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I think I suffer from PMDD-Premenstral Dysphoric Disorder

symptoms:
Feeling sad, hopeless, or worthless
Feeling tense, anxious, or "on edge"
Mood swings interspersed with frequent tearfulness
Persistent irritability, anger, and increased interpersonal conflict
Decreased interest in usual activities
Difficulty concentrating
Feeling fatigued, lethargic, or lacking in energy
Changes in appetite (may be associated with binge eating or craving certain foods)
Inability to sleep or sleeping excessively
Having a subjective feeling of being overwhelmed or out of control
Other physical symptoms such as breast tenderness or swelling, headaches, sensations of "bloating" or weight gain with feelings of tightness in clothing, shoes, or rings. Joint or muscle pain may also be present.

yes to all of those for me.

It's a particularly bad cycle this month. Lots of tears yesterday. I've been having nightmares- last night I dreamt that all my teeth fell out!
today I feel craptastic: headache, nausea, exhaustion. ugh

I guess I should look into that pill YAZ, as it' suppose to help with PMDD. but we'll see about that. not sure if it's one of thsoe pills where you only get your period 3 times a year. I don't want to be on one of those as there is even more risk of blod clots than with regular pills.

anyone on YAZ? feedback welcome. (sorry gents, don't think you'll be of much help here unless you can relate because you have a female in your life who suffers like I do.)