PREMENSTRAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER(PMDD) is a
diagnosis used to indicate serious premenstrual distress with 3% to
8% of menstruating women. The symptoms of PMDD are similar to those
of PMS but are severe enough to interfere with work, social
activities, a relationships. Some of these symptoms include depression, anxiety, crying spells, and feeling insecure. Women with PMDD also often experience
physical symptoms, such as, migraines, severe fatigue and nerve pain.
PMDD is NOT a mental illness. It is a medical condition in which the
hormones become unbalanced, such as serotonin. The "feel good"
hormone, as well as your bodies natural defense against pain from
normal everyday wear and tear.
Most Women develop PMDD during in their early teens or around the age of thirty. All of my life, I have always been an energetic, active, happy, bubbly person. Always very social, and outgoing. I began to develop PMDD symptoms about two years ago. After seeing several doctors, I was finally diagnosed this passed year.
FIBROMYALGIA is a syndrome in which a person has long-term, body-wide pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression, and anxiety.
My Fibromyalgia causes me to have pain all over my body. Especially in my hands, my feet, my neck, and my lower back. It's a deep and intense pain. I feel it in my muscles, my bones... I even feel it in my skin! Doctors don't exactly know what causes it, though there are many theories. Physical trauma, high stress, or illness. Some believe it is hereditary.
My PMDD and the Fibromyalgia are connected. I'm not really sure which came first. It's like the chicken or the egg. I've been to billions of doctors, specialists, tried many prescription medications, some in which I had terrible reactions to. I've tried every natural and homeopathic remedy, read every book, gone to chiropractors, and EVEN physics. And I'm still in pain. But I refuse to give up. I know that one day I will be me again.
FIBROMYALGIA is a syndrome in which a person has long-term, body-wide pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression, and anxiety.
My Fibromyalgia causes me to have pain all over my body. Especially in my hands, my feet, my neck, and my lower back. It's a deep and intense pain. I feel it in my muscles, my bones... I even feel it in my skin! Doctors don't exactly know what causes it, though there are many theories. Physical trauma, high stress, or illness. Some believe it is hereditary.
My PMDD and the Fibromyalgia are connected. I'm not really sure which came first. It's like the chicken or the egg. I've been to billions of doctors, specialists, tried many prescription medications, some in which I had terrible reactions to. I've tried every natural and homeopathic remedy, read every book, gone to chiropractors, and EVEN physics. And I'm still in pain. But I refuse to give up. I know that one day I will be me again.
I have migraines all the time and "mood swings". Basically I have highs and lows. It really frustrating. Maybe I should see if I could possibly have PMDD.
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