22. PMDD, Histamine Intolerance & Methylation: Anastasia’s Journey from Breakdown to Breakthrough

In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Joanne sits down with patient Anastasia Lamont to explore her journey through PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), histamine intolerance, and overmethylation. Anastasia opens up about the debilitating symptoms she endured — from suicidal ideation and extreme fatigue to chronic pain and severe skin conditions — and how her life transformed through targeted naturopathic treatment. Together, they unpack the emotional and clinical journey, revealing the role of diet, supplements, and real-time methylation testing in stabilizing mood and reclaiming wellness.

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To learn more and apply, visit joanne kennedy naturopathy.com. Hi everyone. Welcome back to the show. Today I'm going to interview a patient of mine, Anastasia Lamont. And we're gonna talk about her journey with PMDD, histamine intolerance, and over methylation. Anastasia, I can't thank you enough for joining me today. Jk, my favorite naturopath. I have to say. My savior. Oh, thank you, darling. That's so, that's so kind. It's very grateful to be here. I have to be, yeah. Very grateful to sing your praises and talk about my experience and the treatment and all of the drama that I've put you through over the last eight months. So no, you've been a delight to work with, honestly. Okay, so I'm just gonna start Anastasia. Can you take us back to what life was like before you started treatment and the symptoms you were really struggling with? Yeah, absolutely. Some of the first symptoms that I was experiencing. The reason why we came to you is I was experiencing PMDD symptoms. I would experience severe brain fog, extreme mood swings, suicidal ideation. Very, very severe suicidal ideation. And then on top of that I was also experiencing endo symptoms as well. Extreme period pain, so severe to the point. And I know that you've used this scale before with me personally and on the podcast as well. Giving it a rating out of 10. It'll be like a 20 outta 10. It'll be days leading up to my period and then at least three days after menstruation starts. And I was also experiencing with that pain sleepless nights. Extreme fatigue. The pain would be so severe that I would vomit, sometimes pass out. I would have extreme diarrhea be on toilet for hours. It got so severe, all of these symptoms that I was not able to work. It completely impacted my quality of life. I can't stress that enough. I've not been able to work for the last two years and I have not had any relief from that at all. And we can go I guess the treatments that I've previously tried. Trial and error and all the medical professionals that I've seek. But overall, that's kind of the symptoms that I experienced in regards to PMDD and Endo. I also experienced severe migraines abdominal bloating, breast tenderness. I remember that was really severe when I first came to see you, and you nipped that in the, bottle within the first month. And I think mostly the mood dysregulation for PMDD. I think that's definitely the most severe symptom that I came to you and I just needed some relief. Mm-hmm. Yeah. It is, it's debilitating. The mood side of things. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Anastasia, thank you so much for sharing that with us. Do you mind telling us some of the treatments that you tried before me and what you were told by other practitioners and doctors. Absolutely, girl. I tried everything. I did. I tried everything. Like everything apart from like, I guess going down the hoodoo voodoo, like staging my apartment sort of thing. Like I tried everything. I have been doing therapy, intense different types of various intense therapies for the last 10 years. That has absolutely has contributed and helped, but only up to a certain point. There's only so much that your body can give. Additionally, on top of that I have tried many treatments including diets, different exercises, different supplements even from different naturopaths. And of course the biggest one is psychiatric medications. This included sNRIs, SSRIs, and also ADHD medication because I'm a neurodiverse girl. So I thought maybe that A DHD medication, that was the belief that the story that I was told. That it would relieve me of this brain fatigue symptoms that I was receiving. You know, impulsiveness, anxiety, depressive symptoms. I was made to believe that this would all fix this. And I tried everything. All different dosages, variations for at least the last 10 years. Sorry, Anastasia to intervene, but none of that helped with the actual PMDD, is that correct? It Potentially helped with overall mood before the luteal phase, but it didn't touch that PMDD. It's funny that you bring that up. Yes. That's actually how I came and stumbled across PMDD is because when I was diagnosed neurodiverse. I got onto the medication and I expected it to work as what everybody sells it as. And I found that a couple of weeks leading up to my period is when I started experiencing still the same really, but even worse actually. It actually amplified the symptoms. So I was extremely suicidal. My mood swings were all over the place. I had extreme brain fog and I was not able to think logically either. It was really impacting my interpersonal relationships. And I was trying to do everything. I just thought I needed more therapy and I thought I