tell I was on, but everyone on me could definitely tell. After I couple of months I thought wow. ..I've had more energy, no melt downs, I was patient again. ..it was amazing. And I could go off if it when I didn't need it. Always ask your dr for the best option for you. ..but maybe this could be an option
Bstingbutterfly yes. No one told me that would happen. My hormones were worse, cramps/pain were debilitating blood and clots are way worse. I also developed cystic ovaries. The biggest first sign was I would be manic...very high highs and then quick lows. I would go from laughing to wanting to throw myself out of the car while driving. It was scary. Then I noticed that as soon as my period flow started I was completely normal. Like nothing had happened. I started writing down when I would have break downs or overly emotional with husband and fights. ..then when it went away. .and it was clock work 8-9 days before flow started.
I can't even describe how much these symptoms align with what I've experienced. I've literally begged my GP to help me because I feel like what I'm feeling is all related to my hormones about a week before my period and then a couple of days into my period I feel normal again. It connected it to this in the way that I actually get excited when I get my period because I know I have a couple more days and I'll feel normal again. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you for this video. This is so exactly how I feel. It's heart-wrenching to find out this hidden enemy has been destroying relationships, career, my life for so long. I've read articles and talked to doctors and other women. No one has explained how it feels how it really feels is perfectly as you.
I think I might have this... While I'm not a very irritable or angry person in general, I have noticed that the last week or week and a half leading up to my period I experience a deep wave of depression and a lot of anxiety. I cry at least 2-3 times leading up to the day of my period, and I'm very sensitive to anything emotional. Yesterday I say that Winnie the Pooh movie and I swear I was on the brink of tears the entire movie even the happy moments. But at the same time I was crying because those happy moments made me think of horrible sad things. In addition to all that i get super anxious and stressed and overwhelmed and I feel out of control and I basically go through an existential crisis every month I feel like I'm worthless and lonely and broken and lost and like I'm going to float away into nothing and my life will be meaningless. And then my period starts and it all goes away....
I come back to this video almost every month at my bad time because there's such a lack of information out there with other woman struggling with this. Thank you for sharing this As/Is.
I don't know if o have PMDD or just regular PMS because one week before my period I get super super sad like I won't be happy again and everything is a lie (lmao so dramatic I know), and during my period I'm angry for everything but the only physical symptoms are that I'm really really exhausted
Lauren Wilde I'm definitely not a Dr. But I've have PMDD for a while and I never really experience any physical pain other than back pain sometimes. I have a harder time with my emotions during my cycle.
You can look at the diagnostic criteria for PMDD online and if you have 5+ of the symptoms, that’ll likely indicate you have it. Talk to your gynecologist about your symptoms! Either way, if you’re feeling helpless/hopeless at any point during the month, you should seek professional help.
Omg 😱 I have never even heard of PMDD but I experience the same things. I am a happy person normally but I experience severe depression 1 week before and continuing on while I'm on my period. I start over analyzing everything, start accusing people of things that aren't true, get super moody and emotional and cry daily sometimes. But I'm fine the rest of the month. This month has been the worst I have ever experienced. I'll be 38 this Wednesday and I feel like it has gotten worse over time. I seriously need to talk to my Dr. about this cause I just thought that was normal PMS. I'm so glad I found this video.
Adding to the chorus - thank you so much for coming forward and making this condition known! I've dealt with this for 15+ years. And it so hard for people to understand. I've been on antidepressant for a decade and it truly helps me. The highs and lows were too much. Also, you are so right - eating healthy and exercise make a huge difference immediately. If you have pmdd and need support (you know, cuz half the time it makes you feel crazy) there are lots of wonderful groups online. I'm on a facebook group and they are amazing. Its like group therapy. Good luck to anyone struggling. There is hope. It gets better. And you can do it!
Dude I feel that, I have more physical then emotional (the emotional is still there) but it sucks. Thankfully being on birth control since the age of 14 has helped me so much. I feel bad for anyone who has to deal with this disorder
Thank you so much for making this video. I have been dealing with pmdd for years a lot of people look at me and think I'm manic bipolar straight up crazy. I've told people that I care about to Google it and they haven't and I just want you TH-cam and clicked on this so I could share this with my family members I break down like everything you said hit so close to home thank you for making this and spreading awareness, this is such a serious condition I'm in my PM DD cycle now and I just try to not be all up in my head or react crazy or overthink everything. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I am sending you big hugs and lots of love 💖💖💖💖
Thank you so much for sharing how you feel! It’s almost refreshing to feel you’re not alone in your thoughts and feelings. I was just recently diagnosed and it makes me feel so much better know what’s going on with my body now compared to before. It’s crazy listening to how many symptoms you have and how they relate so much to what I experience.
Thank you for bringing light to this. I've been suffering with pmdd for at least a few years. It's hard to talk about because people don't know about it. Pmdd really needs more awareness and videos like this by big platforms really help.
I know this video is several years old but I'm grateful for it. Just learned that I have PMDD and it was just nice to listen to someone describe how I've been feeling for months, possibly years. I just thought I had regular depression (if there is such a thing). Or I thought I just had wild periods which gave me low iron so I'm just anemic. I HIGHLY recommend asking your doctor if you think you might have PMDD, my well being is very slowly improving.
Finally more awareness!!! I spent years listening to people tell me that I was just being lazy and didn’t want to do anything before I was diagnosed. It was so difficult to just get up and do everyday things two weeks out of the month. I know like many this video makes me feel like I’m not alone ind waking with PMDD
I've noticed that the past few months my mood swings have become stronger and darker. I get horribly tired, my appetite is all over the place. I have an extremely short fuse, and get overly emotional for no reason. The last 3 cycles I've felt suicidal. I'm currently feeling that way. I'm 2 days away from my period. I feel like I have this fog in my head and this super heavy vest on my chest, that I can't get rid of. I hide to cry so my kids and husband don't see me. I feel like a failure, like I can't be a mom and a wife. I feel like my life is a joke and there's not a single person that truly cares about me, and it hurts. I just stay in this space no matter what I do. I hate it because it's not true! Day one of my period I'm happy but just tired, and feel like a total idiot for feeling that way a few days before. Today I decided to Google "suicidal thoughts before period" because it just couldn't be normal. I'm glad I have come across a possible answer to this horrible thing that takes over me.
randomairplay this is me today, day one of my period... I’ve been getting my bouts during my period :( anxiety is so high and I feel like dying. I know there have been good times, I just can’t seem to Chanel them now. Every month... when will this end.
Have you tried supplementing? I do magnesium glycinate, b vitamin complex and fish oil. I cycle lipsomal vitamin d and k2. This is what takes the edge off for me. I've heard people having good results with Ashwaganda but can't personally vouch for it.
Thanks for sharing! I have PMDD too and chuckled at the email example because it is so incredibly relatable. The emotional fluctuations that are so exhausting; I can get disproportionately happy/moved/sad/angry. Thankfully I’ve been able to make some lifestyle changes that have significantly helped!
It is truly horrifying where ones mind goes during that pmdd time. Not to mention the physical pain as well. It's such a helpless and hopeless feeling all around. Wishing all the pmdd ladies well 💖
I love this video. I have been struggling with PMDD symptoms since I got my period. It took 6 psychiatrists, 3 family doctors, 2 hospital stays for suicide, and a women specialist to finally get the diagnosis and a team that can help me; yet I am only 21 years old. This almost ended/ruined my life. I really hope my new treatment works. To anyone else struggling, fight for the right answer. For me, it took 4 years of self advocacy about PMDD to get the help I needed and someone who would listen.
