Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: pmdd

Posted by Edgefield on September 3, 2003, at 19:28:50

In reply to Re: pmdd, posted by pmddmom on June 30, 2003, at 19:52:24

I just found this thread after doing a search for PMDD support group. I was diagnosed with PMDD several years ago, and since that time I've also been diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Like so many other women, all of this started after I had my first child. Prior to giving birth I would breeze through the months :)

I know that many women have found relief with Sarafem, but I can not tolerate SSRIs. I'm presently taking Wellbutrin SR. I would like to hear from others who are dealing with PMDD, and especially those who have found relief.

Thanks alot!

Edgefield


> Just wanted to say that I completely relate. I, too, am 32 years old. I have a son, who's 11 months old, and I have suffered from pmdd for many years. What you are experiencing is exactly what I have struggled with for 20 years now. But, like you, it became much worse with marriage and childbirth. For me, taking Sarafem, which is a low dose of prozac, has given me great relief during those 2 weeks prior to my period. I still feel a little down and little bit more touchy the week before my period. But it is mild and manageable. Before that, I would fly into rages and scream at my husband and baby. I felt such intense rage that I felt like I hated my husband 2 weeks out of the month and then spent the other 2 weeks feeling guilty for how I had treated him. I still try to get a lot of female support, take long walks, deep breathe, exercise and eat right. But none of those things helped before I started the medication. My brain chemistry was just too imbalanced during that time of the month. Now i feel much more stable and balanced. But I still feel like myself. I hate to think of what my life might have been like if i hadn't found this treatment. It can't hurt to ask your doctor about it.


Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:Edgefield thread:3315
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030902/msgs/256723.html