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This weekend my husband and I met my best friend and her husband at a bed and breakfast Saturday afternoon. I'd been feeling somewhat anxious over this but really wanted to go ahead and do it. Of course Saturday morning I found a tick on me and our smoke alarms went off twice but I am trying not to worry about either. I was slightly uneasy when we got there and probably at level 2 or 3 when we started getting our nails done, but was able to relax and really enjoy that. Dinner was at the restaurant and very expensive and nice. But the tables were too small, too many in a small place and way too many people, it was warm and loud! Amazingly I didn't feel too anxious, I just couldn't eat!! My period started Sunday night which explains why I couldn't eat but it was early and frustrated me to no end. Of course my husband says I should be proud and happy I wasn't anxious or paniced and did really good (my friend even commented on this) but it's still frustrating. I've had this eating problem long before anxiety attacks and really wanted to eat! I didn't try taking anything because I didn't think it was necessary as I was already calm. Anyone else have this problem?

I completely lose my appetite the day before if not two days before my period. I'm just not hungry. I do not want to eat. I've gotten used to it and just know that it's my period.

I also just put in another post about PMS, that I have a one week PMS rule. During my time of the month, during the one week when I start PMSing I take seven days where I do not worry/think or make any big decisions. I just don't. I know that I will be more emotional in my thinking and decision making and it is easy to work myself up...so I just refuse to do anything but coast through the week. Just go with it and take the week off from worry and anxiety. It's really helped me move that kind of mentality into my everyday as well. Slowly but surely, I'm getting there.

And, it sounds to me that you did VERY WELL this weekend. You put some really great statements in your post about what you got through without anxiety. Give yourself credit for what all you did!

I don't have the not eating thing, but I have severe PMDD & it affects so much. It's hard to plan as I'm also peri-menopausal, so cycle is becoming somewhat unpredictable. Every single month I go "UP" and "DOWN" on an emotional roller coaster, so much so that it is like being 2 different people. I also have a lot of past "issues" I'm dealing with. I've tried so many pills, herbs, vitamins, counseling etc...... over the years (I am 47) and this program is really the first thing that shows real promise. Best hopes to you! Don't give up and your husband is right: give yourself some credit! You did fine!

My biggest problem is I'm no longer anywhere near regular. I shouldn't have started for almost two weeks! And my cycles before that were like 45 and 60 days long, this one was like 16 or something. I need to go to my doctor but I really don't want to get on the pill because it makes sex very painful for me.

you know since my anxiety came back i can tell its worse around that time of the month. like right now. i had a stressful day and because of the time and still getting my anxiety back to a normal level i couldnt handle it. i just start freaking out and crying so much easier. and i never used to really have pms. just pain when i had it and then the loss of appetite thing. the appetite thing scares me cause thats one of my anxieties. feeling nautious or not being able to eat. sometimes i wish i was a guy! lol