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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RebelChicka" data-source="post: 1685414" data-attributes="member: 646621">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.</blockquote>