I already know I suffer from PMS, but sometimes my symptoms seem to go off the deep end.  I fight more with my husband.  I get depressed. I know these symptoms go along with my cycle.  I've watched it.
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There are 3 broad approaches to treating PMDD. While most experts recommend a combination of all 3, there have been no scientific studies to determine if combination treatment is really the best approach. It is likely that the best approach or combination of approaches will vary from woman to woman based on things like symptom severity and which symptoms are most troublesome.\n\nHere are the 3 approaches with some examples of each:\n\nMedications - including antidepressants, antianxiety drugs, analgesics, hormones and diuretics. \nPsychobehavioral - including exercise and psychotherapies (cognitive-behavioral, coping skills training, relaxation). \nNutritional - including diet modification, vitamins, minerals and herbal preparations.
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I don't know what MMPI-2 is and apperantly no one else. But PMS itself can't really be diagnose, you just know that its a week before your period and everything makes you irritated, your bloating (if you have pants that fit perfectly before suddenly their tight or don't fit) sometimes you get cramps, PMS is said to be 80% emotional. If the person can't take Midol or other pills, she can try drinking a tea of "Ruda" the spanish folk know what plant that is (I don't know the translation), she can take the tea everyday and by 2 wks it will already start working and by a few months she won't need too much of it (it relaxes you and does other stuff to your system w/o side effects)
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Need more information.  What was the reason for the hospitalization 2 weeks ago.  Were you actually admitted?  For how long?  What have your doctors told you about yourself?  How long have you had the symptoms you've described?  Has anything unusual or stressful happened in your life over the past 12 months?  Has your mesntrual cycle always/usually been regular?
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Oh, honey, I am so sorry!  This is exactly why I had to go off the pill.  You would think it would make you more even-tempered, but NO.  At least not in my case, and apparently not in yours, either!  That's not to say I don't still have PMS ... but one thing that helps is being able to know what it is.  When you know you're reaching that time of the month, prepare yourself & your family!  As soon as I can tell myself (and my family) that I'm in a foul mood due to PMS, I feel like I can better control it.  Other than that, I would say you can ask your dr. if it's okay to take things like St. John's Wort, or if he has other suggestions.  He may suggest a lower dose of the pill, but it sounds like you've already tried that.  But he may have other suggestions as well.  I feel for you ... it's not fun for anybody!
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HEY!! Its called hormones!! I do the same thing with my period. My friends joke that i've got the cleanest house in the world, and they also seem to invite me over everytime my PMS is about to start. Hmmm..... maybe its time to get some new friends!!!
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Yeah, it's called PMS.
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The website below has some great info about PMS. They list thirteen common symptoms of PMS, and I routinely get about eleven of them. Some months are more severe than others, but I don't think my symptoms are unusually severe. My biggest problems are irritability and anxiety/sadness. I take Vitex (Chastetree Berry) and that helps immensely. You can get it at GNC or drugstore.com (I prefer Nature's Way brand). You have to take it all the time, not just during PMS, and it takes a few months to kick in. Once it does, though, it's could make a big difference in your symptoms.
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I strongly believe that it does.I also believe that it revolves around a women getting what she needs emotionally and physically according to her hormonal clock and her period.There are certain things she should do to avoid the depression and I believe it revolves around family and having kids.
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I am not a man, but who better to explain a woman, than a woman? When your wife is going through PMS, it's hard for her to control her emotions, and hormones. Sometimes she will lash out at you or others, and to her amazement, she doesn't even understand why. We are very emotional creatures especially at that time of the month. The best thing you can do is to be understanding and not judgmental. This doesn't mean that you have to take crap from your wife just for the sake of an argument. \nMy suggestion to you is if you have a feeling that she is PMS'ing...try to be extra nice to her, and more supporting. Help out more at home, don't make her ask you to set the trash out more than once. Help out with the kids, (if you have kids) or do the dishes for her. This will take added stress off of your wife, especially if she works outside of the home. \nI wouldn't suggest this just around PMS time, but actually all through the month! If you do this, I promise you that you will see dramatic results with your marriage. \nHowever on one last note, if your wife seems worse around that time of the month, she may want to go to the Doctor. Some women have a harder time than others, and she may need to be put on medication. I wish you the best of luck!
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I'm currently teaching my man how to deal when I'm suffering from PMS. Men need know women really do suffer.. The mood swings are beyond a lady's control. \n\nJust dont have a smart mouth. This is the worse thing a man can do.\n\nDONT FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE\n\nAPOLOGIZE A LOT\n\nAPOLOGIZE FOR ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING\n\nAPOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING A PERIOD TOO\n\nAgree with her and tell her its OK and please please sympathize and empathize
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I pretty much just have to warn my husband that I am PMS'y, lol. I get extremely mean as well. It has taken years, but I finally can say im sorry right after I say something mean. It really does make me and him feel better. It's humiliating, but if you can say sorry right after the meanness, it makes for a much happier life and you won't have everyone mad at cha!
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Try and get out and do new things, things that you aren't bored with.  You say you go through this once a month, is it possibly a part of your menstral cycle that is affecting you?  Worth checking it out.  To be depressed you don't need to be sigh, sigh, sob, so that is worth looking into.  Good luck
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I have a very very mild form, it used to be worse.  I did feel like a burden to my husband when it was bad, now it's a lot better and it's to the point where I can force myself to leave the house when I don't really feel like it.  I am not in any kind of treatment anymore, but when I was, my therapist recommended starting very very slowly, thinking of the things that made me nervous at first, and then trying something that would make me only a tiny bit nervous, and working my way up from there.
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I am beginning to, now that I am older. I have found it really goes with the hormonal changes before and during my period.  Not a fun time!
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Yes, i'm like that with pain relief when I'm on my period. just try and wean yourself off them. if you don't you may do your body some serious damage.
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People have been unable to identify a single cause of PMS. Theories range from hormonal and chemical to nutritional and psychological. Women whose mother or sisters have PMS are more likely to have it, so there may be a genetic component. A combination of genetic, physiological, and environmental causes are likely. Making dietary adjustments starting about 14 days before a period may help some women with certain mild menstrual disorders, such as cramping.\nGood luck with that.  I used to have them too.  However my mother told me that they get better afyter you have a baby.  I am not sure about that.  I am pregnant.  Please don't take the advices too closely to heart.  i am not saying get pregnant, every woman is different.  Try drinking chamomile tea. It relaxes the muscles and take a hot bath, as hot as you can stand it, but not for too long or you might pass out.\nGood Luck, we all go through that stuff.
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It could be hormones or depression, which is linked to hormones, that happens to me alot, I would go to the doctor, they might be able to find out what exactleys causing this.\nBelieve me your not the only woman going through this, sometimes I feel like doctor jekel and mr. hyde.