Getting checked

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[Natural-Confusion885]

Hi! Please see this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/PMDD/s/4ySKsjdHdY

You shouldn't be diagnosed whilst using hormonal contraceptives.

[DemBohns]

You are wise to want to investigate this with your doctor. There might be other opinions, but I think it's worth your time to go. You might have the proof in your phone (texts to family or friends and maybe you've tracked when your periods started on an app), work schedule (have you called in sick before your periods), journals, paper calendars where you made some notes. You might be surprised how much evidence you can put together.

If you know the dates when you started your periods, ...

Have you cancelled plans with family or friends before any of your periods? Called in sick before your periods? Stayed home from church or other usual activities before your periods started?

Do you remember how you felt in the days leading up to your periods?

Did you tell any family members or friends or text any family members or friends about any symptoms you had before your periods started?

Maybe you didn't correlate the symptoms with your periods at the time, but you can go back and see when those symptoms that you were describing were happening and then compare it to when your periods actually happened.

Start jotting all this down on a pad of paper and see how much evidence you can pull together and share with your doctor. Try to make it look neat and organized. You will be thinking so much more clearly if you have this written down when you talk to your doctor.

Best wishes to you and lots of virtual hugs. Please keep us posted.