FY, thank you for your post. I won't mention anything to my H. My thoughtful gesture is likely to be erased from his mind when he gets the D agreement, anyway...that'll be another big one to handle. Maybe this won't be my last thread after all! You've been very thoughtful too, and I'm sorry you have to deal with your W's dismissal of your thoughtfulness, but who knows what is really going on in her head.
VG, read up about PMDD. I suffered its effects for about 5 years, and that's when my H said he started thinking about D. I wasn't b!tchy or anything, but I could just not sleep, so my whole life was disturbed by it. My symptoms lasted 2 weeks! I felt trapped, like I couldn't do anything to regain my health. I had other symptoms, but the ZZ was the worst. My H wasn't as understanding as you, though. He just started to think he might want out of the R. I fixed my problem by adopting a new lifestyle of super healthy eating and adding special supplements to my diet. It took a while, but I achieved balance. So bottom line, do some research and continue being compassionate and empathetic. That compassion and empathy might be the key to save your M...