PMS progressively worse

[Jen_dog]

Hello!

I have endometriosis and adenomyosis, and am awaiting my 3rd treatment lap.

I am 40 and had 27 years of periods and have noticed my PMS getting really bad. Anxiety, irritability, depression, pain, hopelessness etc, are getting unmanageable: I partly put it down to the fact that I know “what’s coming” (in terms of my endo/adeno being bad when my period comes), but I also think some of it is hormonal. I also get it may be peri-menopause.

Does anyone else experience this? Is there any treatment to help manage these feelings? I can handle the pain, but it’s the emotions I’m really struggling with.

Thank you 😊

[SavageGold]

Hi Jen_dogYou are definitely not alone in this.

I literally heard a report on the radio news for Wales this morning they want to add a section about PMDD I think that's the letters for severe pre menstrual dysmenorrhoea disorder to the medical students training.

I've got a letter from my gynae expressing that upping my hormone treatment would hopefully help. And it definitely does. I've stopped self harming.

I think the endo support groups and phone-in help alot of people on here. I've not been able to phone when it's live myself but there's been a few conversations on here for self care. I like wine and my heavy blanket to get me through. I tell myself it will pass. Its just my brain. I'm going to be OK. My main worry has been how vulnerable it makes me. And also being inadequate unable to have a normal life, be in relationship, have kids etc. But once I get my injection and I'm up and about and outside again I'm all OK.

You are definitely not alone!