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Same, I’m almost certain I have it too! In December I started a birth control for the first time, and then stopped it halfway cause I didn’t like the affect it was having on me. Come two weeks before my period and I’m anxious, panic-ridden, depersonalizing, and obsessing more extremely than I ever had before. Then my period comes and everything just *poofs* away. I’m like... well DUH that’s (my obsessions) aren’t true? Nowadays my thoughts kinda affect me all month, but get so bad and so believable the two weeks before my period. I’m gonna test out one more month, and if I feel better when I get my period, I’m gonna go to the doctor! (You should too!?❤️) Some women take SSRIs for that two week period, and then stop after that, and see changes in hours/days, so that could be something you could look into @rosie28! I would definitely talk to your doctor if it’s making your ocd worse/ the only time you are really obsessing!❤️
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After I read your comment, I searched this on the internet and I could relate to most symptoms! I've always noticed that my ocd gets specially intense in a week prior to my period, but I've always thought of it as simply pms. My ocd hasn't been so harsh on me like it was in the beginning of the year, but this week just feels like a major setback. Then things just go back to normal. It's so weird and draining.
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I’m sorry/glad you could relate to something that could maybe explain what’s going on! I just want to get it out there for some women that sometimes, it’s not just pms. (Obviously talk to a doctor first!) I’m feeling exactly what you’re feeling! Ocd was harsh as hell at the beginning of the year, and now I’m having a set-back week. Today especially has been so damn hard. It IS draining and I need to figure something out before I go through the same cycle over and over again?
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I am 99.99% sure I have this...it doesn't go until a few days into my period. I wasn't sure if it affected anyone else!
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I have tried to talk to a few doctors about it and they all suggested going on the pill to balance the hormones...I haven't been sure about doing that but maybe if I go and say look I'm pretty certain I have PMDD and it exacerbates my OCD then they might suggest something else
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Oh I see! They haven’t tried to talk to you about any SSRI’s? I’m afraid of taking anything else that’s going to mess with my hormones haha, I was under the impression that pmdd wasn’t a hormonal ‘change’, but a sensitivity to the change in hormones (because all women’s hormones change around that time. some are just more sensitive to it than others).
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I don’t have much of a support system outside of my bf, so I find myself here a lot. I think I just need to vent, so forgive me if I do this too often. It helps to have a community of people who truly understand. I haven’t felt this debilitated by mental illness in months. There has to be some explanation, maybe it’s hormonal, because I feel like I’ve completely lost myself. The panic hits in waves, sudden and overwhelming, like my head is submerged in lava, burning and suffocating. Then, for a brief moment, I feel almost normal and wonder what all the fear was about. But it never lasts. The chaos always comes back. I even considered going to the ER because I’m not sure I can trust myself anymore. Something has to be wrong, because this isn’t me. My life isn’t perfect, but it’s not unbearable either. Since I withdrew from school, I’ve been so much less stressed that even my cycle, which has been irregular for years, has somehow regulated itself. But even with that, I feel like a failure. I was one semester away from finishing, so close, but OCD hit me harder than it ever has. It felt like drowning, gasping for air, reaching for something solid, only to be dragged under again and again. Now, I feel like that again, but worse. I feel hollow, like something is wrong with me at my core. I don’t just feel sad; I feel broken. I break down into uncontrollable sobs every few hours, and I don’t even know why. I just know that whatever is happening, OCD is taking full advantage of how vulnerable I feel. Is this what MDD feels like? Everyone tells me I have it, and it’s been confirmed by my psych, my pcp, and my therapist, but I still can’t seem to fully see it. I don’t know how to separate what’s OCD from what might be another disorder. I’m sorry to anyone also going through such a hard time, my heart goes out to you 🤍
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I want to rip out my uterus. Only my hormones can make my OCD and ability to manage it go back to square one. I am spiraling *so* hard. I cannot breathe. My PMDD is going crazy. I’m having a panic attack again. I feel so scared. The POCD is going absolutely insane right now. It feels undeniably real, and my mind keeps drifting to those awful thoughts and what feels like exploring them?? but I can’t for the life of me stop some of these compulsions right now. I was trying to watch something to get my mind off of this but ended up getting triggered twice, so my anxiety is a 10 and I can’t seem to calm down. This panic attack is tuned all the way up.
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Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t feel “bad enough” to have OCD, or that they don’t feel “the right way” for it? Or like they’re just saying they have OCD as an excuse? Because i was so much better for like 3 weeks now and now im on my period and i started doubting again. So because of that im scared that i was feeling to good and that my fear is actually true.
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