my dr said that they sometimes prescribe an antidepressant to take for this. im sorry you feel so bad, it sucks to have only a week or two of feeling good each month.
PMDD is caused by unbalanced hormones. I used to have SEVERE severe symptoms my entire life but after taking Vitex (which is a herb also known as chasteberry, or agnus castus) I now have nothing. I would experience major depression, crying constantly, sore breasts, very bad food cravings, and now I would not know my period is coming if I didn't look at a calendar. It was life-saving.
I have a girlfriend who also had bad PMDD (she once SCREAMED and ran off in a fit when she was at my house and I asked her if she wanted something to drink - "Why - what is so wrong with me that you think I need a drink!" We laugh about it *now*...) She started to take Evening Primrose Oil and now she is like a normal human being every month.
Check into these options - you don't need to suffer and speaking from experience, my symptoms went almost completely away the first month I took Vitex.
Wow, so you are doing great now after taking the herbs...wonderful...can you tell me how much...Im trying seasonique for now...thanks!
I was recently diagnosed. Thank God there is a name for it now, and not just "women get crazy around their period." I knew I was experiencing more than just "PMS". The symptoms start 2 weeks before every cycle, and have been getting progressively worse. I cry uncontrollably, yell, throw things, eat like crazy, swell up...and the actual flow is extremely heavy. I am currently praying to God to remove this...or show me a way to cope so that it does not affect people I love (especially my daughter). May God also bless you ladies who struggle with this.