was broken. I absolutely thought I was a broken person and I was just not fit for society. And it wasn't until the ADHD medication that I, it really made me understand and I started looking into PMDD. Mm-hmm. Uh, and then also potentially I started looking into podcasts about, you know, the mother, father Gene and PMDD, and that's how we stumbled across you. Oh, okay. So we found you through some other people's podcasts about PMDD, and that's how I found out about you and talking about methylation and yeah, that's, you were like the last resort. Coming to you. Yeah. Very, very lucky. Okay, that's great. And thank you Anastasia. I think I'm just gonna ask you straight up. So what were some of the changes that we made together, diet and supplements that were really game changing for you? Yes. Okay. So histamine. And this is when histamine intolerances. You've made this known to me and I had no idea about it. The very first thing that you did with me is reduce my histamine levels. And I know you've mentioned this on the podcast previously to help reduce all the symptoms to work out what the underlying condition is. We went on a low histamine diet. So you provided instantly it a huge list of the dos and don'ts of what I should have it as histamine diet. And I started following that and it just created instant relief. I already started, I was no longer in having like really severe abdominal pains that I was experiencing almost all throughout the month. Like it got so severe that it wasn't even just before my period or during my menstruation, it was starting to occur all throughout the month. I had no relief. And that was the first thing that we implemented. I. The second thing is you started introducing supplements. Now I was already taking supplements from previous naturopaths and also my own research as well. As you can probably imagine, you get pretty desperate. So you start looking into these things yourself. I was taking, I know on the internet that a lot of people were suggesting a lot of ladies were suggesting for PMDD taking. I think it's pronounced Vitex Barrier. Vi Vitex. Vitex. Yeah. Yeah. So I was taking that when I first saw you and it, I had really severe bloating and breast tenderness. And the first thing you said was like, yep, we're gonna do some tests and we're gonna get you off that. You didn't even have to look at the test. You were like, we're just gonna get you off that straight away. And coming off of it straight away, it was just instantly so much better. The test that we did, I think we did a stool sample. And then also we've been doing some methylation testing. So at home daily with saliva methylation testing that I'm still doing till even this morning. I'm still doing. And there's been some really interesting findings. I know that we're still trial and error. Going through that at the minute. But there's been some really interesting changes in regards to my methylation. As what we found was, every day I was fluctuating drastically between being over methylated to being under methylated. And this was every day. And it didn't matter what I was eating, it didn't matter if it was being consistent, it was just fluctuating drastically until I came off all psychiatric medication and then all of a sudden it started balancing out. Oh, has it? Yes. Yes. So it wasn't, which is really interesting. Now it'll only be fluctuate between over methylated and that's it. It won't go under methylated. It each day it was fluctuating from one to the other drastically. And I couldn't work out what was going on until I eventually had the balls to come off my psychiatric medications. So my SNRIs and ever since then I have only had over methylated levels. Mm-hmm. And I've been able to balance that out so much better with the supplements that you have recommended to take with that. Should I mention which supplements I'm taking with these? Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Please do for over methylating. Okay. You're gonna have to help me with the pronunciation of these'cause I am not your expertise. So for over methylation, I've been taking vitamin B3 and then also vitamin C as well. Yeah. So depending on, yeah, depending on how over methylated I am. Will depend like, you know, increase or decrease the servings of how much I take. And that seems to help with balancing mood, skin irritation, inflammation, and yeah, that's basically it. That's what it been. That's great. Helping us. Did you say it's helping with your skin? Yes, it's been, I have noticed that my skin. so Initially, this time last year, I developed such severe skin problems that I ended up getting, I think it's called parietal dermatitis, where it's around the eyes and the nose. Yeah. And the, and it was very severe and I got really bad eczema. All throughout my scalp in sensitive areas. And I just could not manage it. It didn't matter what I used, what I did, it just was getting worse. And now I will probably like, have hormonal breakouts when I get my periods during menstruation. You know, like normal girl stuff. And that's it. Wow. And that's it. Gosh. Yeah. I mean, it's still quite severe, but considering, like I, this eczema was so severe on my scalp that I was developing lesions and it was not healing. Yeah, I've got that in your notes. Did that not heal until you started correcting your methylation? Yes. That is fascinating. Isn't it? Just Yes, because I haven't spoken to Anastasia for a few months, so this is a good catch up to see. Wow, that's