For emotional/moodiness I've found andi-depressants to substantially help. Wellbutrin worked the best as it had no sexual sides. Cymbalta worked slightly better for my mood but it lowered my sex drive which in turn started to piss me off. Right now I'm off the anti-d's and have started HRT.
HRT...My progesterone was nearly non-existant and my estrogen was low, the only normal hormone I had was testosterone and that was at the high end of normal for women and my cortisol was a bit elevated but not bad. Now...supposedly getting all this shit within normal ranges should help my pms and heavy bleeding...we'll see.
Right now I'm experiencing a common side with the progesterone...water retention. I blew up 12 pounds this week and feel like a saussage! Christmas morning my boobs were so big and painful, they looked bruised but it was just cappillaries in the skin being stretched so tight. The progesterone is only taken from days 14 to 28, so since my period started yesterday morning, I'm off the progesterone and I don't think I've gained any more water, but it's not leaving me yet either. The doc told me to monitor my blood pressure and weight, if I continue to gain over the weekend he'll be on call and can see me or get in a script for a diuretic.
One good thing about all this water...it's nice to look in the mirror and have a few wrinkles gone from my face. LOL
I was pretty cranky and tearful for my pms this month but it's the first month in about a year that I'm not on an anti-d so that may be a part of it.
Monthly hormonal fluctuations...they suck the big moose dick too!
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