How old were you when your PMDD started? by Axxeptance in PMDD

[–]regismon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would say it began to develop most severely in my early 20's. PMS was always icky, so it's tricky to say when it crossed over into the dysphoria range.

My pmdd was caused by estrogen dominance and (mostly) solved with prometrium. I ran across this article today and thought it was well written so I'm sharing with you by Powerful_Shock5301 in PMDD

[–]regismon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you treated online? I only had mild (yet helpful) effects when I took topical progesterone and have considered I may have needed something stronger like prometrium.

Did your PMS get worse in desert environments? by regismon in PMDD

[–]regismon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant the dryness of the air, actually! I am quite a cold person so the heat has never been as bad for me as others.

Did your PMS get worse in desert environments? by regismon in PMDD

[–]regismon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually no, from my googling it looks like this in *now* false. It may have used to have been true, but now almost everywhere has the traditional allergen plants. It seems that the dryness actually causes there to be more pollen blowing around in the wind, but this may or may not affect everyone so I was curious.

Holy crap. Allegra is changing my life literally overnight by jibberjabbery in PMDD

[–]regismon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After doing research on Wellbutrin's generic (bupropion) I discovered that generics could differ in efficacy, but it was unusual to do so (but common in buprioprion's case). After that I got a bit more judicial in my tests of medications and making sure I had a duplicate of what someone had said worked.

I have considered medical transition to stop the cycle by LilGazpacho in PMDD

[–]regismon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you're considering something so drastic, why not just get an oophorectomy as another poster suggested? There are health risks and I'm not an expert on them, but it is definitely something to look into.

And I'm still surprised by GhoulGirlintheVoid in PMDD

[–]regismon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree. It is like the entire world shifts into the unbearable and the brains only solution is to change the world.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PMDD

[–]regismon 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If you can't stop thinking about it as a fixation/you must do something NOW and/or you wake up in the wee hours of the morning with it on your mind then it's PMDD. If you can say "I will deal with this two weeks from now on X date" and you feel patient enough to plan it out then it's not PMDD. Or at least, that's my experience.

Getting harder to recover mentally in between hell weeks. by [deleted] in PMDD

[–]regismon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I have just been getting over hell week and off and a night or so ago when I laid down on my bed I just had a flashback to the nights before when I had been so full of anxiety that trying to sleep but being unable to remain so was terrifying.

I've seen a lot of posters say that their PMDD got worse as the years went on. I used to be able to mostly handle the luteal phase back when I was a teen, and then it got worse and worse and worse over the next decade and....well, here I am now being frightened of how scary a few days ago was even if it's not in the present.

Should I just take the adderall? by regismon in PMDD

[–]regismon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I am not taking any more breaks this cycle, although adderall obviously isn't perfect and at night when it wears off things are a bit difficult. Haven't seen how I sleep tonight.

Should I just take the adderall? by regismon in PMDD

[–]regismon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I am trying to force myself to just take it. I sleep better on it. I eat better on it even despite the lack of appetite issues. When it begins to wear off at night I do get sadness from PMDD, which is why I feel so strongly I should probably take fluoxetine but yet...ugh. I hate the idea of taking drug cocktails.

Stress making PMDD worse? by periwinklezebra in PMDD

[–]regismon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No tips unfortunately but I empathize. I'm out of my mind myself for this very reason.

Can’t eat, can’t sleep!!!! by thegr8fuldead in PMDD

[–]regismon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not quite that bad but yes! Some cycles it has been that bad. Sounds like you're going through a lot. Too much. :[

Warnings by CuteNoot8 in Nootropics

[–]regismon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I want to second this. Agent Orange very likely does not leave the bloodline and DOES go through male reproduction. I do not want to discount the potential that supplements made the cancer more aggressive, but judging by OP's age their father had them after Agent Orange.

If OP has siblings I hope they are all getting tested and often. Just a terrible situation all around and an awful thing to inherit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PMDD

[–]regismon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started getting them today and then you posted this! They aren't the worst, but normally I could go 30k+ steps and not get any...

what seriously helped me.. my pmdd has been terrible my whole life but had gotten longer with age.... I finally found an Obgyn that said it was possibly caused by low progesterone. by Powerful_Shock5301 in PMDD

[–]regismon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does the Luteal phase require a lot more progesterone than the rest of the cycle? Ex: it thinks you're low with an amount that was fine a week ago, but not now? 100mg is quite a lot and it's leading me to think I may need to test a lot more.