Yeah I also don’t have cramps and don’t get emotional what so ever, I just feel uncomfortable and I have a REALLY heavy flow. I hope they find some ACTUAL cure for this. It really sucks and it affects so many women 😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭
I am so glad they covered this! I had no idea what PMDD was for the longest time, and it was ruining my life. I'm medicated now, thank God. Please spread! Representation is so important!
As someone who already has chronic depression and various other anxiety disorders, figuring out I also have PMDD was very difficult. When the pills your on actually seem to be helping you except for a brief period every month where you become suicidal, there's probably something else in the picture. For me, birth control has actually helped me in a ton, and has gotten my life back on the track of overcoming my depression. If able to, I highly recommend that someone with PMDD try birth control, because it can really help (specifically the combination pill)
OH MY GOD THANK YOU BUZZFEED FOR CREATING THIS VIDEO!!! I learned that I had pmdd two years ago and honestly I thought I was crazy before I figured it out. But it took me forever to actually figure out what was going on because its so unknown to so many people. So thank you buzzfeed for bringing awareness to this.
It must have taken me long time to figure it out, too, but strangest thing is, I don't remember it exactly. But it came around the age of 30 after being absolutely OK with my cycle for 15 years, no idea why!! I wonder if anything changed in my life that caused it but I just can't find anything!
I haven’t been diagnosed, but I have a lot of PMDD symptoms and it’s so nice to see others talking about it. I hope as time goes on, PMDD and PMS issues will be taken more seriously and women will get the treatment they need. Thank you for making this.
It's so nice to know other people go through this. I've had it since I was 15 and now at 17 I'm realising what it is for the longest time I thought I was crazy 😭
This is exactly how I have experienced my PMDD as a teenager and I figured it out when I saw a commercial for Yaz as well. Crazy how so many people go through the same thing and no one has talked about it. Thank you for doing this video!
2 Weeks I'm an angel. 2 weeks I'm the devil. Now I'm 28 and add in perimenopause....and it's even WORSE. Last night I contemplated ending my life. That's when I came across these videos. Then I started spotting....that explains why I cried for 12 hours straight. My poor 20 year old daughter, who had to see me and listen to the monster.
I also have PMDD & it comforts me knowing others experience this as well. I thought I was extremely sensitive & depressed, and always asked myself “how can others cope & I can’t?”. This disorder is debilitating. I can feel happy & extremely depressed at the same time. Sending love to others who live with this also, we’re all doing an amazing job 💕
I actually feel like I can’t speak to my friends or who I’m in a relationship with when I’m PMS’ing because of how paranoid I am like I literally turn the smallest thing into the worst case scenario, I’m on edge and I’m picking at stuff to find things out that aren’t true, I can’t go to work sometimes because of it, the idea of socialising is horrendous. I dread it every single month :-(
i've had people say 'it's ok, i get sad too, i just go take a walk, that'll help you too!' i mean.. i can't even fathom getting out of bed & i'm borderline suicidal, but ok, 'a walk' will help 😒
I think I have this , I am actually only normal for 2 weeks of each month , I mix between feelings of grief , utter fear , self loathing , severe body dysmorphia , depersonalisation , like nothing can ever make me happy again , I think of scenarios that would used to light me up with joy and just nothing . No money , freedom , perfection could make me happy in those weeks .
The emotional insanity is a lot but for me it's the physical aspect that kills me, every muscle in my body hurts, migraine that won't go away, hot and cold, breast tenderness and extreme fatigue
I’m watching this and crying because I think I have PMDD. And crying more because I’m going through it right now. I am hating one everyone and everything. I live with my husband and in-laws they don’t even understand what’s going on and thinks I’m a negative person in general. Wow ! I hate my life .
Wow u are not alone! I stay with in laws sometimes & i just have to go in the room away from them because i like to be alone. My guy knows how i am so i just like to be with him...but right now i had to go home because i just couldn't take it...all day in the house with his Dad (retired) i work from home. Just sucks i feel like everyone is fine but me. I get so sad before period. Then later after it comes im happier....😞 sucks dealing with this.
Thank you for this video! I have actually used the words "PMDD Monster" to describe myself for months now. That's exactly what is feels like... you become a monster and can't do anything to settle it down. I appreciate this advice so so much!
I've had PMDD for almost all my life and its impacted every relationship in my life. I ended up leaving my engaged relationship of 11 years which has destroyed my confidence.
So awesome to see this condition spoken about. As someone who was diagnosed with this several years ago, its always been hard to explain and communicate with others since its not a very well known disorder. I love that Buzzfeed was able to cover something like this and this story could be told.
Hard to "roll with the punches" of pmdd when you have multiple other disorders & issues like I do, that make it feel more like getting hit by a truck rather than just punches, & make it hard to get healthy like her. Pmdd has been the root to killing off my life, my friendships, & has made me try to commit suicide more than once. I completely lose myself during ovulation & the 2+ weeks leading to my period. It's like I get maybe one good week a month, and the rest is misery. We need more help with this disorder. More research & symptom relief. 🥺
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It's like being yourself for the first 2 weeks of the month, and the rest 2 weeks of it you're just a depressed, sick and tired person.
Exactly I struggle with this so happy I found this video
Exactly
I was just diagnosed with PMDD and now I'm going to take Lexapro so excited to see how it goes! I really wish I could be normal for one entire month for once.
@@ishbautista1941 how did it go? I'm trying to eat healthy without meds, this whole stay at home thing has made me crazy!
@@bluehope4143 I went off the meds after 2 weeks of feeling weird on it. Might switch pills when i'm ready again. But lately exercise, omega 3 and evening primrose oil everyday and cannabis at night has been helping!
I thought it was normal to be suicidal, self harm, and be incredibly anger before your period. Had no clue it wasn’t. Truly scary and hard to live with. No doctor has ever taken me seriously
This makes me feel so validated
Same. I'm 44 and beginning menopause, and I always thought these symptoms were normal PMS and that PMDD is very rare and extreme. Literally this week, I'm beginning to wonder if I have PMDD because of the way my moods swing. I can feel my mood change from happy to su!c!d@l within a few hours. I can feel it switch off, too, and I go back to my generally-happy self.
same, I'm 13 and I finally got diagnosed today after dr after dr said it was normal for it to be bad
@danagricken4197 same, I was even told by my doctor to grow up 🙄
This is what I’m scared if. No dr believing be, I’m so sad 😢
Wow finally. I have PMDD and have been vigorously searching for videos and content about PMDD, yet they're almost impossible to come by. It's a condition that is most definitely not exposed enough in the media (and I understand because it only affects about 3% of women), but needs to be. I was seriously convinced that I was bipolar or simply mentally insane (extreme, unprovoked depression, migraines, cramps, anxiety, and all of the above). Even when it is discussed, people simply say it's just "really bad pms" which I feel undermines the severity of it. It's commonly misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder in women because it's so hard to recognize. I have been suffering for 4 years unknown until just a month ago. Thank you for this topic.
You both are so strong. My periods got bad but I couldn't imagine this. Keep on keeping on though. You got this!!!
Reese Regan Right! This is so helpful, and is literally the perfect description of what it feels like to struggle with this.
Augusta Falletta I was diagnosed with PMDD in November 2017. I honestly thought I was insane, like truly off my rocker, with my mood swings and horrendous cramps. Thank you for making this video Augusta! 😊❤️
I left almost the same exact comment as you, it’s so nice knowing that other people are out there. I wish this was more widely publicized about.
I have PMDD in addition to other mental illnesses, and it's always a guessing game as to which thing is screwing with me when.
I go literally insane before each period.begins then suddenly sanity returns after I get my period
yep, right on the clock as the bleeding starts, the clouds fade away. It's heaven every month
Same way here... So weird!!
Im so glad I found this, I go through this every month. I felt like I was going crazy, the worst part is my boss is the one that diagnosed me.
