The PMDD Appointment Preparation Sheet & Clinician Conversation Guide is a structured, practical handover tool designed to bridge the gap between your daily lived experience and your healthcare appointment. It condenses multi-cycle tracking data, symptom profile, functional impact, safety assessment and treatment history into a concise format that helps your clinician understand your cyclical pattern clearly.
Please note: This tool is designed to help you organise information for a healthcare appointment. It does not diagnose PMDD or replace individual medical advice.
How to use it (alongside your tracker)
Step 1: Complete the preparation sheet after tracking
Fill out this sheet a day or two before your appointment, drawing directly from your completed daily logs, cycle tracking apps or paper diaries.
Fill in your cycle summary including last period, cycle length and the timing of your symptom severity.
Step 2: Map your top symptoms and functional impact
Tick your main symptoms and mark your top 3 most disruptive ones.
Rate how severely your functioning is impacted on your worst days across areas like work, relationships and self-care.
Step 3: Document safety and history accurately
Complete the safety check honestly to note any psychological distress or ideation experienced particularly during your symptomatic window.
Fill out past interventions you have tried, noting what helped and what caused side effects so you do not have to recall them on the spot.
Step 4: Bring it to your appointment
Bring this printable guide alongside your multi-cycle tracking logs to your appointment.
Let the conversation guide prompt you on how to explain the timing, severity and the pattern of your symptoms and consider the appropriate requests for your clinician.
