“I lived with PMDD for 12 years. Have you heard of it? So many haven’t, yet it carries a 30% suicide risk rate and takes an average of 12 years to receive a correct diagnosis.
It is often referred to as “PMS on steroids”, but for those who live with it, it’s so much more than that. So what is PMDD? Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder affects around 1 in 20 women and AFAB individuals.
It is a suspected genetic, hormone-based mood disorder, characterised by an extreme sensitivity to normal hormonal fluctuations in the luteal (premenstrual) phase of the menstrual cycle.
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