The title was mean to be kind of funny... :P Anyway... for any ladies out there struggling with depression, what do you do when it collides with PMS? Does this ever happen to you? I think it has always happened to me, though in recent years as the depressive states got worse, and PMS hit me like a truck. I go on a crying jag that lasts on and off for several days...and at some point I realize it's PMS adding to this.. Do you all plan for this? Maybe have a store of chocolate and hugs wrapped up just in case...? I just feel like I am going completely out of my mind when this happens! It goes without saying that it's far more serious than PMS by itself. Bad thoughts creep in.

[ChangingMyMind]

I definitely have the same problem. I am currently in a depressed state and have been for the last 8 months. I am at a point where I can get through the day ok but I really am just getting by until the dreaded time of the month comes. Then I know I'm in for a hell of a week. I know it's coming when I start to feel even more down and out, I also have more body aches and pains, I am much more moody and irritable.

I try to prepare myself by being mindful of how I will feel and why. I tell myself it's just my period and I am not getting worse. I try to believe that once the week is over I'll feel a little better and I always do. It's rough, but I manage. I started taking saffron to help with my depression and it helped! But it also stopped my period. Which I didn't mind but I had to stop taking it due to itching and hives. maybe it will work for you? Might be worth looking into.

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[hvert]

YES! I am now much better about realizing that it is hormonal. I do find it helpful as I can tell myself that I will feel differently in a few days, and I really do.

Two months ago I finally connected my occasional tooth pain to PMS - is that messed up or what?

[Homeira]

I love the name of the thread! Absolutely to the point. WHen I have pms I get depressed. I am bipolar and I really dont need the stress of pms to hit me once a month. But it does. I am starting to be able to remind myself of what is going on with me, that it is pms that is making everything worse. I get a bit paranoid about people around me when I get depressed, and knowing that it is pms hitting me, I can remind myself that I am being a tad bit overreactive!