09/04/2026
PMDD is more than “bad PMS.”
If you notice that anxiety, depression, irritability, overwhelm, intrusive thoughts, or feeling completely unlike yourself become significantly worse in the week or two before your period—and then improve after your period begins—that pattern matters.
PMDD can have a profound impact on relationships, work, parenting, and how you feel about yourself. And too many women spend years thinking they just need to “handle it better.”
You don’t.
PMDD is a real, treatable condition, and treatment doesn’t have to look exactly the same for every woman. Medication, hormonal considerations, lifestyle factors, sleep, nutrition, stress, and other integrative approaches may all be part of the conversation.
Tracking your symptoms across your menstrual cycle can be one of the most helpful first steps.
If you’re in Utah and looking for psychiatric care that considers the whole picture, I’m accepting new patients at Ischys Integrative Mental Wellness.
Schedule here:
https://laura-jane-hyte-garner7671.clientsecure.me/