Mine lasts throughout my period 😔
@@kaylasheppard7746 mine too 😢
This is a really serious disorder that’s not understood yet, there needs to be more research and more treatment and understanding
John Myers low serotonin levels cause the depression but they don’t know how this links to the menstrual cycle and they can’t explain the other severe symptoms. Also treatment isn’t effective as many women with PMDD don’t suit the contraceptive pill or antidepressants ect
Yes, please yes. Do more research, develop more treatments, that would make the lives of me and so many other people infinately better. While I'm waiting though, I'm going to use what knowledge and treatments we have currently available, cus I can't just wait for something better.
RoseCcy, no, low serotonin levels don't just cause depression. I'm fact most issues and symptoms are directly linked, including physical ailments. Maybe you should do your research. The woman speaking in the video said that she basically dropped all medications (due to side effects) but the only meds she said she dropped was only hormone based birth control, which is not the only option.
For a person that makes themselves out to sound smart, consider next time that mental illness and hormone levels can cause a wide variety of health problems, especially physical health problems such a brain damage and internal organ failure. Pms already causes problems to begin with but Pmdd screws with body nearly 4 times as much as pms. Even the digestive system takes a beating with pmdd.
John Myers Fact is, they don’t know what causes PMDD and they don’t have effective treatments
John Myers You’re not a specialist doctor in PMDD, the specialist doctors are just scratching the surface with their knowledge on PMDD. otherwise there would be effective treatments and people wouldn’t be suffering !!
I have Pmdd and I am the opposite when it comes to distractions. I cant be around people because it triggers it. I am happier and better when I am at home in my own space. Cleaning my house without people home is the best. It recently caused me to have a mental breakdown at work and I had to leave. I was out of work for about a day and a half. Cleaned my house, cuddled with my animals, and watched my favorite TV shows. Felt like a normal human being after. Its different for everyone but it still sucks either way.
Kat Darcey me too.
Me too
God i had a breakdown at work for literally no reason and balled my eyes out in the packed staff room an hour into work so i panicked and told them that my cat had just been run over and killed jn front of me 😿😿😿
Same. I cannot be around people
You don't know how much your comment made my day no made my life ❤️ I would have never associated those symptoms with my cycle. Your comment gave me so much more clarity. I hope things get better for you.
Its the worst to feel yourself being crazy and feel like you just have to watch it from in your mind.
kaykay12152 THIS!!
Woah. Relate so much😤
That's a good way to phrase that. Thank you
kaykay12152 exactly. i hate this
kaykay12152 YES
PMDD is scary and so unpredictable . It killed some of my relationships with friends, family, and previous bfs
:( I am sorry. I am with you...
It made me fail many big important exams in university. Very bad
This is late but I feel you. I lost many friends and I'm just with my boyfriend who supports me all the way :(
Ain't that the fucken truth. During PMDD I HATE my boyfriend. I despise him. I think he's the worst person ever. I think I'm going to have to figure out a way to deal with PMDD when it strikes. It literally feels like every terrible thing I feel is the Truth too.
I identify with this post. My marriage is on the edge of divorce largely because of PMDD.
*its the worst. I thought I had multiple personalities because I felt like such different people in my cycle.*
Same
Same..
Yup
Same here...one day I'm happy with my people ...the very next day i feel like they dont need me.. im a burden for them......i just hate thet time
Same
I just cried watching your video. I’m 39, 2 kids and I’ve been dealing with “2 good weeks 2 bad weeks” my entire adult hood. Just knowing that I am not the only human battling PMDD makes me feel like I’m not alone! Thank you thank you for the video and for being such an inspiration to others!
I'm also 39 with 2 kids and have pmdd. Being a parent is the hardest thing when going through pmdd, I hate who I am for 2 weeks of every month!!
@@countessjefferby I was taking care of my grandma while living with her in old people's home for 3 years and HATED myself for who I was. Now that she's no longer here, I have so many regrets! I can imagine that it must be pretty similar with kids, so sorry to hear that!
I love it when Buzzfeed uses their platform to talk about less known disorders and illnesses. As someone with multiple "invisible illnesses," I appreciate this so much 💗
Emily this isn’t Buzzfeed
As/is is a buzzfeed channel
I 100% have this. The way my brain makes me feel is legit dangerous.
I feel you. I have this monster on me 2 weeks before and after periods.
*hugs* totally get you, me too
The thoughts I have about my husband are scary.
I can actually kill. I not only have suicidal thoughts but I have thoughts on killing someone.
Same, i don’t care how I treat people and I just have so much rage. It’s scary.
I love it when Buzzfeed does these kinds of videos, it really was an eye opener. 😞
Cody Whitlock i was the 666th of 666 likes
Actually isn't BuzzFeed
TH-cam's auto suggested videos use really clueless AI and they're a lonnnnnnnggggg way away from being even closely remotely worthwhile..... Useless stupidity that knows nothing of the Human Mind.... Just randomly disconnected nonsense based on the way it perceives what it thinks you're looking at on your phone..... Thx for the suggested videos artards.... You're not even close.... At least humans enjoy being predictable.... TH-cam is just crazy disconnected nonsense which thinks it knows what it's talking about.
J GP having a bad day?
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When I have an episode ( like 1- 4 days before my period starts) I get extremely depressed and sometimes have suicidal thoughts, and won't leave my bed. Then I start and I'm like oh wow that's why I wanted to die yesterday
Evening primrose oil capsules help ! I am so grateful for them and pain relief
Evening primrose helped regulate my moods. 3x a day 1 week before period too your period ends and then I just take 1 a day every day etc.
Helped regulate my mood breast pains etc I’m so thankful for it I can’t live without it.
Same
Same. I feel depress and soo sad and anxiety, couple days before my period. :(
Feels soo unpleasant
Same. I feel depress and soo sad and anxiety, couple days before my period. :(
Feels soo unpleasant
YUP
I have pmdd. It makes you feel crazy. I would be happy one moment and terribly anxious and depressed another. It has such a strong effect on relationships, too. It's been rough on mine. Knowing this is what I have is half the battle and has improved things, but I still struggle. Reducing inflammation and staying healthy seems to be the best option, since hormonal birth control can actually worsen some people's pmdd.
Thanks for sharing. I just recently learned this is what I struggle with and it's a whole new world.
Brianna Dawn I agree
I hate myself for this, but I immediately thought of Aladdin.
Brianna Dawn yeah
The solution is to become vegan !! Or decreaaaase the quantity of animal products ingested
When I’m experiencing PMDD I’ve noticed the best thing for me to do is shut up. Shut up shut up shut up. I get reeeallll quiet those 3-5 days. BF makes me angry I do not react (when it’s over I realize I don’t even know why that made me mad) get a text from a superior that pisses me off, (I change the topic. Later I realize it wasn’t even that bad). Someone texts me hey you there (my anxiety tells me something terrible has gone wrong, I force myself to respond with a normal hi). Someone says something that offends me (I don’t defend myself because the viciousness I would release in retaliation would be beyond all bounds and a totally disproportionate response. Usually when real me comes back I realize it wasn’t even worth getting angry about.) it’s so hard though. And the worse part is it comes around again the next month.
i understand the rage. my brain would see that email and say, “we need to unalive ourselves.” it’s exhausting and hard to get into your regular life when you feel so many different physical and emotional symptoms 😭
Rage is my most severe symptom 😣
So much guilt for not being able to be who I truly am and how I affect those who I have to be around 😢
I just avoid everyone during that week before my period. I get very angry it almost feels like rage. I also feel tired and don't sleep that well at night. I start to breakout, bloat and get breast tenderness. Ya, It is a serious issue and I definitely think it needs to be talked about it more.
