PMS and PMDD Message Board
A discussion forum for women who suffer from
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)  or
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

This message board is affiliated to the pms and pmdd information web site.

Men with spouses/girlfriends who have PMS or PMDD are invited to post on
the Support Board for Partners of PMS PMDD Sufferers.

THIS MESSSAGE BOARD HAS MOVED!

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW RESOURCE

THIS BOARD IS READ-ONLY
MESSAGE POSTING DISABLED
 

::: Links ::: *L-Tryptophan ~ The Healthy Alternative *Put Your Multi-Vitamin To the Test -- It May Fail! *Mercola.Com *The Mood Cure *Conquerpms.Com *Symptoms of Emotional Abuse *Verbal/Emotional Abuse Resources *Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) *Women's Hormones 101 -- a must read! *PMDD Checklist

Disclaimer
Please note that the PMS and PMDD Message Board is not a medical site, nor is the owner of this site a medical professional.
The advice and recommendations on this site is for information purposes only, and not intended as professional medical diagnosis,
or to replace your current medical therapy.  Please consult a physician before starting any treatment methods for your symptoms.

---

--

<< Previous Topic | Next Topic >> Return to Index   Here's My Experience June 30 2004 at 5:04 AM No score for this post   (Login kayproul) - Hi, I am 37 years old and have experienced some (and all) symptoms mentioned in readings of PMS and PMDD for at least 10 years now. There are times that every little thing sets me off and I know if I don't get treatment for it soon my husband won't be able to deal with it much longer. I have not been diagnosed with anything as yet, because the drs I've seen in the past write it off as stress and who knows what. I have a dr appointment on the 10th with my new ob/gyn and I am going to plead for help from her to do something about this before my marriage falls apart. I have two daughters 2 and 16 (I'm praying that this doesn't happen to them). I will ask the dr what her opinion is on whether to go the natural way or prescribe something like paxil, I just don't know what to do. I read all these side effects with the antidepressents that I do NOT want to go through, but I don't want to lose my husband either. I'm going to research up until I have the dr visit to get as much information as I can. I just thought I'd post to get it off my chest. Thanks for reading.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts. Respond to this message    Author Reply (Login jbb_01) Hi Kim No score for this post June 30 2004, 4:59 PM  Hi Kim, I was just tripping through here on my way to the spouse board and saw your post. I can't really comment on your PMDD, I obviously don't suffer from it (directly - Ha) but I can perhaps offer some words of advice on how to deal with your spouse. If you have tried this, well, ignore me if it didn't work for you. I became the spouse of a woman with PMDD because I love her. Its almost impossible to not recognize that your spouse has a problem if she does in fact have PMDD. I'm willing to bet that most husbands are aware of a problem - they may not know WHAT problem, but you'd have to have your head in the sand to not see that SOMETHING out of the ordinary is going on. What helps me support her is a little honest communication, because, as her spouse, I loved her enough to marry her and I am concerned about her health/mental health. I am basically pre-wired to forgive her for out of the ordinary things. I'm basically pre-wired to trust her. I'm pre-wired to want to help her. Why? Because I really, really want to be able to do so. The biggest thing that helped for me, was when my wife sat down and actually told me what was going on with her. I know there's a lot of denial, control issues, etc. that go along with this, but if you want your husband to be happier and more supportive - tell him, honestly and truthfully what is going on with you, AND how you plan to take action to solve the problem. Even if your plan sucks at this point. Even if it doesn't work - that should be enough to show him you mean it. I wish you luck, and him luck. I know how much this sucks for the both of you. I can't tell you how much easier this would have all been to take, if my wife had just been up front about what was going on in the first place instead of trying to hide it for years (it wasn't working anyways).   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts. Respond to this message    Anthea (Login pmddandpms) Forum Owner Excellent advice!! I recommend reading this post. No score for this post July 2 2004, 7:02 PM  Thanks JBB ... nothing better than hearing it from the horse's mouth. Anthea   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts. Respond to this message    Current Topic - Here's My Experience   << Previous Topic | Next Topic >> Return to Index

Find more forums on Women's Groups

Create your own forum at Network54

Copyright © 1999-2008 Network54. All rights reserved.   Terms of Use   Privacy Statement

If you own a commercial web site (for profit), please don't spam this discussion group. 
 However, if you own a non-profit site, which provides helpful information about women's health topics,
 please feel free to post your information.

Thank you.
 

Please take some time to look at the ticker below...you could save a child's life!

www.internet-health-directory.com
Health Information