amazing. Sensitive parts and areas. I do notice that when I'm a little bit naughty with, you know, I'll consume gluten. I know you've mentioned on your podcast prior, like how detrimental gluten is for humans in just in general. Yeah, and I completely agree with this. And since I've reduced my gluten levels and histamine levels, it's starting to heal and it's just nowhere near as severe as it was last year. So Anastasia, when it comes to the mood component of your PMDD, what do you think helped the most? And how long did it take to respond? What helps the most with mood? I would definitely say the diet was a huge contributor. And the reason why I think it was such a big contributor is because it started to reduce the inflammation in my body. I noticed that I wasn't in agonizing pain anymore. The previously mentioned abdominal pain that I was experiencing all throughout the months that subsided drastically. Another thing is the supplements as well. They were definitely helping. So you got me onto vegenac and Basica. I hope I'm pronouncing that correctly. Mm-hmm. Basica. Yeah. And then also the calcium D glucarate as well. Yeah. I started noticing a relief of my symptoms, mostly physical was the very first thing that I noticed. Mm-hmm. So that was within a month within your treatment. And then the mood was a little bit longer just because I was still taking psychiatric medication, trialing different medications, and that was messing me up drastically. And so it wasn't until I went off the medication full, like cold Turkey, which I highly suggest people don't do. No, don't. It's crazy. Don't do, don't do that. Don't do that. I must stress this. But it wasn't until I had enough and I completely came off of it, and then I was able to regulate my mood so much better. And it wasn't, obviously, I think I started feeling better anyways and I had a better handle on my mood. Otherwise, I never thought I would have the confidence to actually even attempt to come off my medication that I've been on for 10 years. Wow. So it actually gave me the confidence to actually go, you know what? This is not serving me whatsoever. I feel like it's actually making me worse. I'm getting side effects that I can see from this medication, the psychiatric medication. And I have absolutely been so much mentally better. More capable. Able to logically reason and think and less likely to break up with my poor boyfriend. Like in comparison to last year since I've been off the psychiatric medication and been taking the supplements. And also on a low histamine diet as well. So that has been probably the biggest change I would say for me. Which I know is the biggest hurdle for anyone that has PMDD. The mood. Yeah. The mood component can be really debilitating. Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. It's, it is absolutely debilitating. Absolutely. I don't think people understand how much it's impacted my quality of life. Yeah. So, but your quality of life's a lot better now. Yeah, absolutely. Like, I, I haven't been able to work for the last two years. Just'cause I've been in so much pain and I don't even know how to explain to employers, you know, I, I go down for at least one week. Every 28 days, and it's just not logical. I can't live like that and no employer really wants to hire anybody like that. But now I'm starting to look for work again. I am starting to volunteer at different organizations. I'm also able to work out as well to give a before and after comparison. This time last year, I was unable to even leave my bed. I was bedridden all throughout my period days. Leading up to my period, I would have really intense migraines. I would be vomiting. It was very bad. And now the most recent menstruation cycle that I had on the very first day, I was able to go and train. For two hours in intensive Muay thai martial arts. And that's like such a crazy comparison in compared to how I was like less than a year ago. And I don't think people understand. Like Muay Thai is very, it's very full on, it's very, and to do that on the first day of my period, it's, it's just undescribable how, yeah. How much better. Like, my quality of life has become. Yeah. That's so wonderful to learn. Anastasia. I'm so happy. Yeah. It's so, it's so great. Yeah. It's so great. I just want to tell listeners about what it was that I actually gave you at that first appointment and why it worked so well. I mean, I know there was a few other things you had to do. What I essentially did Anastasia, was I reduced all the inflammation in your body. So the, the gluten was driving up the histamines. We got that down. We got the histamines down in the diet. Now, vegenac, that's N-acetylcysteine. Now, N-Acetyl Stein is a really potent antioxidant, okay? And so it's gonna help get inflammation and oxidative stress down in the body. When you have lower inflammation and lower oxidative stress, you have healthier follicles. Therefore you have healthier ovulation and you have a healthier corpus lutetium which helps support progesterone throughout the lute phase of your cycle. The Basica, your anion gap was 15, which means that your. Tending to be more acidic. This is really important when your blood is slightly more acidic than it should be. Your enzymes, they don't work properly. Okay? So people will say, will fixate on gene mutations like comped and M-T-H-F-R. But in reality, if you're acidic, the enzyme function is compromised from that acidity. So the, the N-Acetyl system in the