Yasmin Mood Swings

This is a true story of a woman who endured 20 years of terrible menstrual periods. She had painful cramps, PMS symptoms like mood swings, anxiety and disruption caused by them resulting in his life.

This story is also about various treatments she tried and how she discovered a new pill called Lybrel that suspends control menstruation indefinitely.

(The women readers: Cheryl's Story might seem familiar if you've suffered from severe PMS or cramps and wished there was a way to get rid of them. Men: Pass this article on women in your life - his girlfriend, wife, daughters - they all need to know.)

Cheryl's Story

Since the day of her first menstruation at age 13, Cheryl experience debilitating cramps every menstrual cycle. The 3 or 4 days after her period would be doubled in his bed, unable to sleep, eat or even move. She has stopped swimming, leave the gymnastics team and began to poorer grades because she missed so many classes.

Her family doctor prescribed Midol. When this does not work, the strongest drug, he could offer was ibuprofen / Advil. But the enormous quantity of drugs had Cheryl for not taking that to control her pain finally began to irritate the gastrointestinal tract. Her mother feared she would get an ulcer, but it does not seem to be any other choice.

By 17, Cheryl day and met a guy's great that his family and close friends. Imagine the opportunity ... her first serious boyfriend and it seemed he was a keeper! Cheryl has never been so happy.

She went on the pill and hoped some positive side effects, she had said about as painful cramps least, is the result. But the cramps came in time with her periods. And his emotions went on a wild roller coaster ride she did not understand.

Name the guilty PMS

Cheryl moods were unpredictable: one day in place, the next down. A happy moment, the other crying. Her boyfriend has been patient, but after a few years, the relationship broke down because of his unexplained mood swings. Cheryl has been destroyed.

When she was in her 20s, Cheryl learned premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD, a more severe form of premenstrual syndrome). She learned that hormonal changes before the period a woman can lead to mood instability, which explains his wild swings emotional. At least now she knew that PMS was the culprit that had caused havoc in his life since puberty.

Then the elder sister of his friend tells him of Depo-Provera.

"It's unbelievable, Cher ... one injection every three months and you have no birth control only as good as the pill, but most girls periods stop completely. I have not had one in 18 months, she raved. "And without a period, you do not get PMS!

While Cheryl has returned to the doctor and got his first shot of Depo. As her periods stopped, while not cramping and its ups and downs. She was delighted. Until she started to gain weight. And started to feel depressed for no reason.

After two years on Depo-Provera, she was diagnosed with depression may be triggered or aggravated by Depo (a fairly common side effect). She stopped the injections and returned to his painful periods unhappy.

And that is where the nurse at the clinic the woman dropped a bomb on it.

"Cheryl," the nurse said, "your cramps and PMS are so severe, they seem to control your life. Did you know that women like you do not have to go through this every month? That there is a way to limit the number of times you have ... or you can stop them completely, without injections Depo-Provera?

Cheryl has been overwhelmed. "No! Tell me more! "

The nurse told her about Lybrel, a new type of birth.