Pmdd??

Question:

has anyone been diagnosed with pmdd, premenstral Dysphoric Disorder, and how did you know if you really had it

Answers:
PMDD is a very severe and debilitating form of PMS. It's not just "bad PMS". Don't let others tell you that it's totally normal, b/c PMDD is NOT by all means "normal", while simple PMS is.

I was dx'd with severe PMDD 4 years ago, after suffering a very severe case of PPD after my almost 5 year old daughter was born. I was on so many different antidepressants for the PPD, but when the PMDD came along, NOTHING helped it. It was a really desperate time for me. I was suicidal every month.

I knew that this was PMDD after reading a bit about it. I wasn't having normal PMS symptoms, everything was so very intensified. It's really a feeling of PMS times a million.

Back in October I began taking Yaz birth control, which has literally saved my life. I no longer take the other meds, except for an occasional Ativan for anxiety.

Here is an article about my personal experience... I warn you, it's quite intense.
http://www.heartbeatthemagazine.com/0918...
http://www.heartbeatthemagazine.com/0918...
And, here is some major info regarding PMDD...
http://www.heartbeatthemagazine.com/0918...

You can track your symptoms over on the Yaz website. If you find that your symptoms are possible PMDD ones, talk to your gyn or PCP about it.

http://www.yaz-us.com/bodydiaryyaz/logon...

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Pmdd??

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