well not baby related i know, but for me it is, because i have never expereienced PMS until after the birth of my second. anyone else the same? lo is 3 mths old and it has taken me this log to figure out that is whats wrong with me.

for the week before my period is due i am a completely different person, mood-swing central! but very scarily i get extremely depressed, and feel like i cant go on, i get panicky and feel like im gonna lose control.

i have always been an anxious person, and have always suffered panic attacks so i just thought they had worsened due to tiredness after baby, but i cant believe i never realised to now that its tied in with my cycle.

does anyone else get this panickyness and sever depression at that time.?

i looked up on internet and it said try evening primrose oil, which i have just bought. the tablet are massive and i cant swallow normal pills as it is, so i just kind of bit into it to burst it and swallowed the liquid....do you thik thats ok? i honestly cant swallow it whole.

Hi yes I suffer from terrible moods and pmt which are so much worse since having my children, Ifeel sorry for the people who are around me at the time becuase although I know I am being horrible its like I cant stop myself, I have found that bachs rescue remedy works quite well as do kalms tablets.

hi hayley, i have bach rescue remedy and kalms too lol!

i used rescue remedy cause i think it helps when im panicky out and about (i have a bit of agoraphabia due to panic attacks for years) and i have started using kalms to get to sleep.

my bag rattles when i walk with all these medicines lol!

I never had PMS before my LO but I do have it now and it is horrible! I also suffer with panic attacks & you're right, PMS makes it so much worse. xxx

I have had panic attacks since Isaac was 4 months old becuase hubby was diagnosed with a brain tumour (luckily its benign) but I still get panic attacks occasionally and find it really helps, the lady in holland and barrat told me that you can use raspberry leaf tea for pmt must admit I havent tried it yet but I might give it a go.

this might sound terrible but i am so relieved to hear others have panic attacks. dont get me wrong, they are horrible and id never wish them on anyone but its comfort to know others understand how it feels. recently i have found that i feel panicky in house, dont like to be alone esp with children, feel like how can i care for them well when im such an emotional wreck. i am so scared that ill mess their heads up somehow cause i am so noticeacly nervous all the time.

I am not so bad in the house but for ages I hated to do the school run becuase people were whispering behind my back and would avoid me becuase they didnt want to deal with me being upset becuase of what ws happening at home, I saw a cousellor back in june who referred me to a specialist to help me deal with the panic attacks I was supposed to see her in July but she left and the health authority havent replaced her so I'm still waiting, It is horrible, that feeling of not being able to breathe then worrying that you are going to faint in the middle of the street with your lo in a pushchair which just makes it worse it is a vicious circle, I do breathing excercises, I make myself aware of my breathing pattern then breathe deeply in through my nose and out through my mouth (bit like when youre in labour) and find that really helps.

Hi
I used to always get bad PMT... but after my 2nd son who is now 3, I got really bad post natal depression.... wen i got a lot better, I still used to get it bad.... and the Pill made me worse.
I have since had my 3rd baby who is 5 months, and when I had him I had my tubes tied...... but my PMT is still really bad.... I get it twice a month for 5-10 days at a time!!!!! I get it wen OV and wen due..... even worse is that my cycles are every 24 days... 3 weeks. Its driving me mad.. im sick of feeling down angry emotional depressed anxious etc etc... so I also researched things on the internet.... and I have started taking starfloer oil capsules... they are quite big in size, but i dont know if all brands will be the same!
Im really hoping they have some affect before i go mad! Im taking 1000mg twice a day.
Fingers crossed all us PMT/PMS sufferers get some relief soon
caz xx

I used to have really bad panic attacks and used to shake visibly and lose my breath - this went on for nearly 4 years.

I highly recommend you carry a brown paper bag with you wherever you go and if you start feeling short of breath find somewhere to sit and breath deeply into it! In the end just knowing i had my bag on me helped! Its almost like a little security blanket.

I havent had one in a while now but I am always fearful that they will come back one day so I completely understand how you feel!

Also - get some proper counselling, I found mine happened when I was in a crowd or rushed but I did have them indoors very rarely when I thought about going out. In the end I was very nearly a total recluse but forcing myself to go out with the kids kept me almost normal! I had a bit of counselling and I can deal with things a lot better!

I hope this little tip helps you like it helped me hon - they really are nasty things to be dealing with.

Love Lee
xxxxx