PMS

Has anyone found that their PMS has gotten a lot worse since WLS? It could also be that I'm not on the pill so that might make a difference.  But even in the last 3 years when I wasn't on the pill, I didn't have PMS like this.

I'm not blaming the WLS, just wondering if the change in my level of fat and hormones in that fat could me making a difference.

I'm losing like a week out of every month due to my severe mood swings and anger.

Urgh!

Thank you for any insight you may have to share!
Anna

I have noticed this too, but I got the IUD placed the day of my WLS.

I don't get it, I surely don't like it, but I love after that week is over when the scale usually shows a multi pound loss.  The anger for me is really hard to manage. I hate those feelings of wanting to kill anyone who so much as smiles at me crooked, and today the PMS has me very teary.  I'm not sure what's worse.

Yeah, I'm on an IUD now too. I see my psych on Friday so I guess I'll ask him what he recommends. I wonder if I can do a low level pill with the IUD. My antidepressants aren't doing anything for it. My therapist says that antidepressants can help but there is a point where its hormonal and antidepressants won't touch it.

Things were just getting better with Rob and I was so *****y and volatile last night that we're on a break again since I'm so awful. I get suicidal thoughts (don't worry, won't act on them) when I'm like this too, likely as a result of thinking I'm like the worst, ugliest, dumbest person in the world during this week. It's like this fog descends on me and all I see is the worst of everything. I'm even wearing size 12 jeans for the first time today and I can't even enjoy that.

I used to get cranky and uncoordinated with PMS but nothing like this. I'll let you know what I find out from my psychiatrist.

I did some online research and I think I have PMDD.

PMDD: PMS Squared

Think of PMDD as PMS squared. Women with PMDD have at least five severe premenstrual symptoms. These may include:

• Feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or worthlessness
• Anxiety or tension
• Unstable mood and frequent crying
• Persistent irritability causing conflict in relationships
• Loss of interest in usual activities or relationships
• Lack of concentration
• Lack of energy
• Changes in appetite, possibly including cravings or binge eating
• Sleeping too much or too little
• Feeling out of control
• Physical symptoms including breast tenderness, breast swelling, headache, joint/muscle aches, bloating, and weight gain.

 

At least one of the first four symptoms must be present for a diagnosis of PMDD. The symptoms occur during the week before a woman's period and resolve within a few days after her period starts.

http://women.webmd.com/pms/news/20061006/yaz-approved-for-se vere-pms

Maybe there is no link of this to WLS except for being off the pill.

YES......And I hate it.....

My Doctor is going to give me Prozac I think.....I'm an emotional wreck at that time of month, but I don't get my periods anymore, so probably going through Menopause too....Uhhh....

Kelly

I am desperately trying to get my boyfriend to understand that I am not merely a big ball of crazy but to recognize that this has been happening every month for a week so sure it seems like it's a lot! I don't want him to break up with me over this. But I acted horribly last night. (I tried to control it the best I could.)

He's going to see my therapist with me on Tuesday so hopefully she can explain this to him better. And by that time, I'll have seen both my psychiatrist and my PCP.

I also called my dad this afternoon and my mom had the same thing, which I suspected, though she was never diagnosed.

I'm just wondering if my fat was putting off enough hormones or whatever to prevent me from the full onslaught of this. I did some online research and can't find any connection.  I belong to a yahoo group though with people on it who are very up on the science so I'll email them tonight.