natural remedies - PMS (anxiety) - Please help? Anyone heard of PMDD?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:16 pm

I was diagnosed with PMDD 7 years ago (when it first became known as a servre form of PMS). Advice...stop any caffiene and use either the birth control pill or an SSRI. I was 30 when I was diagnosed and never had PMS prior to that. I am on 20mg of Lexapro and it is amazing...no more PMDD symptoms. I don't even know when my cycle is coming (I am irregular to start with). It took me 2 years to find the SSRI that worked for me (Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft...none of them worked). I hope this helps.

rose_thorn98 · Post by **rose_thorn98** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:45 am

i have pmdd and it was bad last year. i was so depressed anxious and miserable. in my own personal hell. what i did was go back on the pill and i got off my meds (celexa) cause it was causing more bad than good. it was no good.try taking yaz. i hear thats great. the pill really does help regulate everything. and yes before taking herbs check with your doc if they interact with prescription drugs. look up evening primrose AND Dong quai and to relax you valerian. keep me posted

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:50 am

PS- i forgot to mention. i have heard form two doctors and a nurse that xanax was terrible. my doc would not prescribe it to me instead prescribed lorazapam which is way better and the nurse told me if she could take any drug off the market it would be xanax. so youre not alone with the xanax thing. hear its awful.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:36 am

Thanks everyone for you answers!

I've been taking for the pill since I was 16 years old now 25... some doc's I talked to told me that the pill can be attributed to some anxiety some people can't tolorate it and some other doctors told me it releives some people a bit from anxiety. So which way to go! One finally prescribed me Aviane which is a pill that you take continuously and only have to stop taking them for 3-4 times a year to have your period. I thought it would maybe help the PMS thing. I took them for a month and this week I started to have my bad PMS like I used to have. I started on Paxil about 3 weeks ago also I wanted to see what is really affecting me hormones or what.. it's anxiety I know but don't need to alliviate it do we! Beeing a lady is quite complicated sometimes.. so anyways since this new pills wasnt really releiving me of anything the doc asked me if I was willing to go off it to see what it would do.. I agreed I am now pill free for the first time in 10 years.. as of now I wont know until my period next month if it's worse or what but I was willing to try to see if it doesnt work I will go back on it ... I'd like if people have stories with the pill to share.. I really like to know I've read on the web but it's always 50/50 that it can sorta give anxiety or lessen it.. anyways will have to see next month but for now I am feeling okay I think the paxil is helping my anxiety go down in order for me to be able to focus on this program and get better!

Thanks you ladies!
Jess