03-05-2023, 06:09 PM
Katie's depressive episodes are 100% absolutely PMDD.
No question in my mind.
What's the solution?
Hmm...
Age/time. But if it's imbalanced hormones, the problem could persist indefinitely.
Doing tests to see which hormones are out of balance and going from there to correct them, either with diet or herbals, etc.
I'm very much against taking prescription medication...
But I did take Lexapro for less than a year, probably like 6 months...
Extremely low dose, but it did make a difference.
Tapered off it over the course of maybe 1.5 months and there were never withdrawals.
Tapering until you're taking like a tiny crumb per day, then just stopping entirely mitigates the potential for withdrawal.
Things have been totally fine ever since. The PMS is normal now, if I ever notice it at all.
It's worth a try, but I'm sure Katie would roll her eyes and get all preachy about not giving her advice because she's tried "everything" but...
Whatever.
I'm not gonna NOT say anything. If you don't want people trying to solve your problems then don't broadcast them out to the world. Besides, you're lucky if other people wanna try and solve your problems... the world's fucking cold, hon.
The better way for her to approach it would be going straight for the hormone level check and paying a dedicated hormone specialist to look over those results...
Medical industrial complex is trash when it comes to this. They can do the tests, but they are worthless when it comes to actually figuring out the results and offering solutions.
I can see PMDD in other women's faces, their countenance betrays it...
She needs to fix the hormone problems, and then life will look a lot different.
And it's not surprising that none of the psychological or medical interventions have helped her yet...
They don't know dick fuck all about this kinda stuff, and I wouldn't wait around for them to figure it out either.
Gotta take matters into your own hands.
Prescription meds may not work for everyone, after all it's a band-aid and I think that if the problem resolves itself after taking them, it was probably coincidence or the power of suggestion.
The problem is imbalanced sex hormones and that is what needs to be addressed.