The rage is intense. I also get very quiet and don’t talk to people during that week to avoid setting off. I’ve rage quit so many jobs too, some I actual liked. It’s a nightmare. Lucky I can sometimes sense it coming so take myself away for 5mins at work too calm down.
Omg, same! I’m at the end of my reproductive years and just realizing why I’ve suffered all these years.
same
@@pumpkinlyd4409my wife gets very angry and tries to come at me in a confrontational hostile manner and it makes me get very reactive, what date of the month does these moods occur on? It seems like with her it's around or on the 15th of the month, I can use some advice 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Although Im not diagnosed with PMDD , i feel less alone reading this comment section - i feel empty as fck a week before period and find it difficult to focus in getting things done
Same here. Im a student rn. Final year student. Really really hard to focus and get things done within the timeframe. I lost my close friends. Sometimes just hoping my world to come an end .
Finally a big platform is talking about this!! I've been diagnosed for over a year and it's like being trapped in a bubble of misery. For me personally the worst parts of it is the extreme rage, uncontrollable crying, panic attacks, intrusive suicidal thoughts and extreme paranoia. As soon as my period starts I start to feel normal again. Currently taking sertaline which helps minimise the symptoms.
Aw man I remember feeling all of that last year, the rage was the worst! Even dropping my spoon made me lose it. I hope yours gets better as mine did!
Bless you. My period is next week this cycle has me just my wits end. I start a new job tomorrow, I'm a bridesmaid in my sister in law's wedding Friday. I just started my 1st day of class after 10 years, last week. And I keep blowing up angrily at my husband. I feel more than overwhelmed. I feel like this cycle of happy-depressed will never end. I just wish there was a cure.
Aymia Sims what helped yours get better if you don’t mind me asking?
Colleen Clothier this is me in a nutshell 😫
You've described me! It's all new to me as mine only really started a few months ago, after having my son and lots of stress. Been to see a hormone specialist who's advised I take hrt. If anyone wants to have a chat about if they feel alone with it then please do message me! I feel very isolated at times xx
I think it’s described too much as just depression, but you finally described the RAGE & anger & hate that it fills you with!
It’s such an intense rage too, I could burn the world to the ground sometimes I get that angry with it.
@@pumpkinlyd4409 SAME!! Then completely forget about it for the next 2 weeks and continue people pleasing. Sometimes I wonder if it's nature's way to balance things out. One thing that helps is not going to the shops by the way!!
Prozac helps me so much with my PMDD, until I started taking it 6 years ago my emotions were a constant roller coaster. The most frustrating part is no one believes you, I could have a splitting migraine and be throwing up and get no sympathy because “it’s just your period”. You are not alone!
Gonna go to my gyno soon to see if I have pmdd,bit pretty sure I do..o have all the symptoms of it,bit I also have clinical depression,so I'm wondering if the depression exuberate my symptoms symptoms..
Exactly!!!! :'( hard when your own family doesn't understand.
I just started Prozac, so-- we shall see 😵🌸
Hi ! I’m about to start Prozac as well for my pmdd. Could you please let me know how your experience with it has been long term ? Any help is greatly appreciated 🌸
@@jbunny369 it’s an adjustment, you may gain weight. Depending on how many mg you are on, I found it’s hard for me to take 20mg at a time so do 10mg in the morning and 10mg at night. It’s helped so much. Any more questions don’t hesitate to ask. ❤️ hope you find relief
I get extremely depressed and even suicidal a week before my period. Fatigued,angry, hopelessness, unpredictable emotions, extremely sore boobs. It sucks but I feel glad that there are others who feel this way.
As a long term PMDD sufferer I am thrilled to see this condition being spoken about. We definitely need more awareness brought to it. I highly recommend anyone who thinks they have PMDD both seeing their doctor and addressing their diet. Dairy was a big influence in making my PMDD much worse and now I've almost completely ditched it, it got better almost right away. (Even if you're getting the 'non hormonal' kind it's still full of natural hormones that may make things much worse.) The pill never worked for me either (in short, I had severe physical and mental symptoms as a result of taking it). I've also suffered with extremely painful periods and PCOS. I feel it's super important to be supportive of PMDD sufferers. Rolling with the punches is a lovely concept but some women suffer so much that they can't do that and they should be supported and not looked at like they're weak, making excuses or not trying hard enough. We need way more understanding, patience and sympathy toward PMDD sufferers. It's a condition that ruined a good portion of my life and at times, still does. Thankfully I've reached a point where mine is more manageable than it used to be but like I said, it's okay if some days you can't push yourself to go out, be around people, etc.
We are a PMDD awareness project - come join us!
Thank you for the tip about dairy 😊 I don't consume that much usually, my biggest uses are cheese and ice cream.. . I also relate to the pain, and medication not working. The cramps would go away, but mentally I'd be worse. This reminds me that I should be talking to my doctor again.
@@withlove2963 Sorry I took so long to respond but it makes my heart so happy to see you're getting help. Good luck with talking to your doctor!
Thank you so much I’m going to be ditching the dairy 💛
Fat dairy really worsen the pmdd while low-fat dairy improves the mood ! There are researches on the benefits of calcium supplementation for women with pmdd. I take myself calcium supplements and it really makes wonders on my mood !
i can literally be myself for like 20 days out of 30. the 6 days before my period are horrible. i have major relationship anxiety where im so insecure i might damage relationship with my boyfriend. i cry from absolutely the tiniest things. idk how i should deal with myself and my emotions
Hey sakshi i can feel you there. I m lucky to have such a good boyfriend but now even he gets irritated with me. I m gonna a consult a gynae really soon . I m crying while writing this now i m on my last day. You are not alone in this. Take care.
I can feel you. My boyfriend is so wonderful, we've been together for 5 years and we've never gone even one day being mad at each other that's why it sucks when i get my period and i get so mad at the tiniest reasons that i threaten to break up with the guy who is the love of my life, in a normal situation i would never even think about it, he understands though and tries his best to not take my words literally before my periods but i can see it still hurts him and i hate it.
I suffer from pmdd and when I was dating my now husband, I told my husband about a week before my period I have a really rough time and if he can deal with that we're good lol...I am suppose to take prozac the week before my period but I noticed it makes my period irregular..I am trying to find more natural ways to deal with the symptoms...the symptoms I deal with are becoming overly sensitive, to like what seems like the dumbest things once I start my period, any form of rejection is crushing during that time, and being really irritated and easily agitated about the smallest dumbest things...once my period starts I'm back to normal
That’s me too
All my suicide attempts have been before my period, as far as i know. I also have this condition
Yes me too
It's the Progesterone levels that you need to monitor. As soon as the period starts you should feel a release, call that day 1..Keep any intake of such as chocolate /sweet stuff, alcohol and salts away as this is what the cravings make you reach for and that just feeds the rising leves of Progesteron ready for the next "boxing match" !..
Replace the crave's with 3hrly snacks ( plus handbag supply to stop u grabbing chocolate etc on the go! ) with such as crackers to counter the negative sugar binges which are the wrong type of sugars and and make sure to balance with proper meals.. Keep to this regime so as to stop your blood sugar levels from hitting the base line which in turn decreases energy pushing you towards the crave type foods which aggravates the rising leves of Progesterone which causes the mood problems we dread. Be sure to keep a daily routine!..
By boxing clever this time, the peak's and trough's of Progesterone levels will be more manageable..
I’m glad you’re still here
Saaaame
@@Laura-kv7bl this comment has melted me. I know it's not for me but feeling this symptom rn and seeing this compassion has just... I'm crying. Thank you
I didn't know this existed, but I feel like I can relate. Whenever I'm getting near my period, I get very unbalanced; I get suicidal, my anxiety gets super crazy and it's a nightmare basically. Also I get awful cramps basically two thirds of the month, which is not nice at all. This is very useful!
