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Re: PMDD
From: anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 8 Dec 2002 16:51:39 -0600 (CST)
Ask your doctor about Sarafem. It is approved to treat PMDD.
At Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Rhay wrote:
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>I am concerned that I may have PMDD. I am 23 years old and my periods
>have been irratic since I started having them at 16. My PMS has become
>increasingly worse over the past few years. Now it is so severe that I
>experience drastic mood swings ranging from extreme depression to
>agitation to rage and irrationality. At the time that this is
>happening, I am often unable to realize that it is due to my period, and
>I often feel as though I am literally losing my mind. I spend days at a
>time in bed crying uncontrollably, and I have even hit suicidal lows.
>This only seems to happen within the eight or ten days before I start my
>period, and it lasts for the first few days of my menstural flow.
>Recently it became so overwhelming to me that I was unable to show up
>for my first day at a new job. It has also put a terrible strain on my
>personal relationships. I was unaware of PMDD until a friend mentioned
>it to me recently. I did some internet searches and the information I
>found was very helpful. The symptoms sound identical to what I have
>been going through. I live in a small town and it is difficult to find
>doctors who take this kind of thing seriously. Every doctor I have been
>to has suggested birth control pills, but they tend to make me very
>nauseated, no matter what time of day I take them. I want to know if
>you can recommend any specialists in my area who have dealt with PMDD. I
>live in Camden, SC, but I am willing to travel to seek help. Thank you.
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