Extreme mood swings before period

[princessk09]

Does anyone else get extreme mood swings a few days before their period?

My mood switches suddenly from being happy, to finding everything irritating and then just sit there crying for ages.

I’ve just had an argument with my boyfriend which probably doesn’t help but I’m due on in like 5 days and my moods and bloating have gone so bad.

How can I control it?

[princessk09]

Yeah I track my period and PMS is around this time according to the app. It’s just everything irritates me which wouldn’t normally. And then I’d just start crying or laughing out of nowhere

[princessk09]

I’ve always been slightly emotional before but last 5 months or so it’s been on another level

[princessk09]

No i haven’t had hormonal treatment in about a year and half

[cmbxm]

I’ve noticed this, and it’s often during my period too with my cycle being so messed up, I can go from super happy and just wanting to get so much done and being super helpful to all around me to snapping, crying and screaming at people and laying in bed sobbing because I can’t bare to move or go near people incase I snap, hormones are dreadful 😞 x

[princessk09 in reply to cmbxm]

Yeah it’s horrible because I don’t know how I’m going to react next and I’m never an angry person outside of my period x

[Caramel-strawberry]

Yes.

I have always had mood swings. I find some hormonal contraception (the implant) made me worse. I was some kind of monster on that, and hated myself. But unfortunately I've not found much to help. Other than being aware of what's causing it and explaining that reason to my boyfriend. I'll quite often take myself away and hide somewhere when I feel ratty but that's all I can suggest really. Hope you manage to find something to help

[princessk09 in reply to Caramel-strawberry]

It’s horrible like today I just feel angry and then want to cry. My parents have never understood which makes it worse because they think I’m just giving them attitude or acting miserable when I’m not doing it on purpose.

I try and go gym which is a temporary fix but as soon as I’m home, I just get moody and stuff again

[Caramel-strawberry in reply to princessk09]

I totally get that!!

Maybe try mindfulness or yoga? I use mindful colouring. I'd also explain that if I was colouring it meant I was stressed, so then I wouldn't have to explicitly say I'm feeling rubbish

[princessk09 in reply to Caramel-strawberry]

Yeah I do a lot of yoga and mindfulness which I tend to do before bed or in the morning when I wake up

[LMar2018]

I get mood swings, bad. My period is not regular, sometimes is very difficult to track period/PMS. After almost 25yrs on birth control, I decided to stop 2yrs ago, to try to conceive. Mood swings got worst, got on a low dose antidepressant, 1yr, it helped. But had to stopped when got peegnant (not succesful). I feel that after miscarriages, my hormones got messed up. Trying aromatherapy, natural herbs, and teas, sleeping more and getting myself busy (cooking/ gardening/walk). It’s helping.

[princessk09 in reply to LMar2018]

My period has become regular again the last 6 months or so which helps me to track PMS etc but the mood swings are getting worse before.

I was sleeping today until my dad woke me up at 6am to go practice 🙄

[Lucy_x]

My mood swings are awful throughout the whole month ! I’ve tried tracking them but there’s just no correlation ! I can be really happy one day and the next I’m crying and angry etc! Very frustrating xx