Feña Carolina I would definitely recommend going to a trusted doctor. I had the same symptoms that you do and I was diagnosed. Birth control really helped me.
Shulamit Cohen i wish i could but now I'm living alone and in a foreign country where I don't speak the language. I will go to the doctor as soon as I get back to country in a few months
Good luck!
Shulamit Cohen thanks :)
Sounds like it. Try going to your doctor maybe with more women diagnosed they can make breakthrough treatments
I had a severe mental breakdown today and was late for work. I almost called in because I was so distraught. This happens every single month for days before or on my period. It also doesn't help that I have PTSD so it amplifies my symptoms.
Nortriptyline 25 mg
I feel you 😭
that's true iny case too except for PTSD
The comment section is filled with people who have dealt with or dealing with PMDD, yet i have never heard of this illness before. How come people don't talk about it more?
Sending love to all those dealing with it❤
Sweet Beans Because it's a form of PMS and often times when you try to talk about it you get brushed off because "that's normal during PMS, just take some midol"
Thanks for the support. I believe because PMS just recently in the last 30 yrs began getting recognition, but it's still highly skeptisized. A different more aggressive form is less likely to be acknowledged.
@@adoramae5436 omg I hate that PMS doesn't make one rageful, and depressed to the point of suicide.
@@adoramae5436 Yooow!! Right! People be like, ' we're women too. you must be exaggerating Wow!! my ex ever told me" it's all in the mind" lol
Probably because people assume you are exaggerating.
I have it right now. Turned down a social event today, migraines, weight gain, severe mood, tears, emotions - you name it. But next week I'll be bright, bubbly and social once again! This video is very accurate. Thanks for this.
I thought I was going insane, Prozac literally gave me my life back. I’ve been waiting for this video after they had a girl with PMDD in the “No one believed my disorder video”, thank you buzzfeed
Instead of prozac you could potentially try SAM-e or 5-HTP if you were looking for a more natural and healthier alternative
@@fineartlifestyling how do you take it? Just everyday or when symptoms start
I think I have this. My mom always notices when I’m going to start my period and I don’t. I feel like it’s the end for me everything’s so dark.
banana milk, well pmdd actually effects you a week to 10 days before. Had this video been more informative you'd have known this. Also, she fails to even mention that there's other treatments besides hormone based birth control. A proper doctor will send you to see a therapist or a doctor who specializes in mental illness before ever accepting you had pmdd in search of anxiety and depression disorders that can cause the same symptoms, again something she fails to do, slightly (she did mention she was doing therapy). Pmdd is based on serotonin levels, which are be combated by taking birth control pills or take serotonin based medication. Yes, diet and exercise are a way to help fight against pmdd it's not a end-all-be-all treatment like she makes it out to be.
She was very enlightening to those that may suffer from pmdd but she's not a great spokesperson for this illness and will confuse more than she helps. Had they had someone here that actually specializes in this field to collaborate with her, then this episode might hold water.
banana milk same like, I looked it up and like I’m feeling all these things. But like I never knew it could be this. Ya know.
banana milk please don’t say it’s the end for you. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I don’t have it but I can tell it really really sucks 😢😢😢. I wish you the best and I’m here is u need to talk about it.
banana milk Same here
omg saaame. 😭😭 im usually hopeful and positive on a daily basis but suddenly out of nowhere i feel hopeless and sad and depressed and a few days after my period is coming in. i'm really starting to notice the pattern 😭😭
I’m 20, and I’ve had PMDD since I was around 12 or 13. I’ve spent years scouring the internet for some sort of content regarding this but I’m so happy to see this. That you for bringing awareness to something so many women like myself have been told is just us “overreacting”
Anyone who is reading these comments I hope mine will give you some clarity as this subject is shrouded in mystery and doctors know very little. While clinical trials and research is being done there is too much focus on it being a psychological disease. I highly recommend finding out more about Dr. Jorge Lolas, he is a pioneer and revolutionary in the field of PMDD. He is a gynecologist who studied cervical pre-cancer conditions in women and found a link between inflammation of the uterine or cervical tissue due to microbial or viral infection to be the root issue of PMDD. In other cases, it is beneficial to mention that inflammation in a woman'd body may also be a response to histamines in her diet which encourage excess estrogen production and mast cell production. The estrogen and histmaine overload causes inflammation and hence reacts with her hormones causing PMDD. Some womens' bodies are extra sensitive to histamines and the effects are toxic. Research estrogen dominance, inflammation, histamines, PMDD. These are all related back to inflammation in the body just as Dr. Lolas suggests. You will aslo find that this theory of inflammation relates to other female hormonal issues such as endometriosis, PCOS, and thyroid dysfunction. There is one common underlying thread with all these conditions and the remedies, supplements, diet that is suggested helps with all of these above stated conditions. Diet: low histamine diet, eliminate wheat and dairy, focus on healing the gastrointestinal tract. This will eliminate inflammation in the body and help with adverse PMDD symptoms.
Supplements: Lyposomal vitamin C, vitmains B5 and B6, DIM (diindolylmethane), zinc sulphate in liquid form, probiotics (low histamine), SEROTONIN supplements: 5HTP, SAM-e
DAO (Diamine Oxidase) - only if you have a deficiency of it
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I went through this when I was in highschool. I would be happy and fine and then feel suicidal the week before my period... It was awful. Prozac helps me when I take it two weeks before my period.
!!! I never heard that you could grow out of it!! Now there's something to hope for :)
i always feel suicidal when it's the time of the month 😭😭😭
@@alonevera9622 same. You're not alone! I just started Prozac. Low dose---- two weeks before cycle. Pray. Have grace with yourself.
Nice! I just started this though.. and I'm only 11 :(
Don’t get caught off guard when you are 45....it doesn’t go away permanently
I got diagnosed with PMDD after many months of therapy and doctor's visits. It is really difficult to find people that understand how severe it can be. My worst depression bouts have mostly been near my period and it is so often written off as just PMS. I'm really glad that this video has been published in order to inform people and to have more sources to relate to. It's a hard disorder that should be discussed a lot more than it is.
Anyone who is reading these comments I hope mine will give you some clarity as this subject is shrouded in mystery and doctors know very little. While clinical trials and research is being done there is too much focus on it being a psychological disease. I highly recommend finding out more about Dr. Jorge Lolas, he is a pioneer and revolutionary in the field of PMDD. He is a gynecologist who studied cervical pre-cancer conditions in women and found a link between inflammation of the uterine or cervical tissue due to microbial or viral infection to be the root issue of PMDD. In other cases, it is beneficial to mention that inflammation in a woman'd body may also be a response to histamines in her diet which encourage excess estrogen production and mast cell production. The estrogen and histmaine overload causes inflammation and hence reacts with her hormones causing PMDD. Some womens' bodies are extra sensitive to histamines and the effects are toxic. Research estrogen dominance, inflammation, histamines, PMDD. These are all related back to inflammation in the body just as Dr. Lolas suggests. You will aslo find that this theory of inflammation relates to other female hormonal issues such as endometriosis, PCOS, and thyroid dysfunction. There is one common underlying thread with all these conditions and the remedies, supplements, diet that is suggested helps with all of these above stated conditions. Diet: low histamine diet, eliminate wheat and dairy, focus on healing the gastrointestinal tract. This will eliminate inflammation in the body and help with adverse PMDD symptoms.
