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Re: Please offer any insight!
From: Claudia Twisdale RN (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 14 Jul 2001 09:46:43 -0500 (CDT)
Birth control pills may smooth out the hormone fluctuations. Prozac
seems to be the one mostly used for severe PMS. AND yes PMS is real and
very scary. Find a good GYN in your area that works with this and see
him or her! Good luck and hang in there.
At Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Shauna wrote:
>
>I am a stressed out 23-year-old.
>
>I suffer from PMS badly. I get SO moody! I have been on Paxil for a
>year and a half but I keep having the same problem--I seem to need a
>higher dose for about a week or I get extremely violent and/or suicidal.
>
>I miss at least one day of work a month and it's getting to the point
>where I am *that* close to quitting altogether. I get so frustrated and
>down on myself at work that I will literally cry. Then I go home and I
>fight the battles of wanting to kill myself.
>
>I can't tell you exactly what I go through during that "time of the
>month". I have broken things like glasses, a vcr (smashed it right on
>the floor), threw the door open on a highway and almost jumped out,
>yelled at people, and lost many friends because of my temper.
>
>I want off of Paxil. It is self-defeating itself as of lately. I want
>a REAL solution to my problems.
>
>Does anyone know if anything can be done medically for my mood swings? I
>can deal with even taking a higher dosage of Paxil. Does anyone know if
>you're able to test the levels of hormones so that you know when you're
>getting out of whack so I can prevent myself from being suicidal?
>
>If anyone has anything to offer me, PLEASE email me. If my email
>address isn't showing, you can write me at: duchessgiggles@go.com
>
>Thank you ahead of time for any help you may be able to give me.
>
>--
>Shauna
>
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