Major depressive episodes just before period

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KatiedeIndy
September 23, 2011 - 9:34 pm
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KatiedeIndy
Total Posts: 218
Joined: 08-04-2011
Hi all,
So honestly, I had never heard of PMDD before today. I was looking at my chart and I noticed that all three major depressive episodes that I've tracked on here occurred just before my period. Could that be regular bipolar cycling (I'm bipolar I) or PMDD, or just PMS? Is PMDD something you have from the onset of your period, or can you develop it?

Here's my chart... the last episode is just before my next period, I should be starting in a day or two.. Thanks



Medications for 3rd quarter 2011
09-22-2011 - Present:Abilify, 10 mg.once in the morning
08-30-2011 - Present:Vitamin B12, 1000 mcg.once in the morning
08-30-2011 - Present:Licorice root , 900mg.2 times a day
08-30-2011 - Present:Vitamin D-3, 1,000 IU.three times a day
08-30-2011 - Present:Lithum Carbonate, 1200 mg.600mg 2x a day
08-24-2011 - Present:Fish oil , 1200mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Flax seed oil, 1,000mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Stress B-complex, 1 tablet.one time a day
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning
08-30-2011 - Present:Vitamin B12, 1000 mcg.once in the morning
08-30-2011 - Present:Licorice root , 900mg.2 times a day
08-30-2011 - Present:Vitamin D-3, 1,000 IU.three times a day
08-30-2011 - Present:Lithum Carbonate, 1200 mg.600mg 2x a day
08-24-2011 - Present:Fish oil , 1200mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Flax seed oil, 1,000mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Stress B-complex, 1 tablet.one time a day
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning
08-24-2011 - Present:Fish oil , 1200mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Flax seed oil, 1,000mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Stress B-complex, 1 tablet.one time a day
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning
08-15-2011 - Present:Flax seed oil, 1,000mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Stress B-complex, 1 tablet.one time a day
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning

"Clear your energy, honor your rhythm, live your vision."— George Denslow
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." - Bern Williams
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KatiedeIndy
KatiedeIndy
September 23, 2011 - 9:34 pm
Hi all,
So honestly, I had never heard of PMDD before today. I was looking at my chart and I noticed that all three major depressive episodes that I've tracked on here occurred just before my period. Could that be regular bipolar cycling (I'm bipolar I) or PMDD, or just PMS? Is PMDD something you have from the onset of your period, or can you develop it?

Here's my chart... the last episode is just before my next period, I should be starting in a day or two.. Thanks



Medications for 3rd quarter 2011
09-22-2011 - Present:Abilify, 10 mg.once in the morning
08-30-2011 - Present:Vitamin B12, 1000 mcg.once in the morning
08-30-2011 - Present:Licorice root , 900mg.2 times a day
08-30-2011 - Present:Vitamin D-3, 1,000 IU.three times a day
08-30-2011 - Present:Lithum Carbonate, 1200 mg.600mg 2x a day
08-24-2011 - Present:Fish oil , 1200mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Flax seed oil, 1,000mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Stress B-complex, 1 tablet.one time a day
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning
08-30-2011 - Present:Vitamin B12, 1000 mcg.once in the morning
08-30-2011 - Present:Licorice root , 900mg.2 times a day
08-30-2011 - Present:Vitamin D-3, 1,000 IU.three times a day
08-30-2011 - Present:Lithum Carbonate, 1200 mg.600mg 2x a day
08-24-2011 - Present:Fish oil , 1200mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Flax seed oil, 1,000mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Stress B-complex, 1 tablet.one time a day
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning
08-24-2011 - Present:Fish oil , 1200mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Flax seed oil, 1,000mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Stress B-complex, 1 tablet.one time a day
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning
08-15-2011 - Present:Flax seed oil, 1,000mg.3 times a day
08-15-2011 - Present:Stress B-complex, 1 tablet.one time a day
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning
05-15-2011 - Present:Clonozapam, 0.5 mg.as needed for anxiety
07-01-2010 - Present:Sertraline, 200mg.once in the morning

"Clear your energy, honor your rhythm, live your vision."— George Denslow
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." - Bern Williams
laurie23
September 24, 2011 - 6:19 am
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laurie23
Total Posts: 164
Joined: 07-16-2010
Hi Katy, I don't really have any answers for you, but I have noticed the same thing, especially on my last cycle. I slept all day and just felt bad all day. My period is irregular so this is really the first time I have noticed it.

I don't think it is bipolar cycling and I think that you can develop PMDD


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laurie23
September 24, 2011 - 6:19 am
Hi Katy, I don't really have any answers for you, but I have noticed the same thing, especially on my last cycle. I slept all day and just felt bad all day. My period is irregular so this is really the first time I have noticed it.

I don't think it is bipolar cycling and I think that you can develop PMDD


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