Supplements: Lyposomal vitamin C, vitmains B5 and B6, DIM (diindolylmethane), zinc sulphate in liquid form, probiotics (low histamine), SEROTONIN supplements: 5HTP, SAM-e
DAO (Diamine Oxidase) - only if you have a deficiency of it
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Before I was diagnosed I thought everyone experienced suicidal ideations as a part of PMS. I had no idea that there was a name for what I way experiencing. I had no idea there were treatment options. I'm so glad to see people talking about this.
What is the treatment?
@@samahfabisiak5073 SSRI
So it’s not normal??? I think I’m going to get checked out then…
i have PMDD as well and it feels so good to have people talking about it more
same, it's great to have someone else going through the same thing monthly and knowing that they understand what others don't.
"If it were à week ago" that helped me a lot somehow. 'Cause as you imagine your healthy self responding to the situation you're in now, it suddenly doesn't feel as dramatic
damn i didnt know this was a thing
iris meadows oh it's real and my sister has that I feel bad for her me and my brother are so confused
Ivan Braginsky i’m so sorry to hear that i hope ur sister finds a solution ❤️
It's probably not, Eli Lily invented it: www.cbsnews.com/news/a-new-name-and-package-for-prozac-for-treating-severe-pms-symptoms/
super_sad please explain to me, someone who has it, how it’s not a thing ? Sources and references included please.
super_sad excuse me? I myself don't have it, but unless a person has self-diagnosed with no evidence, never doubt a persons mental/physical illness.
I honestly think i was mis-diagnosed over 20 years ago with bipolar. This has to be what I have. I feel like i want to cry because i feel like i finally know. Thank you for sharing.
I literally just got home from a dr appt where they diagnosed me with pmdd..woahh..
Augusta Falletta I know, I was like WOAH. I'm not crazy, AND I'm not alone.
Thank you. 💜
Definitely not alone! Check out www.iapmd.org - they have a support group on facebook too x
If you don’t mind me asking, what symptoms led you to going to the doctor?
baby cakes extreme uncontrollable anger, complete hopelessness and depression, and exhaustion that sleep couldn't touch. Every month, the week before my period-like clockwork.
Same ! My psychologist just had the same suggestion for me as well. Sending you good vibes ❤️
What a relief to see buzzfeed cover this. I have pmdd and understand completely. It makes me feel like I’m crazy but then I look at the calendar and understand.
I want a series on this from her. It’s nice to see other relate on a bigger scale
My PMDD as well as depression and anxiety I think was all triggered by taking the depo provera shot (once).
It changed my life and I’m trying hard to get back to normal now.
My symptoms start during ovulation and again during pms. During my actual period is the only time I feel a bit of respite and actual /warmth/. What a backwards life I live.
This hits home for me! I have had PMDD for about 10 years. I tried so many birth control options like Yaz and a few others. Yaz was recalled after I started taking it but it helped me a lot. That depressed me for a while. Now I can only take non-hormonal birth control. The only thing that helped me, truly though, was having my son. Something about having him changed me. I don't know if it corrected a hormone problem or just keeps my mind occupied, but it helped me. Keep being strong, Augusta! I can't promise it gets easier but you're only getting stronger 💪😊
I hope both of you reply because I might be going through this same thing. Why can you not take hormonal birth control anymore? I think I have PMDD because I have all of those symptoms and I just recently figured out they appear before my period. Did the hormones affect you in something else badly?
Maria Diaz The hormonal birth controls for me, didn't do what I needed. I needed it to regulate my period and help keep my mood a little more reasonable. None of the options worked as well as Yaz for me. I don't know a scientific reason necessarily but I will recommend that you keep track of your symptoms and then take them to your OB/GYN. I wrote all of mine down for 3 months then went to the Dr. I think it took a lot of the confusion out of diagnosing because I had the pattern to show my Dr. Good luck to you! 😊
what if PMDD is a evolutionary trait humans evolved to have to encourage women to have more babies? it makes sense if you think about it - pregnancy means no period and no period means no PMDD
Proud Mommy to Owen try klonopin light dosage. It helps with depression, anxiety, and is a muscle relaxer
@@MinnieMousey06 It can destroying relationship and make people doing suicide
I can totally relate, when I was a cheerleader it was so easy to hide my pain behind a smile. Because you're taught to get out there and put on a show, focus on nothing but pumping up the crowd and bringing home the trophy. Then once the show is over and you're home, you come back to reality.
I’m so glad you made this video. I got diagnosed with it when I was 20 after nearly 7 years of dealing with it. I remember thinking I was such a weak person because I couldn’t deal with simple problems or life events without getting extremely depressed during the two weeks leading up to my period. I felt completely hopeless and suicidal because I was trapped in this cycle where I couldn’t even enjoy the times when it wasn’t affecting me because I knew the almost psychotic depression was coming up. When I started birth control (Sprintec) I felt like my entire world changed. I was suddenly able to focus on things, i was able to hold onto friendships, I would remain interested in my classes and I wouldn’t have to take my bathroom breaks at work to cry for a minute or two. I’m now on birth control continuously, and I look back on how my life used to be and I can’t believe I’m the same person. This can be SUCH a treatable disease (not just by birth control), so raising awareness and helping people who suffer from it is so important.
I have it, & I wasn't diagnosed until I was 35! ☹ For me what's helped the most is taking Prozac, upping my daily magnesium intake a week before & during the week of my period, daily vitamin d & evening primrose oil supplements & of course a healthy balanced diet & exercise. My symptoms have gotten less intense after having a 2nd child. Probably just a leveling out of hormones. Now I wait for menopause.....😉😆 I'm likely the oldest person commenting, but my heart goes out to all of you young ladies dealing with this. Don't give up & don't let anyone tell you that it's all in your head!!!!!! ❤
No, I think I'm the oldest at 38 (lol). I recently diagnosed myself with this! Read a list of 15 symptoms and every single one fit. Went to my dr and showed her, asked her for Prozac, which I've just started. I feel like this huge window of answers and understanding about a lifetime of "depression" just opened!
I’m 36 and i never experienced any of these symptoms until recently 🥺
I’m 40 and have PMDD but I just was diagnosed a year ago.
@Jennifer Diane It did help some but the weight gain and water retention was completely terrible. I ended up going to a naturopath and reducing all-over inflammation and that helped SO much!
@Jennifer Diane I was on the meds for about 6 months before I realized how badly the side effects were getting. I went to the naturopath and drank some anti-inflammatory shakes, changed my diet a bit by reducing foods related to the nightshade group, and worked on my sleeping schedule. Within my first cycle I saw a huge difference.
I have PMDD too, one time it got so bad that I almost commited suicide
God bless you are still here
Me too!
I'm so you dident. Hang in there stay safe and God bless
Glad that you are still here with us.
I struggle with pmdd as well. I’m so glad you’re here.
I used to to go psychotic on the first day of my period. I was in mental hospitals 12 times.
I’ve got PMDD - the only thing that has got it under control is a combination of the pill and a low dose of antidepressants. Exercise and healthy eating makes a huge difference too! So glad PMDD is getting more coverage! Xx
I was diagnosed with PMDD last August, I’m so glad you all made a video about this. They diagnosed me with bipolar first and then had me track my symptoms every cycle and finally narrowed it down to PMDD. So glad to know there are more people out their with this to be able to discuss it.
I have PMDD and can relate to a lot of this but I'm also an introvert so my symptoms are on a whole other level and explaining it to loved ones is super difficult
I'm honestly relieved I finally know what this is... I thought I was going crazy or being dramatic but seeing other women going through this as well lifts a heavy weight on my shoulders... it feels comforting you're not alone in this.
Sending all you strong women virtual hugs (with consent ofc.) ♡
I have such a strong emptiness :( like no feeling inside me, just a hole in pms. And it's so scary.
