Discussion does anyone have PMDD?

[gardenfairy]

just curious. if so, what is your experience with it? i know it can trigger or worsen suicidal thoughts and it definitely does for me, hence my asking here.

 

[redacteduser1]

I struggle with PMDD as well. I notice that my suicidal thoughts become way more pervasive right before my period, to the point where I mentally cannot handle doing anything, so you're not alone, its actually quite common for almost every woman with PMDD to suffer from this

 

[gardenfairy]

I struggle with PMDD as well. I notice that my suicidal thoughts become way more pervasive right before my period, to the point where I mentally cannot handle doing anything, so you're not alone, its actually quite common for almost every woman with PMDD to suffer from this

i'm glad i'm not alone but i'm sorry to hear of ur struggles :( i feel the same way, my brain creates problems that feel absolutely huge before my period and when i look back they feel so silly.. i get a lot of physical symptoms and combined with the bad mental state it makes me feel so trapped. i absolutely dread this every month :(

 

[passivethought121]

I do have it. It feels like my suicidal thoughts are too suffocating to deal with. I become beyond capable of hiding the fact that I'm upset that I'm not dead. I try sedating and sleeping whenever I get free time. I feel like when I CTB, it'll be that week. My SI gets quite low

 

[LivingANDDying26]

Yes, it's hell. Its exasperates all my other health issues. I used birth control to keep it at bay but last month it wasn't working and I felt like I wasnt myself. It was/is scary def makes the suicidality worse.

 

[gardenfairy]

Yes, it's hell. It's exasperates all my other health issues. I used birth control to keep it at bay but last month it wasn't working and I felt like I wasnt myself. It was/is scary def makes the suicidality worse.

it is awful :( it makes my existing health issues 100x worse also. if you're looking, i got some good advice on treatments in the PMDD subreddit that aren't just the usual anti-depressants and birth control suggestions that are found online.

I do have it. It feels like my suicidal thoughts are too suffocating to deal with. I become beyond capable of hiding the fact that I'm upset that I'm not dead. I try sedating and sleeping whenever I get free time. I feel like when I CTB, it'll be that week. My SI gets quite low

i feel the same way. my thoughts get so impulsive that week because i get the same suffocating feeling you described.. like one more minute breathing is too much to handle. i hope you find something to ease the symptoms soon :( you might want to consider seeing a hormone specialist if you have the means to