I had horrible PMS - my gyn called in PMDD. I couldn't take hormones because they mess with other stuff. Sugar was a huge trigger and the thing I really craved. Any kind of crappy carb - I felt like Homer Simpson.

What I did was realize that this WAS NOT me. It was my hormones and not my authentic self. I worked on stepping back & watching myself acting out. Meditation really helped. I practiced every morning - even when I thought I had a "bad" meditation, I still felt calmer during the day. And I had to do it everyday, not just during my period.

I haven't had a period in awhile but oddly enough, I feel myself getting moody about every 45 days or so. It's like PMS, but not nearly as bad. I had to step back from that too & decide that it must be hormonal, since it happened on a schedule & wasn't situational.