The difference between Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and period pain
According to mental health charity Mind, PMDD makes PMS symptoms much worse and can have a serious impact on your life.
The site explains: “Experiencing PMDD can make it difficult to work, socialise and have healthy relationships. In some cases, it can also lead to suicidal thoughts.”
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PMS alone does not do this and the symptoms are slightly different, impacting your mental and physical health much more than PMS would.
PMDD has recently been listed as a mental health problem in the DSM-5, one of the main manuals that doctors use to categorise and diagnose mental health problems, whereas PMS is not.
Source: Daily Express
