VICKY Pattison has revealed her "terrifying" wedding day fear as she prepares to tie the knot with fiance Ercan Ramadan. The TV favourite, 36, who is just weeks away from walking down the aisle , has spent the last 12 months planning her wedding spectacular. But Vicky , who was diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) - a severe version of the premenstrual syndrome (PMS), said she is trying to regulate her periods to avoid having a menstrual cycle on her wedding day.
The reality star admitted that the painful condition can leave her feeling "anxious" and "borderline suicidal" when it's at its worst. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Vicky said: "I was so unaware, I had no idea PMDD existed. "I just thought I had really extreme PMS symptoms and that thought process was reinforced by medical professionals and doctors, who told me time and time again when I went – they would say ‘periods get worse when you get older, you need to accept that, everyone else is dealing with it’.
READ MORE ON VICKY PATTISON "I was made to feel weak and ashamed and not once there was no suggestion there was a disorder that was worse than PMS, that I might actually have." Vicky said she turned to her social media fans for help after being made to feel "ashamed" and "embarrassed". "It was the internet – it was women online, it was women on Instagram that said ‘Vicky, it sounds like you have PMDD, not PMS, that first brought it to my attention," she continued.
"It’s so common, wo.