hormonal insanity !! please help !!

[les_oiseau]

I'm assuming it is a hormonal imbalance.... before kids I would cramp up for a few days before my period, bloat up, get acne and bleed for 4 days. My 2nd stopped nursing about a year ago, little less, and my cycles have now taken over my life. Now I bleed for a full week, which isn't the worst thing in the world, but now for an entire week before I bleed I am completely unable to deal with anything. I am ridiculously tired, my head feels full of chaos, I am so crabby I'm amazed anyone can stand me, and I start to straight up hate myself.

If anyone can give me suggestions to get this under control I would be so very grateful. I feel like the clock of my life is ticking down. I'm only 26 and I'm down from 3 weeks of normal functioning to 2 weeks a month???   

[SandyMom]

Oh poor mama, that's no fun! I remember that hormonal havoc! Have you tried dong quai? It really saved me and helped re-establish hormonal balance. I tried vitex (chaste berry) first, but it was the dong quai that finally worked for me - it helped really fast too.

Good luck - I know how trying this can be,

sandy

[les_oiseau]

thank you I will try this! I guess there is no stopping it then right?

[subtlycrunchy]

Can I borrow the phrase, "head full of chaos"?! So apt. Passion flower, chasteberry, Ashwagandha and wild yam are also helpful. Good article on natural treatments for PMS: 

PMS and PMDD — natural solutions