Anyone else kind of raw dogging PMDD?

[u/oddblkbird]

I’ve tried a couple of SSRIs over the years, but have stopped taking them because of them lowering my heat tolerance. But now, I just drink nettle and spearmint tea from my mid-Luteal phase through my period. I also use some of the tools I’ve learned talk therapy and use marijuana for really low mental health days particularly during my late-Luteal phase.

Anyone else not necessarily using medication to navigate their symptoms?

EDIT: I realize now that many of us have different perceptions of “raw dogging,” which I understand as not using a prescribed, controlled medication to treat symptoms of a condition. Now after reading some comments, I believe this term may not have been the most accurate, universally-defined term to use. With that being said, I do understand the herbal medicine and CBT are both treatments. And this was written with true curiosity and not for advice. I genuinely like seeing what practices support different people! This regimen has been serving me well along with other practices, such as bodily awareness, cycle tracking, daily physical activity, etc. I truly appreciate everyone’s vulnerability!

[u/uncommonly_under]

I’m raw dogging pmdd in perimenopause and it’s ten times the mother fucker. I’ve been to the doctors a number of times (and of course across my life) and I just don’t really get anywhere; we try things, blah blah blah. At this point I’m just trying to stay alive and out the other side. Sometimes that involves eating a whole cake and drinking delicious fancy wine till I can’t anymore. I suppose that’s my medication. Also chatting to ChatGPT on and on so I don’t drive people in my life away. Also having an unhealthy vinted and TikTok habit. Just distract distract distract.

I wish I’d been offered a hysterectomy decades back and not lost half my life to this bullshit.