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Jetlagged + first day of period + 4-year-old who is also jetlagged = a perfect exhaustion storm. Is it possible to get medication for the PMS time? Cause I had it bad this time and also got into a panicky fight. My poor husband.
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I've had highly irregular periods my whole life Until I got my fallopian tubes removed. By what cursed mechanism did this happen
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Aug 18, 2023 15:02
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For once I’m delighted my period is two weeks early because I won’t be on it at my wedding! The one time you’re obligated (more or less) to wear white
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Aug 18, 2023 16:17
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CherryCola posted:Officially looking into some actual medical intervention for PMDD/PMS/??periomenopause?? How long have you been having these mod swings?
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Aug 18, 2023 17:28
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Powerful Katrinka posted:How long have you been having these mod swings? I’ve always had some up and downs, but the last couple years they’ve gotten noticeably worse.
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Aug 20, 2023 01:03
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CherryCola posted:I’ve always had some up and downs, but the last couple years they’ve gotten noticeably worse. Isn't it fun getting older and being sabotaged by our own bodies more and more? If you're down with the herbs, supposedly you can get some relief with St. John's wort, chasteberry, or evening primrose. It probably wouldn't hurt to try them as tea if you're into it, anyway. My period is demanding pasta and my mom's carmel brownies. (gently caress off, autocorrect, I will never use the word "caramel.")
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Powerful Katrinka posted:My period is demanding pasta and my mom's carmel brownies. (gently caress off, autocorrect, I will never use the word "caramel.") Carmelite brownies?  Not sure there's a troop in Carmel 
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Aug 20, 2023 18:51
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You just know those nuns are all synced up and come every four weeks it's real hell in the convent.
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Aug 20, 2023 20:43
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Got the recipe and made the brownies, and they're so good: literally just like my mother used to make. Here's the recipe: Preheat oven to 350° 1 14-oz bag of caramels 1/3 c evaporated milk Melt the caramels with the evaporated milk over low-to-medium heat, stirring until the lumps are gone and it's smooth. Leave it on the burner to stay warm and dump the following into a bowl: 1 box German chocolate cake mix 1 stick margarine 1/3 c and a small splash of evaporated milk Mix into a smooth, pliable dough. Spread a thin layer of dough on the bottom and sides of the pan. Make sure there's some left. Pour the carmel over the dough, and cover it with mini chocolate chips. Use the rest of the dough to whole thing. (I rolled it out between two pieces of wax paper, that worked okay.) Bake 15-20 minutes. The caramel is going to be hot as hell right out of the oven, so wait at least five minutes before cutting and eating them. Cut them while they're still warm. For best results, cut them, separate them, and then let them chill in the fridge. They're pretty chewy and very sticky, so not ideal for small kids
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Aug 21, 2023 04:00
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i remember talking with my niece about periods and how much they sucked, and i told her yeah, it's the price we pay for genetic certainty. she didn't know what I meant by that, so I explained that up until recently in history, ignoring IVF and poo poo, a woman pretty much always knew the kid that popped out her was hers. a man had, again up until recently, no way to prove that was his kid. menstruation was the price a woman paid for knowing that kid was hers. at least in biological terms. we both agreed that biology can suck it.
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Aug 21, 2023 04:57
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It's the price we pay for being complicated primates. Other female animals have genetic certainty without the periods.
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Aug 21, 2023 13:09
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What? If we didn't have periods we might randomly have some other woman's kid?
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Killingyouguy! posted:What? If we didn't have periods we might randomly have some other woman's kid? no, it's something a biology teacher told me once, probably in some half hearted way to make me feel better about the cramps. Better than the religious poo poo which always seems to go on that women have periods because of sin. Being complicated primates suck. I'd rather be a bonobo. Other than human predation they seem to have it pretty good. At this point I almost prefer the cramps to the hormone poo poo. Last night I was ready to tear off a friend's head because I was close to snapping at her; we were talking about something personal and she had to keep interjecting about how her kid loves her new toy. Which she went on about the previous night too. Look, I know you think your four year old is the center of the universe, but maybe she keeps acting like a baby because you always refer to her as The Baby?
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Aug 21, 2023 13:25
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Bonobos are complicated primates that have periods, too. All the great apes get periods. Also some species of bat.
