I hate how I feel this is going on about 7 months, the anxiety was really bad but I think made worse by the neighbors we had, we have since moved and that has gotten better but I still am having a lot of symtoms of both of these. How do I know which it is? My regular doc was no help and I need to get to my OB but have to have enough for gas and the appt.

I was having irregular bleeding and am on the pill to help it, which it does but I feel like I am pmsing all the time.

any thoughts would be great I feel so alone in this


http://www.understandpmdd.com/pmdd/symptoms.html

Kate, a couple questions. Do you know how old you mother was when she journeyed into menopause?

How old are you? nursing? how many children?
How is your diet. That is a huge one beleive it or not. If you eat foods devoid of nutrients, your body struggles badly. The liver has a hard time processing the hormones and makes things worse.
I will check in with you again tommarrow.

Thanks for responding, lets see, I e-mailed my mom and this is what she said..oh she is 51. "I had my hysterectomy in January 1994, they left my ovaries in because of my age. I don't think I have gone into menepause, I havn't had any symptoms that I know of."

I am 30 have 3 children 8,almost 6 and 2.5
I am no longer nursing
My diet overall is good, we try to eat healthy, I do get a lot of cravings for sweets but try not to indulge.

thanks for any insight you can give.

Hi sweetie.
Thanks for answering. I am in a family crisis at the moment. when things calm down I will get back with you sometime over the weekend.

Going to look through my books and see what I come up with.

kate, have not forgotten you! Family issues have sucked my timeand energy the past few days....Keep checking back. Me or another may have some good ideas hun.

thanks no problem it helped just getting it out.

I think that PMDD site had a checklist/chart for you to track your symptoms for a couple of months. I have a dx of PMDD - and it was OBVIOUS because of the timing and the getting worse. From the start of my cycle until ovulation I would be a normal happy go lucky woman. Once I ovulated, I started getting ornery, getting headaches, being downright mean, my clothes bothered me, just being an absolute **tch. I would feel immediate emotional relief once I started. I could tell exactly when I started bleeding because it would feel as if a weight was lifted up off of me. I would just keep getting worse and worse until I started... the last couple of days were nightmarish for everyone who knew me. Then I would end up backpeddling and trying to put relationships right from things I did and said the previous 2 weeks. It was 2 weeks of hell. NOT FUN. And I felt like I was really loosing my mind.

I did go on Celexa for about a year, and it helped a LOT.

Sweet sig Heather:) Pretty special there.

Ya know, that sounds like some of my cycles. I woudl be ok until about midway and then a huge decline would occur. Herbs I feel did help me but it was a huge change, a negative change I felt. Then before my period would come I was a total biotch too. (that is how I found out about motherwort actually) Then cycle comes and I am AOK, happy with the world again.

Hormones are a trip. They effect all other hormones and obviously our life. Too many can cause disease. to little can cause disease.

also wanted to add that premenstrual dysphoric disorder is linked to a lack in B-6 and calcium carbonate.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Guide Pyramid recommends that individuals two years and older eat 2-3 servings of dairy products per day. A serving is equal to:
1 cup (8 fl oz) of milk
8 oz of yogurt
1.5 oz of natural cheese (such as Cheddar)
2.0 oz of processed cheese (such as American)

ood Calcium (mg) % DV*
Yogurt, plain, low fat, 8 oz. 415 42%
Yogurt, fruit, low fat, 8 oz. 245-384 25%-38%
Sardines, canned in oil, with bones, 3 oz. 324 32%
Cheddar cheese, 1 ½ oz shredded 306 31%
Milk, non-fat, 8 fl oz. 302 30%
Milk, reduced fat (2% milk fat), no solids, 8 fl oz. 297 30%
Milk, whole (3.25% milk fat), 8 fl oz 291 29%
Milk, buttermilk, 8 fl oz. 285 29%
Milk, lactose reduced, 8 fl oz.** 285-302 29-30%
Mozzarella, part skim 1 ½ oz. 275 28%
Tofu, firm, made w/calcium sulfate, ½ cup*** 204 20%
Orange juice, calcium fortified, 6 fl oz. 200-260 20-26%
Salmon, pink, canned, solids with bone, 3 oz. 181 18%
Pudding, chocolate, instant, made w/ 2% milk, ½ cup 153 15%
Cottage cheese, 1% milk fat, 1 cup unpacked 138 14%
Tofu, soft, made w/calcium sulfate, ½ cup*** 138 14%
Spinach, cooked, ½ cup 120 12%
Instant breakfast drink, various flavors and brands, powder prepared with water, 8 fl oz. 105-250 10-25%
Frozen yogurt, vanilla, soft serve, ½ cup 103 10%
Ready to eat cereal, calcium fortified, 1 cup 100-1000 10%-100%
Turnip greens, boiled, ½ cup 99 10%
Kale, cooked, 1 cup 94 9%
Kale, raw, 1 cup 90 9%
Ice cream, vanilla, ½ cup 85 8.5%
Soy beverage, calcium fortified, 8 fl oz. 80-500 8-50%
Chinese cabbage, raw, 1 cup 74 7%
Tortilla, corn, ready to bake/fry, 1 medium 42 4%
Tortilla, flour, ready to bake/fry, one 6" diameter 37 4%
Sour cream, reduced fat, cultured, 2 Tbsp 32 3%
Bread, white, 1 oz 31 3%
Broccoli, raw, ½ cup 21 2%
Bread, whole wheat, 1 slice 20 2%
Cheese, cream, regular, 1 Tbsp 12 1%

Calcium Needs in mg per day
14 to 18 years 1300
19 to 50 years 1000
51+ years 1200

Needed b-6 per day

The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the average daily dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97 to 98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. The 1998 RDAs for vitamin B6 (in milligrams), are: 1.3 mg for men and women under age 50; 1.7 mg for men and 1.5 mg for women over the age of 50, 1.9 mg for pregnant women, and 2 mg for women who are breastfeeding.

I will post a list of foods/herbs with good b6 as soon as I can:)

Thanks I am going to start keeping track on the pmdd site and I am going to add more calcium to my diet as I do think I have been lacking.

I have been tied up with the Meade family fundraiser....I am sorry I have not posted that list yet!
good on raising your calcium....I found I need to do that too.

Yogurt is one of the best ways I have read. Susun Weed, esteemed herbalist, says 1 quart a week of yogurt takes care of that need.
Do you like yogurt?

QUOTE=organicmama;2503536]I have been tied up with the Meade family fundraiser....I am sorry I have not posted that list yet!
good on raising your calcium....I found I need to do that too.

Yogurt is one of the best ways I have read. Susun Weed, esteemed herbalist, says 1 quart a week of yogurt takes care of that need.
Do you like yogurt?[/QUOTE]

Thanks, I do although I don't buy it often, I will put it on my shopping list.
I am keeping track on that site and have an appt with my doc so hopefully she can help me further.

thank for continuing to check in and give me tips.