How do any of you handle PMS?

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I get bitchy during PMS and I tend to snap at people, esp my mom. I would like to know is there some pill out there that helps woman reduce some of the emotions during PMS. What do any of you do during PMS?

I don't get PMS anymore, but when I did I just kept track of my cycles so I could recognize what was going on and then just adjust.

Try taking a supplement of Calcium and Magnesium.
They're often formulated with D3 as well.

I currently can't.

For now, I tried calcium and magnesium... 3 months later, it didn't do much.

Already main on fish diet, had more water a day and tried to lessen sugar...
Still fluctuating.

It's not just emotions I'm struggling with PMS.
It's affecting my functioning directly to a point I'm only mostly functioning either during/at start of my period or after that just before ovulating.

Then anything went to hell a week after and for the rest of it.
It's always bad during ovulation and worse right after until period... If period has gone right and lift that veil of fog that lasts for weeks instead of becoming more annoying.

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Oh thank goodness there's something you can take.

Not particularly well, I'm afraid. Hormonal shifts are hard on me and in my mid-30's I was diagnosed with PMDD, which is sort of a different beast entirely. The main thing that helps is tracking my cycles to give context to what I'm going through and trying to remember that the bad times are going to be temporary. Also, stress management, but that is easier said that done sometimes. For me, supplements have had mild or temporary benefits only, but your mileage may vary, of course.

I found that managing the physical symptoms helped my overall mood quite a bit. It’s also a good idea to minimize stress during challenging times, which is not always possible.

I’m on a hormonal IUD to help manage my endometriosis and PCOS. It makes hormonal fluctuations less extreme, so I don’t really experience PMS or periods anymore.

I suffer from PMDD. It's way worse.

It definitely helps me to anticipate it (3 days prior to period). Then I can give myself a "pass" for one day. My husband has been good that when I don't remember and feel like it's all just hopeless to remind me it's That day. It's funny-weird to me that each month that day's hopelessness is so consuming and I have to "remember" to let it pass unexamined. I also have to avoid migraine triggers for the few days before and week after my period. I am considering increasing my anti-anxiety med just a touch temporarily the week before (per dr's suggestion).

For me the positive is that I also have the effects of ovulation - I am a social butterfly. There is a day or two where I am compelled to schedule events and contact friends. So that day I feel completely hopeful? That passes too. I try to use it to good effect.

Pros and cons of hormonal cycles.

I go quiet so I just wait until it stops and then I can be like me again.

I handle PMs pretty easily. I just ignore the ones I dont like in my inbox

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