As my menstrual cycle peak time approaches my MDD gets, well, excessive. I always noticed this. But I realized something else my MDD started at age 11 which I always thought was related to the day that the ambulance came to my home for my dad when he had his stroke. But age 11 is when I hit puberty.

If my MDD elevates and goes down with my menstrual cycle, some chemical imbalance could be an underlying contributor. How did I not see this earlier. But what tests should I get done? I'm…