I feel like pure shit right now. My stomach is upset, my cramps are kickin' my ass, the only thing I can be grateful for is that I'm not bloated right now. But man, what is this shit really all about?? WHY do we have to go through so much hell??

I just don't have the energy to do anything right now. I wanna crawl back in my bed & watch tv & be pissy I don't feel like cooking but I gotta eat something, I don't even have the energy to take something for my cramps I'm so fucking irritated. All this bleeding for nothing, you should be able to opt out of the periods if you've decided you don't want kids - wtf?? ARGH!!!

it's all Eve's fault isn't it? she should have never listened 2 the serpent

isn't there that pill that would let u have only 4 periods a year?

CalhounSq said:

Hysterectomy

L4OATheOriginal said:

Really??

I want in on the opt out plan too.

I stopped getting horrible cramps after I was a teenager and the last few months they've come back. Last month they were so bad they woke me up from the pain at 2 in the morning. I could barely make it to my medicine cabinet to take something and then I had to lay awake for an hour waiting for it to kick in. It was honestly the worst pain I remember in forever.

Though, I used to get utterly depressed for a couple days before and that seems to have been replaced by the cramps instead. I'm not sure which is worse.

CalhounSq said:

You can take birth control pills straight through for 3 months and then let up a week. And start in again. The idea is to only get your period once every 10 weeks that way. I tried it a few years ago on my doctors recommendation but I get so messed up from the hormones it's just not worth it to me. Serious depression and just plain crazy/schizo feeling. But worth a shot for anyone who isn't affected like I am.

FruitToAttractBears said:

NO!

FruitToAttractBears said:

Most doctors won't do that or tie your tubes if you've never had children. They think you'll change your mind.

This is the 4 periods a year pill.

http://www.ourgyn.com/art...ticleid=61

"Stupid periods," as in recurring cycles of dumb behavior? I'm glad you mentioned that. Why, just yesterday, I was thinking about how women...

Oh, wait, you're referring to menses. Er... gotcha.


Pardon.

CarrieMpls said:

DAMN, my cramps don't get THAT bad I just hate all the garbage we have to go through on a regular basis while all men have to do is wash their fucking balls, which seems rather fun to me

I am very lucky in that I dont have them anymore!!

My periods have been touch and go, ever since I had an ectopic pregnancy way back in 1988, and since then they have been getting less and less untill about 5 years ago when they finally stopped cos of my menopause at the grand old age of 45!!

Yet even my menopause was some crazy shit, with me acting like a wild animal at times and having severe mood swings and even doing crazy things like impulse buying for things that I normally never need or want!! My whole body aching from head 2 toe, especially my legs!! And plus, my sleeping patterns going completely haywire!!

But, now I have levelled out and everything is fine now!!

CarrieMpls said:

They kicked me off the pill years ago. Even if I got back on I don't think I'd remember to take it every day

CalhounSq said:

CarrieMpls said:

I'm with both you and Cal. The crazy thing is that in addition to mood swings and cramps, the day before I crave protein like CRAZY. I have been known to drag my butt to the supermarket to buy a steak (which I REFUSE to share with my dude
) or even make a 40 minute subway trip to Hamburg's looooonne KFC to get a mixed assortment of fried chicken...just INSANITY

Desire2006 said:

You, my friend, are a period success story

Now wtf am I gonna do?

This is how I've been all week too.

I get cramps so bad that I literally cannot move and have to curl up in the fetal position and cry.
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Ottensen said:

I have no dependable cravings except for sweets the days before, the only thing that always gets me is being sick to my stomach for a day or 2

don't be a wimp! SUCK IT UP!!!

and i hear if you hop on one leg for 5 mins and drink milkshake the symptoms go away









sorry you're feeling crappy

Ottensen said:

I get serious chocolate cravings. SERIOUS cravings. It's sooooo bizarre.

minneapolisgenius said:

DAMN

CHIC0 said:

minneapolisgenius said:

That's pretty much me too. I don't understand how they came back when I haven't had them like that since I was a kid and they were gone for years. I mean, I'd get a little crampy now and again, but now that's exactly what it is, curl up and cry.

Cloudbuster said:

CalhounSq said:

i had a leg cramp last month. lasted about 5 mins. same thing

Cloudbuster said:

that's too much information.

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CalhounSq said:

You need a little extra Zinc in your diet, Ma. It helps ease up the monthly cramps

Fury said:

Fury said:

Now imagine that for about 8-12 hours straight, once a month for the rest of your life.