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I was doing some StumbleUpon on women’s issue yesterday and stumble upon a site explaining about PMDD. I thought PMS or premenstrual syndrome is bad. But apparently, the PMDD is like the monster of all PMS. The site said that many women have problems coping and eventuall ended up with a lot of relationship problems. I don’t know if some of the stories I read were exaggerated or are they for real.
Do you know what is PMDD? This is what Wiki said:
PMDD is similar to premenstrual syndrome (PMS), but differs from it in severity. Treatment is recommended because PMDD interferes with the sufferer’s ability to function in her environment. The cardinal symptom–surfacing between ovulation and menstruation, and disappearing within a few days after the onset of the bleeding–is irritability (PMID 11571794). Anxiety, anger, and depression may also occur. The main symptoms, which can be disabling, include[1]
* feelings of sadness or despair, or possibly suicidal thoughts
* feelings of tension or anxiety
* panic attacks
* mood swings, crying
* lasting irritability or anger that affects other people
* disinterest in daily activities and relationships
* trouble thinking or focusing
* tiredness or low energy
* food cravings or binge eating
* having trouble sleeping
* feeling out of control
* physical symptoms, such as bloating, breast tenderness, headaches, and joint or muscle painFive or more of these symptoms may indicate PMDD. Symptoms occur during the week before the menstrual cycle and go away when the bleeding starts.
So, there was this guy who told me about his girlfriend erratic behaviour. The first thing I asked is if she is a Caucasian. LOL, I don’t know why. Well, he explained to me the extremities he faces like she totally shut him out, cannot touch or be close to her and many of the above symptoms.
Ladies, do you have the mother of all PMS lurking in you?
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As one with pmdd I can totally relate. The mood swings, suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety… When it hits I just cannot wait for my period to start. By the end of my period I am a different person. Happy, at peace. It’s weird.
nothing, just stay away from us women at this time of month!! there is nothing we or u can do
The Difference Between PMS Symptoms and PMDD Explained
There is no laboratory test that identifies PMS symptoms or PMDD. The diagnosis is made from the patient’s reporting of their symptoms on a daily basis for 2 or more menstrual cycles. These daily symptom records must demonstrate a cyclic symptom pattern, with the greatest severity in the week preceding menses and major reduction or elimination of the symptoms after the menstrual period.
The most frequently reported PMS symptoms include irritability, fatigue, anxiety, nervous tension, mood swings, depression, feeling overwhelmed or out of control, physical symptoms of swelling or bloating of the abdomen or extremities, appetite changes and food cravings, aches, and breast tenderness. These symptoms may occur for several days to 2 weeks before menses but subside with the onset of the menstrual period.
PMS
When these symptoms, especially those of mood, are severe, a diagnosis of PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) may be made.
In making a diagnosis of PMS or PMDD, the critical elements are the relationship to menses and the degree of functional impairment. Women who seek medical treatment usually describe multiple symptoms, but their most distressing problems often are the mood and behavioral symptoms more than the physical symptoms like breast tenderness and swelling. PMS symptoms are clinically significant only when the symptoms are severe enough to interfere with relationships and life activities.
If you are planning to speak with your doctor about your monthly mood swings, Pfizer provides a very helpful PMDD Symptom Tracking Tool. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view this chart, which can be printed out and filled in prior to seeing a physician.
its insane, my gf has it…and we live together is there a cure?
I agree, I have it. Primrose is only helping a bit and mainly with the physical symptoms. The Pill doesn’t work either, none of them, some even completely alter my character. PMDD is a monster. Never mind the one week before start, mine sometimes starts two weeks before. I just literally feel a ‘drop’ in my mood, my capacity to handle things, increased irritability, etc. My worst problem of this I find the depressive state and the fact my brain conjures up thoughts and images I really don’t want to see. The hopelessness gets so bad that indeed suicidal thoughts occur. I literally see images in my head of hurting myself. Then there’s the emotional swings. A few days of these days there is even absolute aggression. Sometimes my breasts hurt so much I can’t even bear the duvet on top of them. I recognise what Michelle says; you just sit and wait til the period finally starts, cos you know that then suddenly everything feels light again. Personally I suddenly burst with energy. It’s like an hormonal manic depression almost. It’s affecting my ability to be with someone (cos one moment I am fine, the other every single touch feels like a violation), its affecting work possibilities (who’d hire someone who’s next to useless a few days every month?), its affecting so much I really don’t know what to do anymore. At such moments just (wanting to) staying alive takes all the energy I’ve got.
There are blood tests!!!!!! PMDD is caused by hormonal inbalance. yet another misinformed auther.
So have a full hormone and throid test and have it analysed by an endocrinogist.