Can I claim for Pre Menstrual Tension? Sick pay type of thing?

Pennywise2012

Don't forget you can self-cert for the first week, to give you some breathing space to get to the docs and find out what's available to help you. And I don't see why work need to know anything more than 'hormonal imbalance issues' - it's true! And TBH, they've probably noticed that some days you're as nice as pie, and some times you're 'handle with care'

Like others have said, there's far more treatments now than there used to be, and the fact that you're open to options like sterilization widens the field even further.

If I could make one small request though, on behalf of all those who have ever worked with the general public - once you have a cast-iron, no-court-in-the-land-would-convict diagnosis, will you just strangle one awkward customer? For us? For all those who have dreamed of it but feared the consequences? :rotfl:

joking aside, I hope you get sorted - good luck xx

Errata

Face1992 wrote: »

No, I've never been to the doctors about it. It starts a few days before ovulation and is like that until I have the "come down" after period starts. It's usually the ankles, some months it's my back, some months my pelvis/hips. Pregnancy was the only time I didn't have all those, or the PMT.

So the "slack joints" is a self diagnosis? Clearly whatever the problem with them is, it's not troublesome enough to need to be diagnosed and treated. That said, I very much doubt PMT causes joints to become "slack" in any part of the human body.

Pennywise2012

Mara69 wrote: »

Moreover, it would demonstrate to your doctor that you are serious about wanting to get your PMT under control and are willing to help yourself before relying on pills, surgery and benefits.

1) PMT is not caused by being overweight.
2) The OP doesn't need to 'demonstrate seriousness' to get the medical help she is legally entitled to, needs and wants!

bestpud

Pennywise2012 wrote: »

1) PMT is not caused by being overweight.
2) The OP doesn't need to 'demonstrate seriousness' to get the medical help she is legally entitled to, needs and wants!

Diet does have an impact though, on most health conditions in fact!

It certainly won't hurt!

Face1992

I get the whole thing about eating healthily. My family do eat better than me, all meals for them are cooked from scratch. I have issues with food going back to an abusive childhood. More of a reason than an excuse.

28 years is a long long time to suffer serious problems. I've only been fat for 10 of them.

bestpud

Face1992 wrote: »

I get the whole thing about eating healthily. My family do eat better than me, all meals for them are cooked from scratch. I have issues with food going back to an abusive childhood. More of a reason than an excuse.

28 years is a long long time to suffer serious problems. I've only been fat for 10 of them.

Have you considered therapy for the past issues?

It's not weight per se but diet as far as I am concerned.

You have a lot going on and I honestly think you being at home all day won't help you or your family.

Face1992

Errata wrote: »

So the "slack joints" is a self diagnosis? Clearly whatever the problem with them is, it's not troublesome enough to need to be diagnosed and treated. That said, I very much doubt PMT causes joints to become "slack" in any part of the human body.

Yes they are troublesome enough to be treated, but what would they do exactly? I'm almost so used to suffering one ailment or another during the menstrual period that I just try and get on with it.

As for your comment regarding PMT not causing slackness in any part of the human body, it's something to do with the hormones affecting the ligaments around the joints.

Face1992

bestpud wrote: »

Have you considered therapy for the past issues?

It's not weight per se but diet as far as I am concerned.

You have a lot going on and I honestly think you being at home all day won't help you or your family.

I don't want to be at home. I want to go to work, however it's got to the point with customers where it's gone beyond irritation at some of them. I would love to punch some of them out. I'm going to end up getting sacked because although I have never touched anyone ever, my mouth will go into overdrive.

I was disciplined 3 years ago after saying one customer was like talking to a bloody brick wall. I was mortified at what I'd done.

bestpud

Face1992 wrote: »

I don't want to be at home. I want to go to work, however it's got to the point with customers where it's gone beyond irritation at some of them. I would love to punch some of them out. I'm going to end up getting sacked because although I have never touched anyone ever, my mouth will go into overdrive.

I was disciplined 3 years ago after saying one customer was like talking to a bloody brick wall. I was mortified at what I'd done.

Maybe CBT would help give you strategies for dealing with your anger?

Or perhaps consider another type of job - one where you won't need to deal with customers so much?

Face1992

bestpud wrote: »

Maybe CBT would help give you strategies for dealing with your anger?

Or perhaps consider another type of job - one where you won't need to deal with customers so much?

I tried to get that a few years ago from the mental health team. The guy said I'd obviosuly implemented my own coping strategies and he wished everyone was as strong minded as me. I obviously wasn't there on a PMT day