[feary]

My anxiety and depression seem the worst starting 2 weeks before my period and during my period until it ends so basically I have about 1 week a month only where I feel less anxious and depressed and closer to normal.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

[Rhapsody]

Two things comes to mind.... PMS or PMDD

Have you looked into the symptoms of either one of these physical ailments that effect a large amount of females one to two weeks before their period and then usually subside with in three days of the onset of the menstrual flow?

If you have either one of these and they are interfering in your quality of life there are medicines out there that your doctor gave give you - I take Celexa for my PMDD and have been on it for about three years now and I can tell you it has made all the difference for me.

[Aunt Donna]

I have found since I started taking lasix (fluid pill), it helps some. My doctor has me on zoloft to help with my ocd and a benzo to help me through the tough times. I has helped the pms, also. I do have to take a muscle relaxer during my cycle to ease the pain. I have had to since I was 12 and 31 years later still having too.

[BlackCanary]

Medicine really helped me with this - prozac.
I'm able to adjust the dose when I know it will be the tough week, and it keeps me from being overwhelmed by my anxiety.

Definitely a place to start with your doctor!

[sugahorse1]

Very interesting. I've been ready to become a mass murderer these last few days, and have been very emotional, crying for any small reason. I suffer from BP, and usually am not able to cry as my emotions are dulled. I have been picking fights everywhere, and generally a misery or nightmare to be around. This started about 1 week before I'm due. Need to monitor this though, as this is the first time I can see any kind of link-up

[splitimage]

I used to get extremely anxious and paranoid before my period - I was always convinced I was about to be fired, and when it was especially bad throught that someone was trying to kill me. That stopped when I went on risperidone (not the reason I went on risperidone) Now I don't get any PMS at all.

--splitimage

[Jenal]

I get the Same way. I cry for No reason over Evreything,even doing the dishes I'm balling my Eyes out! I have been on Meds alot in the Past and want to Try my Best to Improve without them {Plus I am not working right now so I don't have the $$}. I get Very emotional,Pretty much a Adult Temper Tantrum,I freak out and get Others Involved. I DO NOT Mean to do this and know I can Improve. It got so Bad that I got kicked out of a Hospital for my Actions and Emotions,which I take FULL Responsability over,that was a Wakeup Call to Me and showed Me I need to Improve and act differently. How can I controll these Emotions and Calm down? I am More then willing to accept Feedback. It is effecting Me and I want to Improve and I have learned from this,I have NEVER got thrown out of a Place EVER In my Life,and now because of these actions,the Staff put down that I am Unruly. But this Isn't Me. How can I improve This and make it Stop?

[serendipidy]

*nods* PMS or PMDD.....never got told which specifically

anyway taking 100mg of B6 a day for a few months got it all working again....should possibly do it again.....iv been positively dragon lady for the last few months....although I wouldn't say mine is bad at the moment....at its worst I wind up sitting in a corner of my bedroom on my hands because I am too scared to do anything due to homocidal/suicidal thoughts :S and that isn't an understatement thankfully it hasn't been that bad in hm about 4 years now and the vitamins worked a treat saw a massive difference in just a month of them....

[El-ahrairah]

Me too, I get so sad and dramatic it's horrible DD;....

I start crying when I get the slightest bit agitated and I don't ever get mad but I do get horribly depressed ;o; I'm glad my period only comes once every two months lol