Pam, I used to have serious mood swings in the PMS zone. I mentioned it to my gynecologist and she recommended a multivitamin with Vitamin Bs. I started taking them and I swear the mood swings are gone! Plus, the bloating, tenderness.
In fact, last month I ran out of vitamins and couldn't find the type I had been taking so I went about 10 days without. Guess what? PMS symptoms returned!
There is some discussion about whether B vitamins have any effect other than placebo. Perhaps some of our docs can comment. All I know is that the multivitamin really helped me.
Pam, do you read Jonathan Cainer's horoscopes? I didn't before I started reading this board. I ultimately subscribed to the audio service, which offers a personalized forecast. My new forecast yesterday blew my socks off. He said something like, "Ever heard the story of the person who complains for years about the obnoxious neighbors? The person's whole life revolves around the neighbors. One day they move out, and the person sits there wondering, What'll I do now?" I think that's relevant to those of us who dealt with a difficult spouse, and the trials of separation and D, don't you? What'll we do with all the energy we put into DBing, etc.?
He went on to say that the discomfort I'm feeling now is about the empty space created by the loss of something I now longer need. I'm losing it to make space for something really important to me.
I don't know how scientific it is, but it is kinda freaky!
Apologies to my friend Merrick who thinks Cainer is bunk.
Hope you're taking time to clear space for what's coming next in your life, Pam.
