https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 09:59:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923235 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:55:26 +0000 jennlin821 2923235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: I'm glad you are willing to try B6 and exercise, however you said that its affecting your life in significant ways - so I'm worried that you'll put off going to the doctor.<br /> Taking antidepressants takes time, because it needs to build up in your system, so depending on when you start taking them in your cycle it can take 6-8 weeks to get fully up and running. Plus time for you to get a doctor appointment. </p> <p>Its easy to feel brushed off or have your symptomps dimished by a </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923220 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:35:54 +0000 Lowell 2923220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This happens to me too but includes the week before my period too. Low dose Zoloft (I break a 25mg tablet in two) just during these 10ish days does the trick for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923210 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 23:04:40 +0000 meadow 2923210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: @foodiebee: my dr recommended 1000IU of D3 at dinner time and 50-100mg of B6 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923207 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:10:36 +0000 karenbme 2923207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, ladies. Glad to know I’m not the only one. </p> <p>@meadow: I actually have b6 in my cupboard because I took it for morning sickness and will try adding it back. I’m taking a postnatal and a separate calcium supplement that together have 150% DV of vitamin D, so I hope I’m covered there.</p> <p>@Jessiemuller88: I know I need to get back to exercise, I just don’t know when to fit it in my day. Weekdays are so hectic and I don’t sit down until usually right around 9, which is not the ideal time to work out.</p> <p>@jennlin821: Thank you for sharing. I definitely see myself in your comment. My anxiety is more focused on keeping my family safe. I should probably call my doctor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923202 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:37:48 +0000 foodiebee 2923202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meadow: I'm going to try this! I noticed post having my DS that I get anxious and worked up easier leading up to my period, and I was never like that before. I noticed the pattern but didn't know what to do about it. It doesn't sound as debilitating as OP, but I have noticed it and am hoping this can help ease it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923199 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:08:04 +0000 jennlin821 2923199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds likes PMDD to me. I go through something similar - the week before my period is terrible for my mental health. Some days I would sit at my desk at work with " I can't do this" repeating over and over in my head. I couldn't function at work or at home. My whole life was overwhelming even if there wasn't something going on. </p> <p>I realized that it wasn't normal and that is was greatly affecting my daily life; so talked to my primary care doctor about it, and she said that for PMDD she recommends very low level anti-depressants. Some you take only that week, and some you take every day.<br /> I'm on 25mg of Sertraline every day, and it has made a HUGE difference. You really don't know how bad you are feeling until you are out of the 'fog'. </p> <p>PMDD is a real diagnosable disorder and you recognize that your life is being affected. Make an appointment with your primary care or gyno, and tell them what is going on. </p> <p>Much love. Mental health is a very hard thing to recognize and even harder to talk about. There is no shame in needing medicine to regulate your hormones - no one shames a thyroid patient for needing to take daily meds to regulate their hormones! </p> <p>If you are having trouble talking about this, come back and we can come up with a script for you to use to talk to your doctor. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923188 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:36:18 +0000 ilovepie 2923188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've noticed more anxiety the week before my period. CBD oil helps take the edge off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923186 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:12:56 +0000 Jessiemuller88 2923186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: the same thing happened to me after the birth of my twins in December 2019. Mine isn’t necessarily debilitating, but I am very anxious when I’m on my period now. I haven’t asked my doctor about it yet, but I have found that making sure I exercise and meditating when I’m feeling especially anxious seems to help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923185 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 04:14:16 +0000 meadow 2923185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine wasn't debilitating.....but did experience a noticable increase in anxiety. I told my OB &amp; she suggested b6 &amp; vit d supplements. </p> <p>I take them daily &amp; oh my gosh they make a huge difference w anxiety &amp; mom rage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anxiety-during-your-period#post-2923182 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 20:56:43 +0000 karenbme 2923182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi, my daughter was born in October 2019 and my period came back in December 2020. Since then I’ve had debilitating anxiety with every cycle. I can’t take hormonal birth control for a number of reasons, so that’s out for me as an option. Everything that is causing problems is stuff that I’m anxious about anyways (because pandemic parenting, etc.) but for a week every month it gets so bad that it’s disrupting my life in serious ways. I still hope it will go away with time, but I don’t know if anyone else has been in this situation and what their outcomes were. </p>