vascar and the low gluten, no gluten, low histamine, was significantly reducing inflammation in your body, which you could tell really quickly. The thing with depression and anxiety is the main cause outside of you know, emotional disturbance is inflammation. And there's lots of research on that. Mm-hmm. So getting the inflammation down in your body, got the inflammation down in your brain and it allowed your, that's it allowed your mood to stabilize. And then layered onto that was calcium D glucarate that helps detoxify estrogen, which you really needed. And then layering onto that, you came off your psych meds and then you were able to adjust your methylation accordingly and take the niacinamide and vitamin C to balance your methylation. So That's right. Would that be a good summary of what happened? You nailed it jk. You've absolutely nailed it. Yes. You've done a lot better than what I could ever do. Give it justice for sure. Yeah. The, yes, that's something that I've absolutely learned is, and it's not just, it's inflammation everywhere. And this can even happen with recently learnt. If you don't look after your teeth and your dental hygiene properly as well, that inflammation can absolutely impact and start causing. Yes. More inflammation, which then cause anxiety, depression. Mm-hmm. Mental health issues. And this is something that people really don't understand and the first thing that they do is first line of defense is go to the doctor who then will just. You know, I bombard them with psychiatric medications. As they're before they look at diet, before they look at inflammation in the body. And you know, it's absolutely sent me into medical debt trying to figure out the solution to this. And I know that you've mentioned before that a lot of your patients that come to you are usually in that position. Yeah. Oh, absolutely. You know, 10, 15 years of searching for answers. You know, I do need to interject here, so like this, working with the methylation testing in real time, whereby we actually can see. What your methylation is doing with regards to coming on and off. So environmental changes like hormones, even medications you are on is disrupting your methylation. We can actually see that in real time. I'm sending all my PMDD girls to get this test done and seeing remarkable results across the board. So it's super exciting. Anastasia, what did you find most challenging? About the process if anything. The most challenging part, and it's something that I still am struggling with today is just having a low histamine diet. And having, you know, when you go out also, I never was a big drinker, but alcohol also is it just flares it up drastically. But considering how severe and unwell I have been for a very, very, very long time, and how bad it's been getting since I've entered into my thirties especially, the comparison and the price to pay is totally worth it. But it's just a matter of lifestyle changes. I would say that's probably the most difficult aspect of it is creating a diet, changing up diet. You know, you're not able to go out to parties or go out to the pub as much, and you just need to be a little bit mindful of that. But, you know, what is the cost of good health really? Yeah. Is really what you have to put it down to. Yeah. Do you wanna be able to move function properly? Do you want people in your relationships to be healthy? What is the price of that? So it's something that I don't think is very difficult at all considering I was quite good with what I thought I was with my diet prior. But yeah, it's definitely just opened up a new world to me in regards to histamine intolerance and inflammation and how it impacts the body. Yeah, yeah. No, I do understand. It can be difficult, but I tell you what, I have some patients that the dietary changes don't work so much for them and they have to take ke medications and they'd give their right arm to be able to eat their way out of their health issues. And so that's what I do. Exactly. Yes. I do say to people who are resistant is, some people don't actually get benefit from it and they really wish that they did. I'm just grateful there's a solution. Exactly as you said, I'm just so grateful. You know, I was looking at no solution. Like I was looking at nothing. Yeah. I had absolutely tried everything and many diet changes before in my life. Even reducing gluten and that did create relief. Yeah. But it still was, you know, I would still have a lot of avocado and a lot of tomato and I know that there are also a lot of leftovers as well. I'm a massive meal prepper. And I know that leftovers also create like high histamine. I'm a huge coffee drinker naturally as well. I think that's probably the most difficult thing as part of this whole experience. Oh, the coffee. Coffee. Are you not drinking coffee? Are you not drinking coffee? No, I'm definitely drinking coffee now. Okay. That's okay. Yeah. Don't stress. Don't stress. I'm well caffeinated. Good. Always well in the world again. But when I first started, you know, we were really trying to do it right. We were trying to, we were, I know that I was your Guinea pig. I know we were doing trial and error and I was happy to do so. And happy, you know, just to see what you know. Essentially you're starting to reintroduce things very slowly to see what the impact was. And same with the supplements, same with the testing. Unfortunately, much like, you know, which has been very, annoying for your treatment for me. I have been