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.
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Mine wasn't debilitating.....but did experience a noticable increase in anxiety. I told my OB & she suggested b6 & vit d supplements.
I take them daily & oh my gosh they make a huge difference w anxiety & mom rage!
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@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.
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I've noticed more anxiety the week before my period. CBD oil helps take the edge off.
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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.
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.
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'.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.
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!
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.
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@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.
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Thanks, ladies. Glad to know I’m not the only one.
@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.
@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.
@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.
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@karenbme: @foodiebee: my dr recommended 1000IU of D3 at dinner time and 50-100mg of B6
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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!
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@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.
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.Its easy to feel brushed off or have your symptomps dimished by a
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