Always feeling super depressed and anxious before period. How to calm myself down?
I’ve always struggled with depression and anxiety but have got it under control within the past year. I notice I feel worse about 1-2 weeks before my period. Sometimes it’s more anger and other types it’s more anxiety. I often loose my appetite and become overwhelmed easily. I also get hot flashes and can’t seem to calm myself down. What can I do? I already take medication for my depression but I hate this feeling. Also going to get the implant (nexplanon) tomorrow should I mention these feelings to my doctor? Any ideas?
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Definitely mention your feelings to the doctor. My period made me extremely depressed (I already had depressive episodes before) but my period made me feel suicidal . Talk to your doctor, please!
Talk to your doctor! There’s actually ssri’s that can help with pmdd!
I have PMDD and had some similar symptoms that led to my diagnosis! I did end up going on an SNRI (Effexor) because my symptoms started including SI and feeling out of control, and that has helped me so so much.
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I personally would. I was similar before going on the implant and it made it SO much worse. Once the implant was fitted I was extremely suicidal. Obviously it can affect everyone differently, so you might be absolutely fine with it but I would make sure they're aware.