I suffer from mood swings really bad, my husband doesn't understand at all! He is always saying I am bi-polar! I don't know of any medications that help with mood swings, I am going the herbal route right now, which I have recently started so I don't know if it will help with that. But also, I have recently started working out which always seems to help my energy and my mood!

I have lots of mood swings. I was diagnosed with PCOS last year but also have depression and am a passionate person, so I'm not exactly sure where my mood swings come from. I know that my hormones are messed up, I just don't know how. Also, sugar affects me dramatically. I try to stay away from it so I won't feel the highs and lows.
My husband is a saint sometimes, I swear. Most of the time he has no idea why I am acting the way I am acting, but he is patient, and takes it in stride. I am lucky.

I also suffer from mood swings and just until now reading this I had no idea it was even connected. My husband just thinks i'm being a b all the time but I have tried taking Midol and that seems to help me a little bit but not sure how it effects pcos symptoms

I've recently started St. Johns Wort (2 tablets, 2 times a day) and I think it's starting to help a little. LIke wicket15, I've noticed that working out has also improved my mood. I haven't tried any pharmaceutical, but I did read on a message board that someone with PCOS had success with Zoloft.

I have awful mood swings also. Not to mention a temper not to be messed with.
I actually got diagnosed with ADHD a few weeks ago (still not to sure about that diagnosis, but oh well) and we put on Vyvanse. I LOVE this stuff. My moods have been very stable since being put on it, and trust me, as a second-time (full-time) college student, I have my fair share of stressful situations. I've been handling things a lot better and so far, no "tantrums", "melt downs" or being called "crazy", "bipolar" or "OCD" lately.
So as much as I don't think I have ADHD, I'm willing to say I do for the Vyvanse. I don't know if that's a wonderful thing to admit, however, I was to the point I could FEEL my BP rise and take over my body. It was like the Hulk. Wish I was kidding...

I get the mood swings really bad and I was just diagnosed with PCOS last thursday. I'm kind of glad that now I know why I have been acting crazy and depressed. It's good to know that there is a reason behind it. So I really don't have any advice for you since I'm new but I know exactly how you feel. My bf used to just leave and ignore me when I would get angry or depressed. He thought I was just being a "b" but now he said it makes alot more sense and I think he will be alot more supportive. I find that I will be angry and lash out at my bf and then a couple hours later I will be myself again and appologizing. I know I'm not bipolar it's just my hormones. I haven't had a period in almost a year. I just try and distract myself when I am depressed or andry. Listen to some upbeat music or watch a cheesy chick flick. Excersizing is hard for me right now because I just started metformin and it's causing extreme migraines and stomach pain. Hope it helps to know you aren't alone.

I have been told i have PCOS, Although my doctor knew this since 2008, she only just let me know... but i sort of understand why my mood swings are the way they are..

I have really Bad mood swings, but also i have days where i can't control how i am feeling ..Like one day i could be happy go jolly although at the moment that is very rare..then the next day i could be crying my heart out..The next day i feel dispressed and wanna hide away, I am quick to snap and one little thing can set me off..
Your not alone..by the looks of things there loads that suffer with these mood swings..

I do hope you can sort it.. i mean my not much help because i do not take any meds for my PCOS..Although i never had much help with mine..

Go back to your doctor and they could probley help you..

I too have horrible mood swings, I have finally gotten my husband to understand that I am not doing things intentionally that sometimes when i fly off the handle i don't even realize i am doing it. That has made life much more managable but it still makes some days more difficult then others.

I actually am just coming through my rough time for this cycle and did find that exercising helped a great deal. I had one day in particular that was bad, i was on the verge of tears all day but i went home and made myself workout and by the end of the night I was laughing and joking with my husband. Of course the next day I had come back down but not nearly as bad as i was the day before.

Hi. I have PCOS and have experienced mood swings often, especially around stressful events and my period. I also am a positive psychologist, and use a combination of practices to help myself and help others. One way to feel more centered in the midst of a mood-swing is practicing mindfulness. It's taking a pause for one moment, detaching yourself from the emotion your feeling and trying to look as objectively at the situation as possible. When I do this, I create a "third-party narration" in my head to detail the situation. It comes easier with practice and it's based on trying to ground oneself from the flurry of emotions. Then, after you take about 3 mins to observe, re-approach the situation n the way you'd tell advice to a friend. Good look!

Since being diagnosed in 2001, I too have noticed an increase in my mood swings as time goes on, esp. a wk or so before Im about to start. I can always feel it coming on too and that just makes me more anxious and frustrated. I get really aggravated easily, tired, and feelings of abandonment, even towards myself, crazy...huh..We cant ask for what we dont know..and thats what makes me so frustrated.