Can you have PMS 19 days before you're due?

[Anonymous]

For the last few months I have been feeling sad on average 3 weeks before I'm due. This month, it is 19 days.

One Doctor told me that you don't get PMS over two weeks before you're due, but I don't really trust the advice that my local Doctors give me.

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+1 y

I don't trust my Doctors because they all give such conflicting advice. They will prescribe tablets, which another Doctor at the same clinic will say is too strong and dangerous.


They also seem to want to prescribe hayfever tablets for everything lol. Everyone else complains about them as well.


I can't afford to go privately.

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+1 y

I spoke to a pharmacist and told her what I was prescribed and advised. She said that I shouldn't have been told or prescribed those things.


Another time, my Mum was prescribed two types of tablets. A Pharmacist took her aside to warn her not to take them as they're very dangerous when taken together.


She gave me some supplements to try for a couple of months.


Some of the answers to my question were quite bitchy. People even move house just so they can have a better GP.

[DanAG]

No comment about the PMS, but I just wanted to say that it's very common for doctors to contradict each other. The reason is because there are a heck of a lot of unknowns and a lot of opinions. For example two doctors might know the risks and benefits of a drug, but they have different opinions about when the benefits outweigh the risks. When dealing with doctors and other medical professionals, it's just like dealing with mechanics, plumbers or anyone else. You listen to what they say and make your decisions based on that.

Hay fever tablets? I'm guessing this might be an Antihistamine which can be used as sedatives. Many sleeping pills are antihistamines for example. And yes they can have side affects, especially when used over time. So maybe think of it from that angle instead of thinking about hay fever. You need to talk to the doctors about this and ask a lot of questions. I'm just pointing you in a direction to ask questions, not trying to take the place of a doctor.

[Racez]

Trust what your doctors said.

However in your case, I guess the timing was timed right to catch ovulation.

It could be a sign of pregnancy.

[beerY33]

it's possible. mood swings can basically happen at any point in your cycle...

[beerY33]

also, why wouldn't you trust your doctor but you would trust internet strangers?

[Anonymous]

i guess so. but are you use you're just not in a bad mood?

[Anonymous]

The fact that you don't trust a medical professional but are willing to trust strangers on the internet, is proof enough that you have mental issues not related to PMS.

[iPood]

lol THIS

[Anonymous]

Maybe you just have a bitchy/melodramatic personality?

[Anonymous]

Yes of course. It's rare but possible.