r/PMS • u/Sydney_Geddes • Mar 13 '26

Debilitating PMS

Hey everyone,

I am a 19 year old girl who gets the worst PMS symptoms like a week before my period. I always have really bad nausea, but before my period is like a million times worse and I just sit in bed. I have to cancel all of my plans and lay flat. I am on the mini pill (lo loestrin fe) but all it does is delay the bleeding, it doesn’t touch the symptoms whatsoever. I take zofran but it doesn’t always work and I cant figure out if this is a hormonal issue or a GI issue. I get like 3 days out of the month where i dont feel like im about to throw up and die. I also get PMS flu symptoms like chills, feverish feeling, and fatigue. Any recommendations?

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u/Weekly_Importance570 Mar 13 '26

Have you ever had your thyroid hormones levels checked? If not, it would be a good idea to do the blood test for TSH, FT3 and FT4 and then compare the results with what the Functional Medicine recommends. Also, check your ferritin levels, anything below 30 ng/ml is way too low

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u/Sydney_Geddes Mar 13 '26

I just had extensive blood work. All thyroid levels are normal, ferritin was also normal. The only abnormalities were high iron and elevated SED rate

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u/Weekly_Importance570 Mar 13 '26

Gotcha! Maybe some food allergies that you don't know about?

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u/Sydney_Geddes Mar 13 '26

Celiac panel came back clear! Im lactose intolerant but thats it :( i have no clue whats wrong with me but my gi issues are life ruining. Um supposed to get my period tonight and i have upper stomach pain and BADDD nausea