Welcome! If you like, you can introduce yourself and/or tell your PMDD story here.
Welcome! If you like, you can introduce yourself and/or tell your PMDD story here.
I didn’t see an existing Lemmy community for PMDD and PME suffers, so I created this one.
This post is an optional place for you to introduce yourself and, if you like, tell your story as it relates to PMDD or PME. Personal stories are not restricted to this post, but it’s an easy, low-stakes way to get involved and connect with others.
Thank you for creating this community, I had hoped for one to pop up here on Lemmy.
I'm not diagnosed myself but I've many of the symptoms which tend to manifest about 2 weeks before the start of my period. I hate what it does to my mood, the lethargy it brings and the way I lose interest in many of the things that I like doing. It's so hard to cook or be around others and I swear I lose IQ points too. What I really would like is to manage this condition, so I can reclaim my life.
I’m in my 30’s and work in tech as an educator. I’m an undiagnosed PMDD and possibly PME sufferer. I made the connection between my experience and PMDD about five years ago after struggling with my symptoms since I was a teenager, but never seeing the pattern. I have a very hard time consistently tracking my symptoms, but continue to try to do so in preparation for seeking a formal diagnosis someday. In the mean time, I experiment with supplements and lifestyle changes to help alleviate my symptoms.
In the past six months or so, I picked up on another major pattern in my life that I didn’t know about for a very long time. I suspect I have autism and am on a year-long waitlist for an assessment by a specialist. So, lately I’ve been interested in exploring the link between autism and PMDD / PME - particularly whether or not my autistic traits and the things I struggle with (sensory sensitivities, social difficulties, etc.) are exacerbated during late luteal and which of my PMDD symptoms don’t occur at all outside of this part of my cycle.