Hi, I'm new to the group. I have had awful history of PMDD--I mean awful. Tried all kinds of treatments for about 17 years(I'm really telling the truth) but nothing worked for very long. Sounds depressing!!! Anyway, my periods are getting irregular and I am having alot of crying, some depression, no energy, no motivation. So I was just praying on how I was going to get through tomorrow and I decided to try to find an online support group. I know there are some things I could be doing to help myself. For one, caffeine is a problem to me--off and on. So I just need to cut out coffee. I can do green tea. The problem is I've gotten in a habit of just getting up and sitting. I drink some caffeine and don't eat and it really messes up my blood sugar. So tomorrow I will get up drink green tea for 20 minutes and then make breakfast. I will put my clothes on. I will get up at 9:00.
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P.s I needs me coffee to just get moving a little- Pots of it but I stop near the middle of the day- Sometime- I was new to the group yesterday- I had a 63 year old frind when I was going thru peri meapause- she had alot of energy- she was on hormones- she looked old much like me at 58 now only she said she would feel depressed if she did not take them- all i had was some agitation then- but still had me sort of bounce and energy- I have tried all sorts of antidepressansts even prozac it made me hyper too hyper- other ones paxil effixor and others I have been to so many dr. just to avoid hormones- I lost all my friends because i got so damn reclusive- it just snuck up on me- I am very scared and like you I hope someone can help even to i am so angry at feeling so lost for so long- Honestly if it was not for getting periods back again ya get from hrt wivh has something other than just estergin that has been known maybe to cause cancer! id maybe Im so desperate Id try that!
Hey,
Thanks for sending me that hug! Anti-depressants did not work for me either....well, some of them did but it would only be for two or three months. Those side-effects from them can be worse than the original problem--not saying I wouldn\'t try them again if I thought they\'d work.
I am so sorry about you being a recluse. This winter I am doing that more too. I go out one day a week. Maybe on the weekends a little.The hard part is not wanting to go out or do anything. I was feeling really angry this morning about all the years I\'ve had this.I can understand your angry. I think this will be a good place for us to get support and vent. Take care!