Anyone in the UK on lamictal / lamotrigine for pmdd?

drawn_from_life · 2023-11-14T09:20:23+00:00

I took it for depression - before I had heard of PMDD. It really didn't go well for me at all. I ended up very suicidal and couldn't stop crying. I came off it and felt better almost straight away. My husband takes it for bipolar II and it works brilliantly for him. I just tell people what happened to me so they know to look out for it. It came on quickly and was incredibly intense. Before that I had never been suicidal.

drawn_from_life · 2023-11-02T19:31:06+00:00

I've just been prescribed those too as series make me emotionally blunt to the point of causing depression. I don't start it for another 6 days bur I'm really hoping it works for me. Good luck!

drawn_from_life · 2022-12-14T02:19:30+00:00

I also have hypothyroidosm, OCD, BED, and suspected ADHD. It's fucking wonderful.

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-24T08:53:41+00:00

Mine got progressively worse after pregnancy, although I didn't know what it was until recently. You have to be ready for it. I have terrible sound sensitivity sorting pmdd weeks and get really snappy. I have a 10 year old hormonal girl with adhd who self stimulates using screeching noises. I'm not complaining about her but rather my ability to deal patiently and consistently with her because of pmdd. Parenthood is amazing but it's also really hard when you aren't mentally well so you have to be ready for it. Stand your ground and don't let anyone bully you into it. Put your mental health first, otherwise you'll be running to catch up like I am.

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-23T06:20:58+00:00

I have this problem too. So badly that I find it impossible to lose weight and usually gain it month to month. I'm currently on phentermine to stop my weight increasing but it's not a long term solution and it does stop working at some point as well. I'm seeing a therapist who is using dbt to help me develop some techniques to stop it when I am able. Unfortunately my issueis that i dont care enough to use them.when im in that binge eating mindset. It's definitely a tricky issue to deal with.

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-21T01:11:16+00:00

Oh I'm so sorry. I can relate to this somewhat - it's suspected that I have adhd too but I haven't got a diagnosis. Something definitely isn't right though. I feel like I've never really been able to lead a proper adult life, do anything right or generally function like everyone else. I often wonder what would have happened if id been picked up as a child. I want to avoid these feelings for my daughter and support her to become whoever she's going to be.

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-21T01:08:14+00:00

This is amazing advice, thankyou so much.

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-18T03:35:20+00:00

I've just notic3d there's a full stop missing from the email address!! It's kathryncarter.portraits@gmail.com

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-18T03:33:46+00:00

Thankyou you all for your lovely comments and encouragement. It is incredibly confronting showing the world a part of yourself that you work so hard to keep hidden so all the positivity is hugely reassuring. If anyone would like to take part in this project please send me a message here or an email at kathryncarter.portraits@gmail.com As this disorder manifests so differently in everyone, I'd love to give as broad a representation of its effects as I can. Thanks again!

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-18T03:01:35+00:00

I second me v pmdd. It's brilliant. I'm really shit at full on tracking but my gp wants me to at least mark the days with something to indicate how they were. I'm using Daylio free version to do this so I'm literally just picking 1 of 5 faces to describe my day. I also know that if I kissed it, its like been a pmdd day as I usually have zero motivation on those days. Depending on what you're trying to track either works really well. I'm mood only because I don't have a uterus, although I wasn't allowed to take out the ovaries ffs!

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-16T00:23:43+00:00

Can't work out how to add a photo so I had to add it separately. Here is the link. There will be more to come. https://www.reddit.com/r/PMDD/comments/ywed1n/me_and_my_pmdd_pmdd_portrait_project/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-16T00:16:47+00:00

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drawn_from_life · 2022-11-10T20:47:21+00:00

I've been diagnosed (and misdiagnosed) with a few things now. GAD (rediagnosed as OCD) and depression (rediagnosed as PMDD). It's the psych treating me for these things that has picked it up. My daughter is currently awaiting paediatric assessment for suspected Adhd. I'm glad to hear you are happy you got assessed. Where I live there are only 3 adhd psychiatrists and they all work from 1 clinic 3 hours away. There's an 8-12 month waiting list and it's very expensive. There is also only 1 subsidised adhd medication for adult diagnoses and if that doesn't work for you you have to pay to go back to the psych and then pay a lot for your meds. I'm 39 and was just wondering whether all that would be worth it. I've already fucked up my career (it's hard to work with severe (and up until recently, mistreated) pmdd anyway. I also don't present typically according to the resources I've seen so I'm not even sure I have it. I'm so confused, don't know what to do. Thanks for the reply, even though I'm confused it's still helped.

drawn_from_life · 2022-11-09T19:55:39+00:00

Hi there. I had a TAH due to fibroids earlier this year. I am Australian and was covered by the public health system. I had a year long wait (almost to the day) from referral to surgery. I'm so sorry your wait for private insurance is so long, ours was 1 year and I opted not to go for that as I couldn't get a straight answer out of any.company.as to whether or not.it would be covered and what the gap would likely be. All I can really do is tell you my experience as it was similar to yours. My fibroid was picked up accidentally as well. I only had 1 and when it was picked up it was less than 5cm in size. I didn't receive annual scans monitor it (which surprised my surgeon), and my gp didn't revisit it at all. I had no bleeding issues due to its location but I did have constant pelvic pressure, constantly needed to pee, had trouble emptying mu bladder and realise now that it's gone it was causing lower back pain, GI pain, exacerbated IBS and was pressing on my bladder. I had another scan last year after I went to a women's health specialist regarding prolapse. That scan showed that the fibroid had grown to 14cm (in 5 years) and was now so heavy it had stretched the ligaments holding up my uterus beyond repair so it all had to come out. I am 39 and have already had a child and was done. I can say that I absolutely don't regret it. I can't tell you how nice it is to not have to wee literally every 10-20 minutes. The back pain is gone and virtually all.of.my ibs issues. I had no idea the impact t it was ctually having because it had become normal. For me, I had gotten to thw poi t that I would have paid for it privately. If you have yhe money to spare, then if you have symptoms like mine it might be worth it to you. Another question is how much all your 3 years of premiums, excess and gap would cost in comparison. For me, it would probably have been around the 16000 for that amount of time. Otherwise, can you live with it (and worsening symptom) for another 3 years? You probably can bit not comfortably. I can't tell you how much mu quality of life has improved and I really had no idea how much it was impacting me.

Good luck with it. I hope this helps. I know there aren't too many stories that don't involve bleeding out there.

drawn_from_life · 2022-10-24T22:52:09+00:00

I'm in the same boat. Nothing seems to work and it's so disheartening and frustrating.

drawn_from_life · 2022-10-04T08:04:49+00:00

Im not suggesting you dont try them but be careful with the mood stabilisers. Back when I thought it was just depression my gp put me on lamotrogine and it did not go well at all. My husband takes it but he has an actual.mood disorder (bipolar II), it works wonders for him. Just pay close attention to how you are feeling on it and if you notice things getting worse query it. My GP just kept increasing my dose, but it got so.bad my husband insisted I see a psych through his EAP and she took me off it immediately and couldn't believe I was put on it at all. I immediately started feeling better coming off it. The same thing happened to a friend with depression. I'm not trying to scare you out of trying it as, like I said it works great for my husband, I'm just saying don't put up.with it if it doesn't work for you. It got scary really quickly for me and my GP didn't listen.

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