ADD/ADHD before period?

[atomic sagebrush]

Does this happen to anyone else?? Instead of PMS I am barely able to concentrate for 3-5 days before I get my period. (it's not psychological either because I noticed it before my first PPAF about 6 months ago and even posted about how weird I felt on FB, and then AF came less than an hour later) I also have a lot of trouble sleeping. It is REALLY REALLY BAD this month and I can hardly function the last few days esp. today. What should I do??? Any tips??

[maidentomother]

Yes! I have insane insomnia, it creeps up on me and gets worse every night for a few days, until the day before, when I usually can't sleep at all (and don't feel totally exhausted the next day, either). I feel very wired, anxious, and scattered. Not quite ADD but definitely hyperactive, and probably my OCD prevents full on ADD. It's actually my only PMS symptom. I have wondered if it's psychological, like anxiety about my period starting, but I don't know why I'd be anxious about it AND I've had the hyperactive/insomniac phase since I was a teen. It must be some weird hormonal thing?

Oh, and often I will feel very energetic and productive - but without any trace of the former anxiety, which disappears almost instantly when I start bleeding fully - for the first 1-2 days of my period. It's like I enjoy the rush once I lose that jittery edge. I kinda look forward to it, in fact.

[luckyfourleafclover]

Does this happen to anyone else?? Instead of PMS I am barely able to concentrate for 3-5 days before I get my period. (it's not psychological either because I noticed it before my first PPAF about 6 months ago and even posted about how weird I felt on FB, and then AF came less than an hour later) I also have a lot of trouble sleeping. It is REALLY REALLY BAD this month and I can hardly function the last few days esp. today. What should I do??? Any tips??

well…you aren't doing so bad, you wrote an amazing reply to Doris who was having bad GD today so don't be too hard on yourself!

I just get really grumpy and short tempered (with the boys bless them!) and I also get much hotter in bed at night (the temp kind, not the horny kind!lol)

[aidansmum]

That is the main reason I was on 1/2 a prozac pill before falling pregnant! I turn into a mess, it's not only PMS, I sleep badly, I rave like a lunatic, I cry and I make everyone around miserable. Maybe you could have a chat with your GP and see if there's something that can help? So sorry you're feeling like that, it's awful!

[aidansmum]

I forgot to mention, I only had the pill 10 days before my period at first, I increased it to daily by choice, but 10 days before period is the norm for PMS issues.

[hotdogz&boyz]

I get insomnia before I get my period. Which, in turn, creates some fussiness (not really ADD, just a shorter attention span) in the following days. In fact, I can tell very nearly the day my period will come (mine always begin between 6-9 at night) because that night before I am just laying awake in bed all.night.long with very brief episodes of sleep. It's been like this since I had my first son, but I didn't have a period for years before that, so I don't know if it's something that would have happened the whole time. I don't remember if it was like that back when I was a teen. I just figure it's hormonally related. I tend to sleep more when I'm on my period and I nearly always get a migraine the day after my last day of bleeding. Maybe some folks are more sensitive to the changes?

[atomic sagebrush]

thank you so much! It is better today but yesterday was just crazy. I guess in retrospect I remember having scattered days but maybe never interpreted them as being menstrual till this last PPAF because I just felt so different and then AF showed up. Good to know LOL!

[Adia]

I get similar symptoms during PMS. I think sleep is super beneficial so sometimes I take a Valerian or another natural sleep aide. I am like one of the previous posters where I am not tired after a night of insomnia but I get wired and buzzy...I think getting sleep, even though its herb/drug induced is what works best for me.
But no, you aren't alone in the PMS insanity!

[atomic sagebrush]

I broke down and tried Melatonin this month and i do think it helped with the sleeping part but man that inability to concentrate is not a good thing for me!! I was ready for adderall!!

[1+2+3boys]

I am pretty sure I already have ADD but not sure if it gets worse around AF time. I do feel down but that could be due to being more ADD than usual and getting frustrated about it