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Powerful Katrinka posted:You don't have to answer, but do you smoke pot? Apparently regular weed smoking can mess with your hormones, at least according to a naturopath who offered me advice. The thing that makes me feel better makes is what's making me feel worse?! I'm gonna riot.
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candystarlight posted:The thing that makes me feel better makes is what's making me feel worse?! I'm gonna riot. Could be, but I don't let it stop me 420 ery day
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Bibliotechno Music posted:Still synced to the moon. The crampy moon. I had to spend a couple hours curled up with a heating pad for my abdomen this morning, but for some reason these cramps have moved into my major labes?!? I don’t like this one bit I tell ya. oh jfc I haaaaate the referred pain into those, feels like the worst pinch
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After I went on the implant I had some really bad cramping, and at one point on a whim I decided to try to completely relax and see how that worked for the pain, instead of staying curled up into a tense little ball. Holy poo poo never trying that again.
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Holy poo poo I know this is literally the opposite response most people have after their covid vaccines but in the months since then, my periods have dropped from like eight days with five heavy flow days to four days with only really two days of actual flow. My peak's gone from filling a night towel in an hour or two to a normal towel that's still got plenty of real estate after an entire day at work. And no cramps or flow colour changes or anything to suggest something's wrong with me. For anyone who's had theirs get worse, I am so loving sorry.
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Powerful Katrinka posted:This thread is a blessing, I'm so glad to find it. I should get my hormone levels checked for sure, but I think this is one of those situations where a doctor’s just gonna tell me to lose weight cuz that’ll solve everything. I don’t smoke the good stuff unfortunately.
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:I should get my hormone levels checked for sure, but I think this is one of those situations where a doctor’s just gonna tell me to lose weight cuz that’ll solve everything. I don’t smoke the good stuff unfortunately. Aw yeah, gotta love how the medical industry polices AFAB and female-presenting bodies! I’m sorry you’ve had that bullshit before. FWIW you might have some luck going through PP, the ones near me are very progressive about body diversity. Or if you have a queer health center nearby — even if you’re cis and straight, you’d be supporting them with your (or your insurance company’s) dollars. Have you tried CBD? I’ve heard good things about the topical lotions for period relief.
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Anyone else remember your first time hearing about your period? I don't remember my age, but I do remember sitting in 4th grade in a Special Health Class that was all girls, and how the teacher passed out little bags with pads and coupons in them. She probably gave us a small rundown, but what I remember most was that if the boys, in their own health class, made fun of us at all, we were to tell the teacher asap and they would get detention. Sadly that was all I took from the class. And the rest of the girls as well. The boys were, for once, tight lipped for the rest of the week. But here is the basic poo poo of puberty. Boys: you will get taller and stronger. Your voice will crack, which will make everyone laugh like gently caress. Zits probably. Oh, and that thing between your legs isn't just for peeing, you are gonna want to stick it into everything because it will feel good. You will wake up with wet sheets but it's not pee; masturbate before bed and it might help. And you will get body hair but that's fine, you will look manly. Girls: you will grow taller than the boys at first. Your voice won't crack. Zits very likely. The thing between your legs is going to start bleeding every month. No, you won't feel it come out like pee, you can't control it. No, every month. For about a week. For the rest of your life. It will not feel good. Cramps will happen. And any time you get upset about anything, people will ask if you are on the rag. You will wake up with wet sheets, and no, your pee should not be red. That's the blood. There is no way to stop it. And you will get body hair and that is not fine, you need to shave or pluck it because it is gross otherwise. Oh, and if a boy kisses you, he wants to put his dick in you, and you will get pregnant. Even as a kid I thought it was pretty loving unfair. At least if boys had to have periods too, it would be more balanced. In high school one classmate did tell me, proving how great sex ed is, that "having to jerk off is just like having a period" and if more girls understood that, the world would be a better place.