like playing with, psychiatric medications, coming off of them and coming on them, et cetera, et cetera. And that's the reason why I've decided to completely go cold Turkey and that took its toll on me for the last couple of months. But I have come back really strong, mentally better. The side effects have subsided. I'm experiencing very little of them. And usually I hear about a year for people to actually start to balance out correctly after stopping medication, especially after taking it for as long as I had for like 10 years. Hmm. That's fascinating. It's so when you took that medication, were you under under methylating more than you were over methylating? Can you see from the test? I, from the test, I seriously was fluctuating every day. It changed every single day from high to low, high to low. Mm-hmm. That was why we were scratching our heads for a while and why we're still trialing it out, because we couldn't get a solid read on it. It was impacting my body that much. Mm. Okay. And this is something that I've been on for 10 years. Yeah. 10 years this medication, and been told by doctors that I would never be able to come off of them. Yeah. That's frightening. That's really frightening. Yeah. Anastasia, now that you are off them, are you always over methylating? Is that right? Yes. Mm-hmm. Always over. Yeah, always over. Yeah. Yeah. This makes sense to me. So girls that come to me with PMDD. All over methylated. So, yeah, and so with, now that I'm seeing a lot a pattern with this, I'm now able to confidently say, we need to test methylation. You know, it costs a bit of money and we need to supplement accordingly. And I can see that it gives really, really great results. And then when women are fluctuating. When women have a PMDD picture and they're fluctuating from over to under, there's something they're doing that's pushing that. And it's often some meds that are detrimental to them. Yes, but please guys, do not come off your medications. You need to be working with a practitioner about that. But yeah, clinically it's PMDD is over methylating. So when you're over methylating, it increases the neurotransmitters in your brain, including dopamine. It can make you feel really agitated and irritated. It can increase adrenaline, which can make you feel really, really anxious. And then when your hormones change,'cause your hormones also impact your neurotransmitters, you get knocked over. Anastasia, you just get knocked over completely and utterly flatline just from you. You be, you become so overwhelmed that you can't cope. Absolutely. Overwhelmed is absolutely a beautiful word to describe it. There are just some days where i would get so overwhelmed that I just really saw no other way out apart from suicide. Like it was really, it, it honestly can't express how you like, it was really a last resort. Like I was really, really at the point where I just was not getting any help. It didn't matter how long and how many medications, how many variants, how many different doctors I saw. And it was especially when I trialed ADHD medication, it almost amplified everything. And it just sent my body through complete stress. And I wasn't able to sleep. I wouldn't sleep for days. I was also struggling to eat. It started impacting. I started developing alopecia. I lost my hair and my nails were also falling off as well. They were very brittle. And all of that like has come back. My hair is growing back now, thank God. Wow. Gosh. And I've got my nails coming back. Yes, it was, it was really severe. Like the side effects, I can't stress enough. I've also, extremely low libido symptoms as well. That's been a real problem. Yeah, it's, I really had no success apart from maybe just like a mild, you know, since coming off my medication, I can now really understand the difference of how I was feeling on the medication versus coming off of them. And I feel everything now, but it feels lovely. It's not just a dull unhappiness about everything. I'm not as apathetic, I would say. Good. So you just, you, okay. So your overall Anastasia, how you feel like overall mood is a lot more stable. Yes. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, that's fantastic. And more in control and also able to think more logically, less black and white thinking. How's your A DHD? That is a great question. I still talk in tangents. I still reckon I'm still late for a lot of things, which is, you know, very annoying for most people, even myself. But I think the biggest symptom that I really struggled with in regards to A DHD was the anxiety. Mm-hmm. And also the executive dysfunction, which hit really hard during my PMDD. Mm-hmm. And to give you an understanding of the before and after. After your treatments, and this was like literally months after starting going on low histamine and also starting the supplements. So in comparison, for years I was studying. And let's say for example, for a two hour exam, I would really struggle to complete it and, you know, be able to concentrate in that two hour exam. And now on the regular, I am able to smash out a two hour exam in one hour and also with high accuracy. I can't believe the difference is made. And I'm sure that's probably really helpful for people that struggle with sitting down and paying attention in a two hour exam. Like myself, I know a lot of people with A-D-H-D-C two struggle with that. But in comparison, I'm just able to think more clearly. Logically, I'm able to just sit still and concentrate and it just made, it just makes a huge difference. Yeah. That's great. So you're not getting a massive increase in your adhd symptoms in the luteal phase. It's nowhere near as harsh, right? Nowhere near as harsh. I won't lie and say that they've all completely disappeared. But they are so much more manageable now. Yes. So much more manageable. Yeah. There's such a clear correlation between a worsening of A DHD and PMDD. The way PMD is. