PMDD

I just found out that I’m pregnant (5 weeks) and I have really bad PMDD. I’m just wondering how it affects your hormones when you’re pregnant. I’ve seen so many mixed things so far so any advice helps. I’m mostly trying to figure out if my mood swings are on a regular level or if they are crazy worse cause of the PMDD or any advice for the mood swings helps too!
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I have PMDD. I'm 37 weeks pregnant currently. Honestly having had PMDD since I was like 10 has helped me navigate pregnancy fairly well. I was a bit snippier the first trimester. I was really moody. PMDD symptoms were similar to my pregnancy symptoms. I also made more regular appointments with my therapist in the first trimester to help me out.

For me, pregnancy was about as bad as PMDD, and like above comment I felt like my experience with PMDD prepared me for pregnancy. I hated being pregnant, didn’t feel like myself, and was mostly angry and depressed and in bed for 96% of it when I wasn’t working. I took 50mg Zoloft starting in my second trimester to help, but I still wasn’t feeling great. I can’t imagine how I would have felt without the Zoloft because my first trimester was hell. That being said, I really thought I would end up with postpartum, but here I am 4 weeks post birth and I feel SO much better and am loving newborn life 🥰🩵 hang in there!

@Tori that’s a really weird energy to be bringing when a first time parent asks a question and you didn’t need to give me 4 separate comments you can fit quite a lot of characters in one comment and you are not a doctor you are not my psychologist so the “if you truly have PMDD” was unnecessary and rude af

I have PMDD, and I didn't effect me at all during pregnancy. My mom died when I was pregnant, so I went on Zoloft at that time. Zoloft is safe for pregnancy and breastfeeding, would recommend. Good luck, you got this! <3

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