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:I should get my hormone levels checked for sure, but I think this is one of those situations where a doctor’s just gonna tell me to lose weight cuz that’ll solve everything. This is why I'm really glad my gyno is part of an all-women practice--none of that "just lose some weight!" crap. My weight hasn't been brought up as an issue, and I don't think it will be. Poo In An Alleyway posted:I don’t smoke the good stuff unfortunately. Maybe you should start
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Powerful Katrinka posted:This is why I'm really glad my gyno is part of an all-women practice--none of that "just lose some weight!" crap. My weight hasn't been brought up as an issue, and I don't think it will be. Just wanna say I love your Toonerville username! Are you in the comics thread?
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i think im speedrunning this cycle. usually the first day is light, second day medium, then third heavy. then it gets lighter after these first two days have been heavy as gently caress. im incredibly glad i put a pad on top of my period underwear because the whole thing was soaked in blood when i woke up in the middle of the night
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Bibliotechno Music posted:Just wanna say I love your Toonerville username! Are you in the comics thread? Yes! That's what brought me over to the forum. I only bought an account because the thread eventually went behind the paywall, but it's worth it. Besides catching up on the comics thread, I'm also knee-deep in the Brazilian Mega Man comic in the gold archive, and it is SOMETHING. There are a lot of funny and talented people making stupid crap here, I love it.
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:I don’t smoke the good stuff unfortunately. No joke -- learning to make weed butter changed my life. Most of the effectiveness of extra-strength Excedrin but without the caffeine? Hell to the yes! Also, my voice is sort of low alto/high tenor and if I smoked every time I had my period, I'd sound like Marge Simpson. ...maybe not present-day Marge Simpson, but still.
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Powerful Katrinka posted:Yes! That's what brought me over to the forum. I only bought an account because the thread eventually went behind the paywall, but it's worth it. Besides catching up on the comics thread, I'm also knee-deep in the Brazilian Mega Man comic in the gold archive, and it is SOMETHING. There are a lot of funny and talented people making stupid crap here, I love it. Oh that’s awesome, welcome to goonhood! There are tons of things to laugh at and learn from here, and I also finally bought an account specifically for the comics thread. I’m username at gmails if you wanna talk comics before you catch up to the thread! Re: vaccine menses, I had two really heavy/irregular periods after I got mine, and then it returned to normal. It’ll be interesting to see how it goes with my booster shot in December!
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Cowslips Warren posted:Anyone else remember your first time hearing about your period? I don't remember my age, but I do remember sitting in 4th grade in a Special Health Class that was all girls, and how the teacher passed out little bags with pads and coupons in them. She probably gave us a small rundown, but what I remember most was that if the boys, in their own health class, made fun of us at all, we were to tell the teacher asap and they would I remember when we had our first sex Ed classes in Primary school, about aged 10. It was the most bare bones explanation of sex and periods. I just remember them dunking a tampon into a big glass of water. They didn’t very clearly explain that they don’t swell up that much when you use them. Thankfully my Mum is really chill and explained everything to me properly. She was told nothing by her Mum. Just tossed a pad on her first period and told to sort herself out. My Mum made a point that if I had any questions about sex or periods then to ask her rather than worry as she didn’t want me to go through what she did as a kid.
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Bibliotechno Music posted:Aw yeah, gotta love how the medical industry polices AFAB and female-presenting bodies! I’m sorry you’ve had that bullshit before. FWIW you might have some luck going through PP, the ones near me are very progressive about body diversity. Or if you have a queer health center nearby — even if you’re cis and straight, you’d be supporting them with your (or your insurance company’s) dollars. Sadly PP doesn’t exist in Ireland; we only legalised abortion access in 2018 so we’re a little behind the curve on repro rights and access to info that could actually help women and trans men.
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:Sadly PP doesn’t exist in Ireland; we only legalised abortion access in 2018 so we’re a little behind the curve on repro rights and access to info that could actually help women and trans men. Planned Parenthood can't do anything for period problems except prescribe birth control for it, anyway. PP was my gyno for years, and I'm very happy with the service I got there. Unfortunately, they don't really cover the kind of issues you and I have with our periods, so I had to switch providers. (I'm not going on hormonal birth control again, gently caress that. It didn't even help that much.)
