Hi, just wondering if any ladies here suffer from PMDD. I don't know if I do or not, because it's not like I have major mood swings every single month. This past month has been pure hell though, for about the past 2 weeks I have felt depressed, and every little thing has been bothering me. I also was having a hard time sleeping, or staying asleep, and this only added to my feeling out of sorts. The other day I had so much anger that I felt I couldn't control it, and I just isolated myself and took a valium to calm down.

My question is, when you have PMDD is it consistent every single month? Or does it alternate, or even skip a few months? Normally I feel a little down and out before my period, but this month was so bad I actually considered checking myself in to the hospital. I rode it out though, and yesterday I started my period. It's like a black cloud has been lifted off of me. I feel like myself again, but I am dreading next month because I'm afraid of feeling like this again. Like I said, it doesn't happen to this extreme every month. Oh well, if anyone has any experience with this disorder I'd love your input!

By the way, I do have a few issues going on that have been bothering me, and I have been diagnosed with "situational depression" in the past, so maybe these things have contributed. Thanks!

Sujin