Evening primrose oil capsules help ! I am so grateful for them and pain relief
Evening primrose helped regulate my moods. 3x a day 1 week before period too your period ends and then I just take 1 a day every day etc.
Helped regulate my mood breast pains etc I’m so thankful for it I can’t live without it.
You can try rhodiola rosacea capsules in the morning to lift your mood.
OMG! This is what I experience and I seriously thought I was crazy. Exactly 2 weeks before my cycle life drastically changes for me every month.
Thank you for this....
I developed pmdd after getting my tubes tied.
For me: Prozac, only during the time of the month that I struggled the worst (week-week and a half before period started) was what saved me. It was a medication that I couldn't tell I was on, but everyone on me could definitely tell. After I couple of months I thought wow. ..I've had more energy, no melt downs, I was patient again. ..it was amazing. And I could go off if it when I didn't need it. Always ask your dr for the best option for you. ..but maybe this could be an option
Carlita Bonita did your cycle get crazy after you had your times tied as well? Like super crazy extremely heavy and long and cramping like death?
I also take Prozac and have PMDD. It helps so much 😭
prozac and birth control were the only things that ever made my pmdd manageable
Carlita Bonita Goes to show how everyone is different. I tried Prozac and it made me worse! I hate that it’s is so trial and error.
Bstingbutterfly yes. No one told me that would happen. My hormones were worse, cramps/pain were debilitating blood and clots are way worse. I also developed cystic ovaries. The biggest first sign was I would be manic...very high highs and then quick lows. I would go from laughing to wanting to throw myself out of the car while driving. It was scary. Then I noticed that as soon as my period flow started I was completely normal. Like nothing had happened. I started writing down when I would have break downs or overly emotional with husband and fights. ..then when it went away. .and it was clock work 8-9 days before flow started.
I can't even describe how much these symptoms align with what I've experienced. I've literally begged my GP to help me because I feel like what I'm feeling is all related to my hormones about a week before my period and then a couple of days into my period I feel normal again. It connected it to this in the way that I actually get excited when I get my period because I know I have a couple more days and I'll feel normal again. Thank you for sharing this.
Watching this while I can’t stop crying lmao
It’s making me cry more too 💀💀💀
Me rn 😭
OMG SAMEEE I am literally crying soo much while watching this video 😢
Thank you thank you thank you thank you for this video. This is so exactly how I feel. It's heart-wrenching to find out this hidden enemy has been destroying relationships, career, my life for so long. I've read articles and talked to doctors and other women. No one has explained how it feels how it really feels is perfectly as you.
I think I might have this... While I'm not a very irritable or angry person in general, I have noticed that the last week or week and a half leading up to my period I experience a deep wave of depression and a lot of anxiety. I cry at least 2-3 times leading up to the day of my period, and I'm very sensitive to anything emotional. Yesterday I say that Winnie the Pooh movie and I swear I was on the brink of tears the entire movie even the happy moments. But at the same time I was crying because those happy moments made me think of horrible sad things. In addition to all that i get super anxious and stressed and overwhelmed and I feel out of control and I basically go through an existential crisis every month I feel like I'm worthless and lonely and broken and lost and like I'm going to float away into nothing and my life will be meaningless. And then my period starts and it all goes away....
I can relate to this so much
I experience this too, thank you for explaining it so well.
I come back to this video almost every month at my bad time because there's such a lack of information out there with other woman struggling with this. Thank you for sharing this As/Is.
I want to get my ovaries removed so bad I feel so bad when I end up lashing out at my partner during the pms weeks.
I don't know if o have PMDD or just regular PMS because one week before my period I get super super sad like I won't be happy again and everything is a lie (lmao so dramatic I know), and during my period I'm angry for everything but the only physical symptoms are that I'm really really exhausted
Lauren Wilde I'm definitely not a Dr. But I've have PMDD for a while and I never really experience any physical pain other than back pain sometimes. I have a harder time with my emotions during my cycle.
Lauren Wilde maybe try asking a doctor?
You can look at the diagnostic criteria for PMDD online and if you have 5+ of the symptoms, that’ll likely indicate you have it. Talk to your gynecologist about your symptoms! Either way, if you’re feeling helpless/hopeless at any point during the month, you should seek professional help.
I’d say talk to a doctor or a parent and see if you can get your symptoms checked out
Omg 😱 I have never even heard of PMDD but I experience the same things. I am a happy person normally but I experience severe depression 1 week before and continuing on while I'm on my period. I start over analyzing everything, start accusing people of things that aren't true, get super moody and emotional and cry daily sometimes. But I'm fine the rest of the month. This month has been the worst I have ever experienced. I'll be 38 this Wednesday and I feel like it has gotten worse over time. I seriously need to talk to my Dr. about this cause I just thought that was normal PMS. I'm so glad I found this video.
Adding to the chorus - thank you so much for coming forward and making this condition known! I've dealt with this for 15+ years. And it so hard for people to understand. I've been on antidepressant for a decade and it truly helps me. The highs and lows were too much. Also, you are so right - eating healthy and exercise make a huge difference immediately. If you have pmdd and need support (you know, cuz half the time it makes you feel crazy) there are lots of wonderful groups online. I'm on a facebook group and they are amazing. Its like group therapy. Good luck to anyone struggling. There is hope. It gets better. And you can do it!
Dude I feel that, I have more physical then emotional (the emotional is still there) but it sucks. Thankfully being on birth control since the age of 14 has helped me so much. I feel bad for anyone who has to deal with this disorder
Thank you so much for making this video. I have been dealing with pmdd for years a lot of people look at me and think I'm manic bipolar straight up crazy. I've told people that I care about to Google it and they haven't and I just want you TH-cam and clicked on this so I could share this with my family members I break down like everything you said hit so close to home thank you for making this and spreading awareness, this is such a serious condition I'm in my PM DD cycle now and I just try to not be all up in my head or react crazy or overthink everything. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I am sending you big hugs and lots of love 💖💖💖💖
Thank you so much for sharing how you feel! It’s almost refreshing to feel you’re not alone in your thoughts and feelings. I was just recently diagnosed and it makes me feel so much better know what’s going on with my body now compared to before. It’s crazy listening to how many symptoms you have and how they relate so much to what I experience.
Thank you for bringing light to this. I've been suffering with pmdd for at least a few years. It's hard to talk about because people don't know about it. Pmdd really needs more awareness and videos like this by big platforms really help.
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I know this video is several years old but I'm grateful for it. Just learned that I have PMDD and it was just nice to listen to someone describe how I've been feeling for months, possibly years. I just thought I had regular depression (if there is such a thing). Or I thought I just had wild periods which gave me low iron so I'm just anemic. I HIGHLY recommend asking your doctor if you think you might have PMDD, my well being is very slowly improving.
Finally more awareness!!! I spent years listening to people tell me that I was just being lazy and didn’t want to do anything before I was diagnosed. It was so difficult to just get up and do everyday things two weeks out of the month. I know like many this video makes me feel like I’m not alone ind waking with PMDD
I've noticed that the past few months my mood swings have become stronger and darker. I get horribly tired, my appetite is all over the place. I have an extremely short fuse, and get overly emotional for no reason. The last 3 cycles I've felt suicidal. I'm currently feeling that way. I'm 2 days away from my period. I feel like I have this fog in my head and this super heavy vest on my chest, that I can't get rid of. I hide to cry so my kids and husband don't see me. I feel like a failure, like I can't be a mom and a wife. I feel like my life is a joke and there's not a single person that truly cares about me, and it hurts. I just stay in this space no matter what I do. I hate it because it's not true! Day one of my period I'm happy but just tired, and feel like a total idiot for feeling that way a few days before. Today I decided to Google "suicidal thoughts before period" because it just couldn't be normal. I'm glad I have come across a possible answer to this horrible thing that takes over me.
randomairplay this is me today, day one of my period... I’ve been getting my bouts during my period :( anxiety is so high and I feel like dying. I know there have been good times, I just can’t seem to Chanel them now. Every month... when will this end.
