Crazy before Period

eww · 09-24-2008, 03:28 PM

How many of you turn into raving lunatics the week or two before your period? I mean crazy b*tch. And just generally wacked. I've been needing to sleep a good... say 12-14 hours a night this past week, constantly exhausted. Crying for no real reason. Screaming for no real reason. I totally flipped out over my bf wearing shoes in the apartment. As in I was mad at him for a good... say... 14 hours. And I've been starving. I've never in my life before gone out to a restaurant and ordered an appetizer, main course and a dessert. I did it twice last weekend. I feel so out of control. It's PMS on steroids. Any one else turn into a crazy person?

ms_tara · 09-25-2008, 10:07 PM

I know what you're talking about! PMS before metformin was really very easy... Once I started metformin, I became a PMS-crazed lunatic for at least 3 days out of the month. I upped my dose to 2000 mgs. and I've been feeling much better ever since. It's definitely related to hormonal changes... If it becomes too much to handle, you should tell your doc.

magiccitymama · 09-26-2008, 12:47 AM

Uh, me. I'd been PMSing for over a week and last weekend I turned into a moonbat and ruined my night alone with my husband (kiddo was spending the night with his grandmother).

So instead of us snuggling and getting intimate, I decided to clean out my son's room and clean up the house for company the next day. DH was doing his fair share but that didn't keep me from going on a rampage about how he swept and dusted the house.

WTF was wrong with me? My God, I was on the outside looking in and even I wanted to sucker punch my face.

Joshulol · 09-26-2008, 12:54 PM

This is the worst. Trying to solve the little problem of being a looney once a month is what led me, after 13 years of searching, to learn that I have PCOS. I am just starting Metformin and have gone off the pill because it stopped preventing the PMS about a year ago. The week before I was supposed to have a period I would get sensitive to the point of being paranoid, emotional, and oh, so angry and irritable.

The very worst part about it is that I dont have any perspective on my emotions when I am PMSing. Usually I am pretty centered and I can see myself pretty clearly and take a step back. Sometimes when I have PMS I will ask myself "Hey, am I so angry and irritated or hurt or whatever because I am PMSing??" and my answer to myself is nearly always "No! This isnt PMS, I am completely justified!" Worse yet, most of the time I dont have the wherewithall to even ask that question, I just run with the way I feel and it isnt until it is over and I am back on a level again that I look back and just feel awful.

It makes me feel so bad about myself. I tend to be depressed for a few days after having a bad bout of PMS. Surely some of that is hormonal, too, but I think a great deal of it is that I just feel so tired of not having control over my own mind and behavior. I feel so bad about myself because I go crackers once a month. My hubby says he rarely notices it, but I always do after the fact. Arguments that I would not have had with him if I werent in that hormonal hell, taking offense to things done by coworkers that would not bother me if I were not in hormonal hell, the way I decide to handle things that do bother me - being confrontational... the list goes on.

I started Metformin 1000 mg per day several weeks ago. I have not had a period since June. I stopped taking the Yaz three weeks ago too, and my doctor told me to expect to begin bleeding soon just from stopping the bc. Not yet, but I also have not had any PMS symptoms.

I have not lost any weight, which bums me out, but we all know that Met is not a weight loss drug. (We can hope, though, cant we?) I work out, have been incorporating weights into my workout, and I have been carefully following the insulin resitstance diet principles. Mentally I feel clearer than I have in a long while and I just feel better overall. Emotionally I feel more stable, too. Just on an even keel.

I am terrified that I will still have PMS once my periods start again - assuming they do. I just hate it.

etuc · 09-26-2008, 01:32 PM

Try taking calcium! I used to get like that, for awhile it was so bad I actually thought I might be losing my mind, then I heard about calcium helping PMS so I gave it a try. It was a miracle for me even though I honestly thought it would never work. I can't remember what dose I was taking for PMS. If I was better at searches I could probably find the dosage on here somewhere, but I fail at searches. Oh also calcium is great for insomnia too!