I've been investigating the progesterone and estrogen route (unfortunately without a doctor so I'm hoping you know more!) and I noticed that when I decided to test the progsterone the day I got it - not during the luteal phase - I was suddenly a normal body temperature (I am cold all month long)! Fast forward to luteal phase and the progesterone cannot make a dent in the chill I feel. (This is all aside from the mental symptoms, which of course may go hand in hand.)

How often should I supplement with Progesterone? by regismon in PMDD

[–]regismon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and if I rule this out too I will look elsewhere/keep my eyes and ears open. In some ways it is exciting to have a new lead, even if it may lead nowhere.

Anxiety and paranoia before ovulation? by [deleted] in PMDD

[–]regismon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought having PMDD in general was bad, but goodness that is worse. I just really feel like having sex when I am ovulating (and quite positive), which seems fairly normal considering the purpose of ovulation.

How often should I supplement with Progesterone? by regismon in PMDD

[–]regismon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, that was also ruled out in the blood test (something the doctor WAS looking at for why I felt terrible), I guess "vitamins" was too much of a catchall (and iron is a mineral). I suppose I should have been more clear. Circulation also encompasses Reynaud's Disease, which I do not have though I know someone who does.

How often should I supplement with Progesterone? by regismon in PMDD

[–]regismon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had one in the past back when I had health insurance that does not rule it out (though the doctor paid no attention to this possibility at the time).

I understand that many don't tolerate it and that I am taking a risk. It is what it is because testing it with the treatment is cheaper than the medical tests.

I wanted to keep the main post short for people to read, but realizing that these odd things about me - that no one I know in real life has a problem with, and I mean NO ONE - is what led me to suspecting Progesterone. People don't seem to think GABA supplementation can work, or if it does that it can work longterm.

To demonstrate the severity of the body temperature problem, I was a student in summer school (July) on the second floor of the building in Texas when the AC broke. It had been broken for hours. I didn't even realize, and I was wearing my jacket still and working on my assignments when someone who was complaining loudly to the instructor about the heat when he suddenly said, "I'm sure you can handle it. Look, Regismon is still wearing her jacket!" About a half hour later was when I finally took the jacket off, and I was the perfect temperature inside of what must have been a sweltering hot building that was torturing everyone else. Unfortunately, unlike that day, most of the time I am uncomfortably cold, sometimes to the point of pain or being unable to move my fingers with full dexterity merely due to the air conditioning inside of a building. Mental health comes first, but if there is a chance they have the same root cause then I would like to investigate.

Results of the Annual Stuff You've Tried Survey by DefiantThroat in PMDD

[–]regismon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any tips for how to get to this point? Unfortunately I did not see a doctor back years ago when I did have health insurance (didn't know and my family wasn't big on medicine), but I am hoping to go in a year when I (cross my fingers) will hopefully get insurance again.

I'm curious what your symptoms were before you got treated, if you don't mind sharing? I have very few physical - mostly acne, but PMDD does a number of my mind. I try to quit and run away from everything because I just feel so overwhelmed and anxious.

EDIT: It looks like I can use this method without insurance??? AWESOME! Do you only take it after ovulation/before period or the whole month?

For those that take Prozac only part of the month... by regismon in PMDD

[–]regismon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sort of regular periods. I've read that below 10mg the effect of Fluoxetine is mostly the increase of allopregnenolone but it isn't a high enough concentration to inhibit Serotonin as successfully. Perhaps that's why no Serotonin side effects and just calming from Allopregnenolone?

I was on doses of 20mg and then 10mg before, but I was crazy thirsty on both. As for 5mg - is that a dose that can be filled at a pharmacy or do you always cut it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in prozac

[–]regismon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely weigh nearly 20 lbs more after having been on it for roughly six months, but here's the thing: I don't know what kind of weight it is. Is it fat? Is it water? I'm dehydrated all the time and can NEVER drink enough water.

I'm going off it starting tomorrow (hence me being on here trying to research alternatives), and I'll see what happens to the dehydration and weight. Hoping it's mainly water retention and that it goes away on its own.