I'm curious about how fluctuations of hormones affect bipolar disorder. I was misdiagnosed as having pmdd. I get terribly mean, exhausted, sad and at times hopeless...it's terrible. As a child I would throw things and harm myself right before my period. I started a birth control to eliminate my periods but it made those symptoms long lasting until I finally discontinued them. Birth control is miserable for me. Any adjustment sends me into a severe depressive episode.  Absolutely fine 3 weeks out of the month. How often does this happen? Why might this happen? What are the hormones that trigger this response? 


I always seem to forget asking my doctor about this. I'm curious if anyone else might enlightened me with personal or professional knowledge.