April is PMDD Awareness Month
PMDD is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Check out this simple definition from Planned Parenthood. PMDD Awareness Month is April, so there is more information available on social media and news outlets. It is important to remember each person is unique and will react and respond differently to all suggested treatments.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
People that deal with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder usually know something is off. The menstrual cycle can make many days of the month intolerable. This makes it hard to hold a job, raise kids, be in relationships and just survive. Keeping track of symptoms is often suggested.
Look at this article about how it is diagnosed.
Resources for PMDD
If you google PMDD, you will get information, which is great, but you may be overwhelmed by the suggestions. If you have a medical professional that you trust, reach out and make an appointment. Be aware that you know more about what you are experiencing than anyone. You have to decide what is best for you. There are support groups, on Facebook and Instagram and blogs such as The PMDD Blog.
Support For PMDD
Please reach out to someone if you are experiencing symptoms such as anger, depression, lack of focus, sleep problems, feeling overwhelmed, bloating, fatigue, headache, migraine or other physical or mental health symptoms. There are others in the world trying to figure out how they can live with PMDD. Each person is unique and their stories will be different than yours. Each story is important. You are important.