I’m 39 years old and I’ve gained new symptoms around my period Back then it was only physical but now like today I’m just depressed. I don’t wanna be around people. I hate everything I’m moody. I feel sad down just weird. Does anyone experience this a week or days before or during their period?
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@This Ocd Life Sucks Thank you for sharing and thank you for the well wishes. It’s really interesting how our bodies change and how the symptoms just come up over the years. I know that they call it something. I forgot when you feel this way before your period I’ve been having very weird anxiety this past year. Or not it might be pre-menopause as I explained it in the other comment.
I'm in my mid 50s, and have been in menopause for a couple years now, but I have experienced this in the past, either that or anxiety before/during. I've been on an SSRI and an SNRI for a long time, also, but they're not a complete fix, of course. Best wishes to you. As I was going through perimenopause for a few years, my Dr. prescribed birth control pills, so that I would have a period every 13 weeks, and I was so glad, I wish I would have done that years and years ago. :-) Hope you can find a treatment that works well for you.
@Nocturnal-Hamster Thank you for sharing. Yeah, speaking about menopause, I feel like this might be pre-menopause. I mean even when I’m not on my period or days before I feel a lot of more anxiety but like sad at the same time and it’s just these feelings of not wanting to do anything so maybe I’ll talk to my doctor about menopause cause I know that some people get it entering their 40s
I'm 43 and think this has been part of perimenopause for me. I felt really down the week before my period a few months in a row, then felt fine a month, then felt down again, and then I don't remember exactly when it stopped but I don't feel any different leading up to my period now. My period also consistently comes a week later than it used to before all this. I'm assuming it's just my body going through changes as I age. I'm so glad I'm not feeling down (from that) anymore—I feel for you ladies! I hope things get better for you soon.
@Amy B. I feel you so much. Thank you for sharing and thank you for the well wishes. That’s exactly how I feel. Or not it’s such a strange thing. I feel like my body and my brain is saying yes you’re going through these natural changes you’re feeling down. You’re feeling depressed a little bit or you’re feeling sad and then it could be very intense in the menstruation time, but then it also feels that way it’s been kind of a roller coaster of emotions. I know life has its good days and it’s bad days but yeah, this is a little different.
I started experiencing this within the last year. I was diagnosed with PMDD which exacerbates my OCD the 10 days before my period starts. When it starts, I feel like myself again.
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