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Powerful Katrinka posted:Bonobos are complicated primates that have periods, too. All the great apes get periods. Also some species of bat. You have a point. Is menopause any better? I can't imagine so. edit: the hormone poo poo didn't used to be this bad for me. I remember no real signs of anything until the flow started, but in recent years the week or two before is insane. Cowslips Warren fucked around with this message at 14:44 on Aug 21, 2023 |
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HopperUK posted:Man I wish I knew. My ADHD meds don't work well the week before my period, and *also* I get mad anxiety and occasional hour-long sweeps of black despair, like absolute 'there is no hope for the future, why go on' poo poo that's only tolerable because I know where it's coming from. Dumb ovaries so mad about the lack of a baby they're trying to kill me. Same with me but the meds are for narcolepsy instead. I got my tubes removed ages ago but went back on the combination pill, stacking it so I only had 2-4 withdrawal bleeds a year, and I can *still* feel when medication efficacy dips happen with what my body's trying to do hormonally in the background. It's like the pill by itself wasn't enough to shut it up. About a week or so ago I switched to a different combination pill in the hopes that it'll even out a bit more and my narcolepsy meds will be more reliable/bio-available(?). I'm nearly 40 though so it's also possible that I'm just getting ready for some more intense shenanigans 'round the corner 
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Aug 25, 2023 23:02
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Lmao that's those pyjamas absolutely hosed
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Aug 26, 2023 00:27
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I am now tubeless! And IUD-less. Total time from pre-op to discharge was about 3 hours, worst part was the initial IV placement (they had issues getting the veins in one hand/arm to “take”), and my surgeon let me play Enya from her phone while I was getting set up (the nice fairy music lowers my blood pressure, don’t judge me). Not much pain; my average menstrual cramp is WAY worse. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow when the drugs have totally worn off. The gas has moved into my shoulders in the meantime, though.
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Zantie posted:Same with me but the meds are for narcolepsy instead. I got my tubes removed ages ago but went back on the combination pill, stacking it so I only had 2-4 withdrawal bleeds a year, and I can *still* feel when medication efficacy dips happen with what my body's trying to do hormonally in the background. It's like the pill by itself wasn't enough to shut it up. About a week or so ago I switched to a different combination pill in the hopes that it'll even out a bit more and my narcolepsy meds will be more reliable/bio-available(?). I'm nearly 40 though so it's also possible that I'm just getting ready for some more intense shenanigans 'round the corner
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MACAW.AVI posted:I am now tubeless! And IUD-less. Congrats!!
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Anne Whateley posted:modafinil/armodafinil I think fucks with whatever birth control because it speeds up processing through the liver. I’m on Nexplanon (absolutely love it) so everything is always steady (love it). There haven’t been studies, but my doctor thinks that rather than lower efficacy throughout the lifespan of the implant, she thinks it’ll just leach faster and run out sooner (which is nbd because they can go a year+ past the nominal lifespan normally). I know Nexplanon is a lot to get used to for some people, but I love it so much I actually don't take either of those, just good ol' generic adderall.
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My tits hurt so much that even my partner touching me gently or the dog brushing up against me hurts. 
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Nettle Soup posted:My tits hurt so much that even my partner touching me gently or the dog brushing up against me hurts.
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Nettle Soup posted:My tits hurt so much that even my partner touching me gently or the dog brushing up against me hurts. My cat LOVES to stand on my chest to wake me up, because between this and the fact my ribs are frequently in pain from connective tissue problems, it usually works extremely well.
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The cramps are spreading. Walking up two flights of stairs has caused cramps in my back, hips, and rear end. My butt cheeks are exhausted and cramped, wtf.
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Powerful Katrinka posted:The cramps are spreading. Walking up two flights of stairs has caused cramps in my back, hips, and rear end. My butt cheeks are exhausted and cramped, wtf. Stairs are the loving devil when you have cramps. I live in a townhome that has a basement, mid floor and top floor. The bedroom is up top, the kitchen in the middle, and the video games are in the basement. You can only have one: sleep, food or entertainment. I have solved this with my switch and my nightstand side table which I have filled with snacks
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Aug 30, 2023 17:49
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it has only happened once, but the week before my period I got like insane horny, like the kind of poo poo you read about in bad fiction or porn. and then it was over. It was far more enjoyable than the current hormonal anxiety attacks about every loving thing from what shoes I need to wear today to what chips to eat to oh god the world is ending and my period is coming. No one ever talks about your period during the zombie apocalypse!