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:Sadly PP doesn’t exist in Ireland; we only legalised abortion access in 2018 so we’re a little behind the curve on repro rights and access to info that could actually help women and trans men. I remember in fifth year being told that the priest we has scheduled to come talk to us about *stuff* was super fun and cool, and when he showed up we asked him about gay rights and covering up child rape he got really rude and defensive and it was awesome.
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Pookah posted:I remember in fifth year being told that the priest we has scheduled to come talk to us about *stuff* was super fun and cool, and when he showed up we asked him about gay rights and covering up child rape he got really rude and defensive and it was awesome. 
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A week out from the red tide, and I just got my covid booster. Christ I have never had such a sore chest before. I guess it’s lymph nodes? At least it only lasted a day, but what a day that was :/
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I had an edible yesterday because the pain was borderline unbearable and though it was quite effective, I still feel vaguely high. I need to stop second-guessing my ability to make weed butter.
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YeahTubaMike posted:I had an edible yesterday because the pain was borderline unbearable and though it was quite effective, I still feel vaguely high. Edibles can do that to me too, but I also get "weed hangovers" if I take too much. It's usually just a low grade headache and feeling kinda oogy. A salesperson at the dispensary I go to was telling me that you can take an edible before going to sleep for the night so you wake up high, but that's just a whole different level of commitment to being stoned. Also no clue if it actually is true 
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Poo In An Alleyway posted:2 weeks on my period now. Getting bored of bleeding. I have had good experiences with some herbal pills: yarrow and raspberry leaf. You can also add flaxseed to your diet, like sprinkle it into cereal or trail mix or yogurt. Maybe ou can try tea versions of those things, too, if you like tea.
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A-ha ha ha what the gently caress is this poo poo gently caress you physiology Hormonal changes due to pregnancy, menstruation, oral contraceptive use or other hormonal conditions such as hypothyroidism may cause nonallergic rhinitis.
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Go to doctor with concerns of my mental health drastically diving right before my period. Sobbing uncontrollably when doing my job over literally nothing was an example I used, but have a lot of different examples. Intense, unfounded rage, absolutely endless anxiety, and a tenuous grasp on normal behavior at best. Leave with a birth control prescription (adding more hormones to the mix) and a wait for over a month (and two periods) before I can see a psychiatrist. I can tell you that sure enough, I'm affected by the God drat hormones now. Like, all while building up to my period, but ALSO after taking the first couple of pills after the dud week. I'm a loving mess. Still have a week before a psychiatrist will see me. American health care is a loving joke.
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Try adding a vitamin E and D supplement, studies have shown that they can help... It's rough though, I'm sorry. 
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I am not a uterus haver, but my sister is, and what she thought was typical ovarian pain and hellacious cramps turned out to be appendicitis. She let it go on for about a week in increasing pain before she finally turned to the doctor. By the time she was seen, it had ruptured. Luckily they caught it in time and were able to remove the infection from her abdomen with a drain she had to wear for a week or two. However, with staff shortages in hospitals right now, She actually didn't get her appendix removed until today. The rupture happened at least a month ago. She's doing well, though 
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I hope all of my fellow womb-possessors find improvement in their health and happiness, and everyone itt who’s had to brave the hell realm of the United States health care system has my sympathies and condolences meanwhile, I’m crampy and cranky and my sleep cycle’s all wonky so I’m pouting beneath a big warm blanket because it’s cold out, waaaah. a glass of cold-brewed coffee helps keep me from falling asleep for a good chunk of the day, though
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Now that I can just track my period by the moon, I know I’m gonna be a crazy person and drink too much for the next week and a half, which is just great. I just went on new meds at the start of the month and have been feeling generally more stable, though, so let’s see how it goes :/
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Like I'm going to do what Vice tells me to do.
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Ralph Crammed In posted:Like I'm going to do what Vice tells me to do. Well, technically Vice is telling you what NOT to do here.
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Like I'm going to not not do what Vice tells me to not do.
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I switched to the Nuvaring and it seems like it takes forever for my period to start on the week I have it out. I'm crampy for 5 days and then bleed for 3. I don't think I've managed to avoid putting a new ring in while I'm not actively mensturating.
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