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  To what extent has pms/pmdd affected you and relationships?

  by FreedomFrog in

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  i'm doing a research on pms/pmdd and what it does to relationships such as friends/spouses/children.. pms affects about 85% of women....mild to severe.

  pmdd affects about 3-8% of women...severe to intolerable.. .

  edit to add..... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007193.htm#signs%20and%20tests.

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  FreedomFrog

  I am astonished to hear people say that PMDD is some sort of illness invented by the drug industry.

  I agree. I have more than PMS...you can call it PMDD, severe PMS, crazy...whatever. It's as real as cancer in a patient. The thing is most cancer patients can be diagnosed and treated where as many people with PMS are still fighting for answers on how to treat the symptoms.

  I personally feel that the 3-8% is a bit low for PMDD because it only makes sense that many women do not report their "craziness" to researchers/Doctors. For example, if a woman was complaining of having suicidal thoughts to her doctor, more times than not they will be thrown into a hospital pumped full of drugs and be diagnosed with major depression.

  You hear on the news "She was a wonderful mother, loved her children...yet no one can explain why she killed them". A theory of mine is that the severe cases of PMS may have cause these incidents. I'm not saying that it is the only source but right now I'm working on a theory. Especially for those mothers that have done horrible crimes and has never been a trouble maker and had a reputation of being a "soccer mom"/perfect citizen.
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  To what extent has pms/pmdd affected you and relationships?

  by FreedomFrog in

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  2. friends

  i'm doing a research on pms/pmdd and what it does to relationships such as friends/spouses/children.. pms affects about 85% of women....mild to severe.

  pmdd affects about 3-8% of women...severe to intolerable.. .

  edit to add..... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007193.htm#signs%20and%20tests.

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  FreedomFrog

  There are no words to fully tell how bad PMS has effected my life.

  Would you say that it effected you enough that it has destroyed a friendship?
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  Have you ever just finally had it !!

  by journey-on in

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  have you ever had one of these kinds of days where you've reached a point when you finally just had to write a complaint letter?

  (ladies, you'll understand this one).

  actual letter sent to proctor & gamble.

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  FreedomFrog

  Some have the fear of toxic shock syndrome. Even though it isn't as common today, it was back in the 70's.
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  To what extent has pms/pmdd affected you and relationships?

  by FreedomFrog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm doing a research on pms/pmdd and what it does to relationships such as friends/spouses/children.. pms affects about 85% of women....mild to severe.

  pmdd affects about 3-8% of women...severe to intolerable.. .

  edit to add..... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007193.htm#signs%20and%20tests.

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  FreedomFrog

  Two weeks out of the month I try to fix the damage done during the two weeks of PMS.

  I hear ya there...it's like trying to recover and "clean-up" the mess after a train wreck before the next train wreck accurs.
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  To what extent has pms/pmdd affected you and relationships?

  by FreedomFrog in

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  i'm doing a research on pms/pmdd and what it does to relationships such as friends/spouses/children.. pms affects about 85% of women....mild to severe.

  pmdd affects about 3-8% of women...severe to intolerable.. .

  edit to add..... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007193.htm#signs%20and%20tests.

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  The reason for my research is on a personal goal. I have had ALL of those symptoms. Some to an intolerable degree and others to a very difficult time. I've been doing this research with charts/dates/time and have seen a pattern when ex and I would get in the most arguments. This has been a 4 month research. I'm trying to collect enough information to show to my Dr and start working up a plan to feel better.

  I believe that is what the main cause of my divorce. I also think that's why I don't have many friends. Hence why I started the research. I think I'm going to carry this research out for another month so I can see just how many lives are affected by this condition.

  I only wish that I knew how to do research and charts...and things like this about 10 years ago. I feel that this could have changed my outcome of my personal life big time. I'm hoping that I can do enough research to help other people. Especially since I'm working on my healthcare degree.
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  To what extent has pms/pmdd affected you and relationships?

  by FreedomFrog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm doing a research on pms/pmdd and what it does to relationships such as friends/spouses/children.. pms affects about 85% of women....mild to severe.

  pmdd affects about 3-8% of women...severe to intolerable.. .

  edit to add..... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007193.htm#signs%20and%20tests.

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  FreedomFrog

  Journey, when I read that (I think last week) I laughed my a** off. Though, to be honest I wouldn't be surprised if I've sent/told someone off like that.
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  To what extent has pms/pmdd affected you and relationships?

  by FreedomFrog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm doing a research on pms/pmdd and what it does to relationships such as friends/spouses/children.. pms affects about 85% of women....mild to severe.

  pmdd affects about 3-8% of women...severe to intolerable.. .

  edit to add..... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007193.htm#signs%20and%20tests.

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  FreedomFrog

  Well, as a male, I'm not supposed to acknowledge it exists, right?

  lmao...for the most part...no...but for research purposes...yes...heehee I promise...I won't punch you tonight. Maybe later
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  To what extent has pms/pmdd affected you and relationships?

  by FreedomFrog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm doing a research on pms/pmdd and what it does to relationships such as friends/spouses/children.. pms affects about 85% of women....mild to severe.

  pmdd affects about 3-8% of women...severe to intolerable.. .

  edit to add..... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007193.htm#signs%20and%20tests.

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  FreedomFrog

  I'm doing a research on pms/pmdd and what it does to relationships such as friends/spouses/children.

  PMS affects about 85% of women....mild to severe

  PMDD affects about 3-8% of women...severe to intolerable.

  Edit to add....

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007193.htm#Signs%20and%20tests

  The symptoms of PMDD are similar to those of PMS, but they are generally more severe and debilitating. Symptoms occur during the last week of most menstrual cycles and usually improve within a few days after the period starts.

  Five or more of the following symptoms must be present:

  • Feeling of sadness or hopelessness, possible suicidal thoughts
  • Feelings of tension or anxiety
  • Panic attacks
  • Mood swings marked by periods of teariness
  • Persistent irritability or anger that affects other people
  • Disinterest in daily activities and relationships
  • Trouble concentrating
  • Fatigue or low energy
  • Food cravings or binge eating
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Feeling out of control
  • Physical symptoms, such as bloating, breast tenderness, headaches, and joint or muscle pain
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  How many have gone back to college after leaving the Borg?

  by JK666 in

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  FreedomFrog

  I'm close to getting my Asssociates in the health care and planning on getting my BA. I'm thinking about majoring in Child Psychology.
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  Would you marry someone....

  by Thinking of Leaving in

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  who has cold sores?

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  FreedomFrog

  do a web search maybe and see what medications are available now..some might be over the counter, others might be prescriptions?

  There are prescriptions for this because my 9 year old has a "standing" order for it. He started getting the sores when he was around 2 or 3 years old. I have pictures of him with the cold sores. He had them so bad that they would sometimes go from his lips into his mouth and down his throat. They did some blood work on him and found out that he did in fact have the virus. The Dr said that it is unknown to exactly what causes some people to have an out break and other don't but she says that everyone has this type of virus in their bodies. People that don't have out breaks have stronger immune systems.

  The medicine is in a white liquid form. I can't remember what it is since we haven't had to go get it for over a year now...we would just call it "the white medicine" because the name was very long and hard to pronounce.