r/PMS

I'm having debilitating physical and mental issues that are ruining my health and relationships monthly I fear I'll even lose my job soon due to my explosive nature two weeks out from my period. I burp up all of my food , bloat for weeks straight and digest so slowly , stay constipated despite miralax and fiber , , constant air hunger probobly from bloating extreme anxiety loops and my ADHD medication doesn't work at all the week leading up to my period start then I'm fine after it begins .

My gyno thinks I have endometriosis like my mother and gave me generic yaz (loryna) to start last month but I have read too many horror stories and can't afford for my anxiety spirals and such to get any worse as I work five days week at a hospital and need to be able to function. Although two weeks monthly I'm calling out a lot and unable to eat and preform normally at work anyways due to crippling anxiety and breathing hunger issues and bloating , adrenaline surges etc.

For reference I'm 29 , I vape daily , I told my gyno about vaping and she said the risk is worth the reward to calm down the possible Endo and potentially soothe the PMDD symptoms I'm having monthly .

I guess I'm looking for experiences and advice , I feel like I'm letting fear hold me back from potential relief. I don't want a blood clot or to make my anxiety worse or to have a manic episode due to starting the birth control. What are your experiences with loryna , and has anyone dealt with the severity of this PMDD stuff this is newly worsened for me recently , my cycle is irregular too comes five days early or late monthly . I'm lost and scared and need help .

Thanks for reading 💕

Has anyone ever successfully induced their period? I am in a wedding in a few weeks and I’m supposed to get my period the day after the wedding, which means I’ll be in full blown PMS the whole week before which is less than ideal.. I’d rather be bleeding the whole week than be bloated/moody/breaking out. I’m seeing lots of remedies on TikTok like parsley tea, vitamin c, papaya and pineapple juice.. has this or anything else ever worked for anyone?! or at the very least, make PMS barely happen this month.

I have a very regular cycle, about 27 days, my last period started on Monday, May 11. I am not sexually active or on any sort of birth control, for context.

1-2 days before my period, the light cramping starts and the tender chest. On my period, heavy bleeding, fatigue, and severe cramps.
Now the fatigue is starting 1-2 days before my period. It's so bad that I will sleep all day if I let myself. Staying awake feels a lot like fighting sleep when you're sick with a cold. I don't want to move and feel like I have no energy or brain power.
Does anyone have tips for combating this? I already rarely drink and consume low-sugar. Caffeine right before my period makes cramping worse so I would prefer a different route.

Hey Ladies .. 40 F here and I always feel kind of air hungry before my periods ( where I feel the need to take deep breaths to feel satisfied in breathing ) but this month I feel horrible — I have couple more days for my period to arrive but this need to take constant deep breaths is making entire my upper body go crazy and I really want to understand if any one else faces this and if so what helped 🙄🙄🙄.. Thankyou

Just some background info before I get where Im trying to go: I (21F) have pretty variable pms symptoms that I think might border on pmdd (currently working on figuring that out...). I get everything from severe mood swings, cramping, migraines, fatigue, panic attacks, anxiety, etc. The symptoms seem to vary by month, where sometimes I'll have almost no symptoms, and other times I'll have all of them. Sometimes, even surprise, new symptoms show up. The one consistent factor that I can always rely on is timing. It's like clockwork (as it should be lol) and always starts about 2 days after ovulation, progressively gets worse until 2-3 days before my period, and then I'm back to normal by day 3.

So, the problem isn't necessarily my cycle. She's annoying sometimes, but at least I can prepare myself and change my habits to accommodate whatever changes happen that month. It's that no matter what I do, this almost always affects my relationship. I've been with my bf (23M) for 3 years, and for 3/4 of the month, we have probably an above average healthy relationship for college age couples. We don't fight, we communicate, we accommodate each other's ridiculously busy schedules, and we still manage to make time to spend time together. The minute luteal phase hits, he can't seem to understand that I'm not in control of what my brain is doing. I can't make more estrogen appear out of thin air. Believe me, I really wish I could. We both work in the sciences (I will have a whole degree in physiology next week) so it's not like he doesn't understand what's happening. I don't know how else to explain that this isn't "mind over matter" or whatever. I can't slap a smile on and suddenly feel amazing. I hate feeling like this too, so I'm not sure why it's so offensive when I say the dog is too overstimulating and I don't really want him to sit and breathe on me lol. My bf is never actually mean, and I'm also probably feeling the negative energy more than I would on any other day, but it gets old.

I'm not here just to rant about this though, I really do want to know if any one else has found a way to get through to their man, because I know this is an experience that many women have. I'm not looking for the "break up with him" answer, that isn't helpful because I really do love my relationship, and this is more of a gripe than anything else and is not truly damaging me or him in any way.

Thanks for any input, or just reading all of this.

I dont know if its the world around me, the news, the interpersonal stuff at work

But ive never felt that moody and angry in my pms, i woke up completely relaxed

All went downhill quickly, because things dont qork the way they should, i have to hope my boss isnt at work, the news make me angry and apathetic...everything is too noisy

I must admit i dont even know if this is just a rant post or some advice asking post.

I just know...i didnt pay for that, can i return my uterus? This one is defect...and a diva