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Location: Montana
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Do you ever feel more depressed when on your period?
I feel that way a lot more lately. And struggle to do anything when it comes up. Times I don’t even want to go to work. |
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I would recommend use of supplements (especially vit B complex and vit D) while you are on your period at least. It helps me n I can get really emotional when on my period. __________________ Life is not measured by the amount of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away |
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Yes. It's also called pmdd, or premenstrual dysphoric disorder. I have it and often get very depressed around that time.
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Yes I'm seeing my OBGYN to try and find a birth control that will help with that in addition to my regular depression pills. Because with just the depression stuff I do okay, UNTIL I PMS and then it's awful.
My depression actually first started as just a "night before my period" thing, which was why I didn't tell anyone for a long long time (I didn't want them to say it was just my hormones or whatever); then we thought it might be the period-specific depression that was mentioned in another comment. Now we know that it's only major depressive disorder that is just triggered by PMS. But yeah, in that way, being a woman sucks. Honestly besides birth control, nothing has really helped, except taking mental health days every month, which I know isn't super practical for most people.... |
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