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Cowslips Warren posted:No one ever talks about your period during the zombie apocalypse! No joke, finding myself in a situation without menstrual products is a Big Reason why I went Diva Cup. Far less a need to stress when it's reusable.
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My PMS or whatever has gotten nearly intolerable and I am thinking about going back on birth control to try to stop it. What is the best option for that in all y'all's opinion?
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Supposed to have my period this week, at a cabin in Maine with my in laws. I am starting my new pill pack in an attempt to skip it but I can feel the moodiness almost like a physical symptom.
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coronatae posted:Supposed to have my period this week, at a cabin in Maine with my in laws. I am starting my new pill pack in an attempt to skip it but I can feel the moodiness almost like a physical symptom. That's just Maine.
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God I love how my period always fucks with the side effects for my meds. Truly the most normal thing for a body to do! Love being woke up at rear end o clock by death cramps and the worst heartburn of my life. Love blacking out when I stand up. Love being told it's all fully normal and I just need to Stop Whining™
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Rust Martialis posted:That's just Maine. You've got PMSK Pre Menstrual Stephen King
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Easing back into the post-Labor Day workweek by getting my first post-surgery period on the way back from vacation. 
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Just had an appointment with a doctor and she confirmed that I have PMDD and put me on the pill to treat it. I really hope that it a) works cause I don't want to go on an SSRI again and b) that it doesn't make me depressed like my IUD did. She thinks I'll be okay but we'll see after a 3 month trial period. I am pretty happy though that she just believed me when I told her this was a problem and didn't say "well stop drinking caffeine and eating sugar and lose some weight and then come see me in a few months". When I called to make the appointment and said I was having a problem with my period they sent me to a female doctor as opposed to my regular male one, but if they had just sent me to my regular one my husband offered to come along and provide testimony that I was indeed having a rough time to strengthen my case.
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Well poo poo. So I started on Wellbutrin a few weeks ago plus a periomenopause themed vitamin cocktail my friend swears by. Im two days out from my period and I haven’t depression spiraled even once. I’m having a little bit of an “everything even slightly emotional makes me tear up” thing this morning, but it feels more like what PMS used to be. Manageable. Fingers crossed this is the sign of a positive trend.
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CherryCola posted:Well poo poo. So I started on Wellbutrin a few weeks ago plus a periomenopause themed vitamin cocktail my friend swears by. Im two days out from my period and I haven’t depression spiraled even once. I’m having a little bit of an “everything even slightly emotional makes me tear up” thing this morning, but it feels more like what PMS used to be. Manageable. I too have started back on Wellbutrin a few weeks ago! I do feel a lot better and my mood isn't so... swingy anymore. What's this perimenopausal cocktail you speak of? I'm 42 and wondering if it's time I start something like that. I already take some vitamins but if there's a better combo I'd love to hear about it.
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Pyrtanis posted:I too have started back on Wellbutrin a few weeks ago! I do feel a lot better and my mood isn't so... swingy anymore. What's this perimenopausal cocktail you speak of? I'm 42 and wondering if it's time I start something like that. I already take some vitamins but if there's a better combo I'd love to hear about it. I’m taking Amberen Perimenopause relief. I dunno how much it actually does but it does have a b vitamin complex which I know I need anyway. I don’t actually know if I’m perimenopausal, but the drastic shifts in my pms symptoms over the last few years makes me think something is up. (I still need to reschedule my stupid obgyn appointment to go over my test results)
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CherryCola posted:I’m taking Amberen Perimenopause relief. I dunno how much it actually does but it does have a b vitamin complex which I know I need anyway. I don’t actually know if I’m perimenopausal, but the drastic shifts in my pms symptoms over the last few years makes me think something is up. (I still need to reschedule my stupid obgyn appointment to go over my test results) ah, ok... I'm taking a prenatal in the morning (for hair growth), Omega 3, two B complex, vitamin D and vitamin C; in the evening I'm taking niacin. Luv 2 pee highlighter yellow 4 lyfe
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