Sorry you're feeling so bad (((HUGS)))

Joshulol · 09-26-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by etuc

Try taking calcium!

I agree 100%. The supplements I take make a big difference for me.

I take the following:

Magnesium Glycinate at night
Fish oil
Vitex and DIM
Lots of B and also sublingual B12

All of these things help, as does exercize, lots of sleep, no caffiene and no sugar, and losing weight. Maybe now that I am on Met and trying to eat like a diabetic I can free myself from this.

magiccitymama · 09-26-2008, 03:18 PM

Never heard of taking calcium supplements. I'll have to try that next time. I can't survive without my trusty bottle of Midol. I don't know what's in it to help the all-over ugg feeling I get when I start, but I couldn't function without it.

Some months are so much worse than others. I guess it depends on hormone levels for that particular period.

eww · 09-26-2008, 08:17 PM

The past few periods have been fine, but this one and the one like 4 months ago were hell. I had a few crazy one in a row about 4-6 months ago. I just feel totally out of control. Like an alien has taken over my body. The calcium is a good idea. I already drink quite a bit of milk though (about 2 glasses a day plus some yogurt). And magnesium eh? I'll look into that. My endo suggested that if it's still a problem, we can talk about prozac in 6 months next time I see him. He also spent the visit making fun of me "well, I'll watch what I say then" and "My blood pressure machine has been not working properly for no reason, maybe it has PMS too." In my head I was thinking "why don't you shove the blood pressure machine up your @ss!!!"

Bella Moochie · 09-27-2008, 05:34 PM

Holy crap! My husband calls me "the werewolf" and then he howls at the moon...on my behalf...of course! LOL!

It's like I can feel a switch flipping in my body! We can be having a great day and then the most ridiculous little thing sends me on a tirade. I remain in that state (varying degrees) for the next few days. It's like I don't even know myself.

I saw my gyn a week ago and she said the blood tests will give us an idea of what hormonal issues I need to deal with. I really hope I get some help managing my inner werewolf!

eww · 09-28-2008, 01:12 PM

All my blood tests are now coming back in the normal ranges. Unfortunately I think I'm just what they call "hormonally sensitive", meaning even a tiny change can really affect me. So I'm not sure what they can do about it. And my periods don't come regularly enough that we (my bf and I lol) can anticipate it. It always seems to come out of nowhere.

Gamer_Girl · 09-28-2008, 01:54 PM

I am on birth control currently, but not Met because it really didn't work with my system. I get some crazy PMS. My cramps are a 50-50 chance every month, sometimes they will be so bad I'll be super grumpy, but others its just my hormones. My husband seems to understand, but it doesn't make it any easier on him.

Does that Yaz birth control really help like the commercials say with PMS?

Proudarmywife · 09-28-2008, 02:12 PM

Yes! My PMS is horrible. My poor husband and children suffer terribly due to my inability to control my actions. The fact that I can feel it happening and my inability to make it stop frustrates the hell out of me. I need help because it is ruining my life. It's that bad.

KristaBaby · 09-28-2008, 10:29 PM

I have the same problem. My DH jokingly call it the "monthly curse" because unfortunately he gets the majority of it. It makes my job very difficult and I am convinced that if it were not for Midol I would have gotten myself fired! I have been working out more and that has helped me some but not enough-I will have to look into the Calcium supplements.

Stacie M · 09-28-2008, 10:37 PM

I am definitely like that. Seriously, I turn in to satan... My poor DH gets the worst of it, sadly.

magiccitymama · 09-29-2008, 12:12 AM

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It makes my job very difficult and I am convinced that if it were not for Midol I would have gotten myself fired!

If I go to work without my Midol when I've got my period, I start shaking like a junkie who needs a fix. Midol is the only thing I take that makes the pain and craziness go away.

I know some people who don't get a period don't want to hear this, but personally I can't wait until it's all over. Not wishing my life away, but it's something to look forward to in my old age.