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. There really is. I see it all the time. And not enough studies on it either. And yes, it is highly correlated. There's very few research studies on it and I really wish, yeah, that, that had more funding and'cause I think the PMDD symptoms, especially for women is, is probably what absolutely is. The thing that women with A-A-D-H-D struggle with the most is the mood regulation. The concentration, the brain fog. And I know I've overheard this, a lot of women that have PMDD say especially with a DHD, where they're just hanging on until their period comes. Mm-hmm. And then as soon as they get their period, they start to feel relief Yeah. From all these symptoms. And they'll have maybe two weeks grace until it all starts again. Yeah. I just don't think many women know that there's a really big link. Yeah. Yeah. It is. It's crazy. Yeah. I just, I, I did know about it. But I didn't really pay attention to it until I started taking a DHD medication and I noticed that the adhd medication was just completely not working during my luteal phase. And that's when I went over. Wow. Okay. Yeah, it completely dropped off. It completely, nothing like it. It would work. And then it just completely stopped working as soon as I hit luteal, and that's when I started tracking my cycle and started looking into PMDD. Yeah, fascinating. I see that all the time. I mean, it doesn't cause A DHD, but it makes it way worse. Oh yeah, absolutely. Yeah. It's the double whammy as what a lot of girls in Facebook groups and communities say in regards to A DHD and having PMDD. They think it's like the worst combination ever and I couldn't agree more. Yeah. Especially that on top of that, I think Endo is also correlated as well with women who have ADHD and also PMDD. Yeah. So it's definitely a link involved here. Yeah. Yeah. Endometriosis will make it all way worse. Def, well, it drives up your histamine and it is very inflammatory. And as we know, inflammation is so bad for your mood. Yeah, absolutely. Well, Anastacia, thank you so much for sharing your story with us. I should say, with trusting me as your practitioner and sharing your story with everyone. I've actually got menopause brain, that's why I can't speak very clearly. I'm so glad we both are having brain fog days and I was so worried. I did take like some extra energy, like a no dose.'cause I was worried about my brain fog today. Oh no, you're on. You're perfect. You're perfect. And, and yes, so I'm glad that we are both struggling. We're just two ladies trying to do the best we can. Best we can in this medical world. Yeah, but I can't stress enough. Like I've know I've mentioned it to you before that I am really nervous about sharing something so vulnerable and having this on the internet for everybody to see and know. My personal struggles that I've had over the last, especially the last couple of years, it's really severe and I just really can't stress enough how important it is that the work that you've done. You've gone outside of what they're teaching in universities. And this is something that I've found since becoming a student myself and studying psychological sciences and going through the medical industry myself. It's something that I really can't stress enough. How grateful I am to have people like you to help and relieve people like me who are, we're not bad people. We are not monsters. We just need help. And females have been so neglected in the medical industry. It's gonna make me emotional. Jk I'm very grateful for the work that you've done and I'm so grateful. And we'll support you forever for this, and I will sing your praises forever. So I, I really can't stress enough. Even if you don't solve all my problems. What has happened and what I've mentioned on the podcast thus far on my experience, it's something that people have not been able to do for the last 10 years. I can't stress that enough. Thank you. I really can't. Oh, it's been, you are just such an angel to work with. Anastasia. And everyone. Anastasia has her personality now, which is so lovely and bubbly was always the same, even when I met your first appointment. Oh, and I was a hot mess. Yeah, I was a hot mess. Yeah. So even when you're a hot mess, you're actually, you're a beautiful person. So yeah, it was. Thank you. I have my good days and bad days. Anastasia, thank you so much for sharing your story, and I know it takes a lot to get on a podcast and to expose yourself like this, but I'm sure the women listening with PMDD will be so grateful. Yes. To hear your story and you know, listeners, I'm here to help. You can make an appointment with me. I see patients online globally via Zoom. You can make an appointment via my website as I am getting some really great results with PMDD. With what I've known for a long time, but also with the layered add-on of methylation testing. Thank you again, Anastasia. Thank you, jk. Thank you. You're welcome. We'll speak soon.

Joanne Kennedy: 35:19

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