I always hesitate to call what I experience a period, because i dont know if thats what it is or if it operates the same, plus some deep-set fear that as soon as I use that word in reference to myself 10 terfs will jump out of the woodwork and berate me for an hour.
I was wondering if anyone else experiences intense period-esq symptoms? Every ~3 weeks i have intense mood swings and am borderline psychotic for 2-5 days. I get very super dysphoric and everything is just really terrible. I also lose memory and dont remember what I did during those times very well (although my memory is terrible regardless so it could just be normal-for-me memory loss).
Its not directly related to my shot schedule, but its at its worst when it lines up with my shot. I cant tell if progesterone makes it better or worse, but I went off it to try and narrow everything down, because it wasnt always this intense. I might try cycling it to see if that helps? But it might just make it worse.
Im unsure why i made this post, i guess i just want to know im not alone?
In my experience progesterone makes my emotions really intense, though I'm loath to go off it because my SNRIs make me into a emotionally dull robot. I have to schedule my hormones around work because otherwise I'll get myself sent home (again).
This sounds like my experience. Im already an emotional mess most days, prog just dials it up. I dont miss when I was on ssris (snris didnt work for me) because of the robot-ness.