PMS, PMDD, or just whining?

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Does anybody whose actually been diagnosed with PMDD have anything to say about how to tell if thats what you have? I get 'depressed' alot, and I've always had a sneaking suspicion is cyclical...but how do I know if it's just PMS + oversensitivity or PMDD?

For me 'depression' = feeling sad, heavy, tired, unwantable, rejected, and crying for absolutely no reason. It makes me very antisocial. It tends to come and go, but generally I'd say it takes up roughly 2-3 of the weeks out of every month, and it seems to be before and during my period, with a break just after.

Aside from keeping track of the actual timeline, which I'm going to start doing religiously, I'm looking for advice on the actual feelings that constitute 'depression' as regards PMDD.
 
I have PMDD.

Mine is so bad they had mis-diagnosed me as bipolar since I was a teenager.

It felt almost like an out of body experience. I could see myself freaking out over little things and my moods going crazy, and I wanted to stop it and control it, but I couldn't.

My OB has me on a special diet to control it, as I'm pregnant. It's similar to diabetic's diet, but not quite as strict.

It can be controlled by birth control pills, which help me a lot when I'm not trying to have a baby.
 
I have PMDD.

Mine is so bad they had mis-diagnosed me as bipolar since I was a teenager.

It felt almost like an out of body experience. I could see myself freaking out over little things and my moods going crazy, and I wanted to stop it and control it, but I couldn't.

My OB has me on a special diet to control it, as I'm pregnant. It's similar to diabetic's diet, but not quite as strict.

It can be controlled by birth control pills, which help me a lot when I'm not trying to have a baby.
 
I have PMDD.

Mine is so bad they had mis-diagnosed me as bipolar since I was a teenager.

It felt almost like an out of body experience. I could see myself freaking out over little things and my moods going crazy, and I wanted to stop it and control it, but I couldn't.

My OB has me on a special diet to control it, as I'm pregnant. It's similar to diabetic's diet, but not quite as strict.

It can be controlled by birth control pills, which help me a lot when I'm not trying to have a baby.
 
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