Have you tried supplementing? I do magnesium glycinate, b vitamin complex and fish oil. I cycle lipsomal vitamin d and k2. This is what takes the edge off for me. I've heard people having good results with Ashwaganda but can't personally vouch for it.
Thanks for sharing! I have PMDD too and chuckled at the email example because it is so incredibly relatable. The emotional fluctuations that are so exhausting; I can get disproportionately happy/moved/sad/angry. Thankfully I’ve been able to make some lifestyle changes that have significantly helped!
It is truly horrifying where ones mind goes during that pmdd time. Not to mention the physical pain as well. It's such a helpless and hopeless feeling all around. Wishing all the pmdd ladies well 💖
I love this video. I have been struggling with PMDD symptoms since I got my period. It took 6 psychiatrists, 3 family doctors, 2 hospital stays for suicide, and a women specialist to finally get the diagnosis and a team that can help me; yet I am only 21 years old. This almost ended/ruined my life. I really hope my new treatment works. To anyone else struggling, fight for the right answer. For me, it took 4 years of self advocacy about PMDD to get the help I needed and someone who would listen.
I’m blessed to not get cramps while on my period. I hope we can find a cure for all of these sufferers 💕😭
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Yeah I also don’t have cramps and don’t get emotional what so ever, I just feel uncomfortable and I have a REALLY heavy flow. I hope they find some ACTUAL cure for this. It really sucks and it affects so many women 😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭
Me too
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I am so glad they covered this! I had no idea what PMDD was for the longest time, and it was ruining my life. I'm medicated now, thank God. Please spread! Representation is so important!
As someone who already has chronic depression and various other anxiety disorders, figuring out I also have PMDD was very difficult. When the pills your on actually seem to be helping you except for a brief period every month where you become suicidal, there's probably something else in the picture. For me, birth control has actually helped me in a ton, and has gotten my life back on the track of overcoming my depression. If able to, I highly recommend that someone with PMDD try birth control, because it can really help (specifically the combination pill)
OH MY GOD THANK YOU BUZZFEED FOR CREATING THIS VIDEO!!! I learned that I had pmdd two years ago and honestly I thought I was crazy before I figured it out. But it took me forever to actually figure out what was going on because its so unknown to so many people. So thank you buzzfeed for bringing awareness to this.
It must have taken me long time to figure it out, too, but strangest thing is, I don't remember it exactly. But it came around the age of 30 after being absolutely OK with my cycle for 15 years, no idea why!! I wonder if anything changed in my life that caused it but I just can't find anything!
I needed this to know I’m not insane.
I haven’t been diagnosed, but I have a lot of PMDD symptoms and it’s so nice to see others talking about it. I hope as time goes on, PMDD and PMS issues will be taken more seriously and women will get the treatment they need. Thank you for making this.
It's so nice to know other people go through this. I've had it since I was 15 and now at 17 I'm realising what it is for the longest time I thought I was crazy 😭
This is exactly how I have experienced my PMDD as a teenager and I figured it out when I saw a commercial for Yaz as well. Crazy how so many people go through the same thing and no one has talked about it. Thank you for doing this video!
2 Weeks I'm an angel. 2 weeks I'm the devil. Now I'm 28 and add in perimenopause....and it's even WORSE. Last night I contemplated ending my life. That's when I came across these videos. Then I started spotting....that explains why I cried for 12 hours straight. My poor 20 year old daughter, who had to see me and listen to the monster.
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I also have PMDD & it comforts me knowing others experience this as well. I thought I was extremely sensitive & depressed, and always asked myself “how can others cope & I can’t?”. This disorder is debilitating. I can feel happy & extremely depressed at the same time. Sending love to others who live with this also, we’re all doing an amazing job 💕
finally a video about pmdd. ive felt alone for so long in having this.
I’m 14 and I have PMDD and I’ve hated being put down as an emotional teenager
I actually feel like I can’t speak to my friends or who I’m in a relationship with when I’m PMS’ing because of how paranoid I am like I literally turn the smallest thing into the worst case scenario, I’m on edge and I’m picking at stuff to find things out that aren’t true, I can’t go to work sometimes because of it, the idea of socialising is horrendous. I dread it every single month :-(
i've had people say 'it's ok, i get sad too, i just go take a walk, that'll help you too!'
i mean.. i can't even fathom getting out of bed & i'm borderline suicidal, but ok, 'a walk' will help 😒
I am the same way 😞
Did you just pull this thought out of my mind? I relate to everything you wrote 😢
OMG I have lived with this diagnosis for SO LONG, you learn to live but it's so nice to have others understand!
I think I have this , I am actually only normal for 2 weeks of each month , I mix between feelings of grief , utter fear , self loathing , severe body dysmorphia , depersonalisation , like nothing can ever make me happy again , I think of scenarios that would used to light me up with joy and just nothing . No money , freedom , perfection could make me happy in those weeks .
me too, so glad I'm not alone.
@@shanicew9581 me too ! X
This is great that buzzfeed is talking about subjects and symptoms that aren’t exposed enough through the media. 😔 I’ll be more aware from now on! 💕
I didn’t know this was a thing.
Grace D Yes, hormonal
The emotional insanity is a lot but for me it's the physical aspect that kills me, every muscle in my body hurts, migraine that won't go away, hot and cold, breast tenderness and extreme fatigue
I recently found out I have PMDD. My drs originally thought I was bipolar.
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve speculated that I’ve had this for the longest time, but this gave me the strength to talk to my mom about it.
I’m watching this and crying because I think I have PMDD. And crying more because I’m going through it right now. I am hating one everyone and everything. I live with my husband and in-laws they don’t even understand what’s going on and thinks I’m a negative person in general. Wow ! I hate my life .
Tell them you have health issues... and it's true!
Wow u are not alone! I stay with in laws sometimes & i just have to go in the room away from them because i like to be alone. My guy knows how i am so i just like to be with him...but right now i had to go home because i just couldn't take it...all day in the house with his Dad (retired) i work from home. Just sucks i feel like everyone is fine but me. I get so sad before period. Then later after it comes im happier....😞 sucks dealing with this.
Thank you for this video! I have actually used the words "PMDD Monster" to describe myself for months now. That's exactly what is feels like... you become a monster and can't do anything to settle it down. I appreciate this advice so so much!
I've had PMDD for almost all my life and its impacted every relationship in my life. I ended up leaving my engaged relationship of 11 years which has destroyed my confidence.
This is makes SO much sense. I'm amazed how easily it can get confused with PMS. Thank you so much for this video!
I've been crying since Monday and it's Wednesday .period is in a week n everything is going wrong. I can't even do normal things nor think normally
Been experiencing that lately and don’t know what to do
So awesome to see this condition spoken about. As someone who was diagnosed with this several years ago, its always been hard to explain and communicate with others since its not a very well known disorder. I love that Buzzfeed was able to cover something like this and this story could be told.
Hard to "roll with the punches" of pmdd when you have multiple other disorders & issues like I do, that make it feel more like getting hit by a truck rather than just punches, & make it hard to get healthy like her. Pmdd has been the root to killing off my life, my friendships, & has made me try to commit suicide more than once. I completely lose myself during ovulation & the 2+ weeks leading to my period. It's like I get maybe one good week a month, and the rest is misery. We need more help with this disorder. More research & symptom relief. 🥺
Sending you love and support. Hang in there.
Mirena helped me, (the IUD) I just had it out to try and concieve and my symptoms are back in full force after ten years of peace.