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PrintableFunkMistress said: Nothinbutjoy said: I did. I use to not have any PMS symptoms that tylenol couldn't handle. Now, it varies month to month, but I have at least one day where my mood is so incredibly dark that it is scary. I also do not want to take meds for the symptoms. The only thing that I have found that works is just being extra kind to myself once I realized "THAT" day is the one I'm in. When it was brand new and I didn't know what the hell was going on, I was hell to be around (moreso than usual  ). Now, when my mood is just beyond evil, I know what's going on and that helps.
For me, just knowing that it's my hormones and that it is temporary helps me cope. So does chocolate, warm showers, sometimes excessive tequilla shots etc. I assess it from month to month. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'm at worst a 5 on my worst day. No danger to myself or others, so I'm not medically intervening at this time. As for making it stop. I have no idea. My worst days with emotional symptoms are probably an 8. I scare myself. Physically, my cramps can hit a 9 out of 10 at their very worst.  Is the pain enough to cause emotional turmoil or is the pain the icning on the black cake??? I hope you feel/get better  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Thanks again, everyone.
I feel less alone and less crazy, and I think I'll ask my doctor about Yaz. I sound like a fucking pharmaceutical commercial.  The Normal Whores Club | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: FunkMistress said: My worst days with emotional symptoms are probably an 8. I scare myself. Physically, my cramps can hit a 9 out of 10 at their very worst. Is the pain enough to cause emotional turmoil or is the pain the icning on the black cake??? I hope you feel/get better It's two completely different issues. The emotional turmoil is its own animal, with scary mood swings, intense rage that bubbles up inside me and makes me want to do horrible things, deep sadness and confusion, where everything just seems wrong. That precedes the pain, which comes a couple of days later and is just hot, stabbing pain in my abdomen, lower back, and down my legs (because of pressure on the sciatic nerve). As bad as it is, I'd prefer just the physical pain if I had to pick one. I find that easier to tough out than the psychosis. That shit makes me want to kill myself. The Normal Whores Club | |
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FunkMistress said: Thanks again, everyone.
I feel less alone and less crazy, and I think I'll ask my doctor about Yaz. I sound like a fucking pharmaceutical commercial. when I met you, you didn't take so much as a tylenol!  | |
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JerseyKRS said: FunkMistress said: Thanks again, everyone.
I feel less alone and less crazy, and I think I'll ask my doctor about Yaz. I sound like a fucking pharmaceutical commercial. when I met you, you didn't take so much as a tylenol! See all the processing she is doing for you man ?
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Mach said: JerseyKRS said: when I met you, you didn't take so much as a tylenol! See all the processing she is doing for you man ?
I'm gonna process her into the back yard one of these months! | |
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Maybe you're starting menopause | |
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CarrieLee said: Maybe you're starting menopause
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JerseyKRS said: FunkMistress said: Thanks again, everyone.
I feel less alone and less crazy, and I think I'll ask my doctor about Yaz. I sound like a fucking pharmaceutical commercial. when I met you, you didn't take so much as a tylenol! I know.
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You packin' WMD's. That's them Weapons of Mass Destruction. Bombshell to the fullest, YO! This sig is just a fig of your imago-neigh-shun | |
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FunkMistress said: Nothinbutjoy said: I did. I use to not have any PMS symptoms that tylenol couldn't handle. Now, it varies month to month, but I have at least one day where my mood is so incredibly dark that it is scary. I also do not want to take meds for the symptoms. The only thing that I have found that works is just being extra kind to myself once I realized "THAT" day is the one I'm in. When it was brand new and I didn't know what the hell was going on, I was hell to be around (moreso than usual ). Now, when my mood is just beyond evil, I know what's going on and that helps.
For me, just knowing that it's my hormones and that it is temporary helps me cope. So does chocolate, warm showers, sometimes excessive tequilla shots etc. I assess it from month to month. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'm at worst a 5 on my worst day. No danger to myself or others, so I'm not medically intervening at this time. As for making it stop. I have no idea. My worst days with emotional symptoms are probably an 8. I scare myself. Physically, my cramps can hit a 9 out of 10 at their very worst. Regardless of the cause, if you ever feel like hurting yourself or others, seriously, not the  "I'm gonna kill him/her/them"  kinda stuff, but the, REAL kind of hurt stuff, talk to your doctor about it ASAP.
You may need to open up to the idea of medicinal help OR get really aggressive about treating the symptoms. Now that you know your hormones are changing, change the way to treat them. I cannot stress enough the idea of being kind to yourself, especially when you are at your darkest and most painful. What you could/would normally "tough out" you now need to treat. When you feel it coming on, acknowlege it and start with the actions you need to cope. Knowing is a large part of coping.  I'm firmly planted in denial |
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FunkMistress said: CarrieLee said: Maybe you're starting menopause
Hahahah I'm sorry...I was totally kidding! Honestly, try to exercise as much as you can. A good 30 min cardio workout is enough to make you feel better. | |
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Nothinbutjoy said: FunkMistress said: My worst days with emotional symptoms are probably an 8. I scare myself. Physically, my cramps can hit a 9 out of 10 at their very worst. Regardless of the cause, if you ever feel like hurting yourself or others, seriously, not the "I'm gonna kill him/her/them" kinda stuff, but the, REAL kind of hurt stuff, talk to your doctor about it ASAP.
You may need to open up to the idea of medicinal help OR get really aggressive about treating the symptoms. Now that you know your hormones are changing, change the way to treat them. I cannot stress enough the idea of being kind to yourself, especially when you are at your darkest and most painful. What you could/would normally "tough out" you now need to treat. When you feel it coming on, acknowlege it and start with the actions you need to cope. Knowing is a large part of coping. Wow, that hits home. Thank you. The Normal Whores Club | |
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CarrieLee said: FunkMistress said: Hahahah I'm sorry...I was totally kidding! Honestly, try to exercise as much as you can. A good 30 min cardio workout is enough to make you feel better. I've been really lazy about yoga, which I used to do at least 5 mornings a week. 
Maybe I'll do some now. 
Or maybe I'll bake these little pies in jars: http://www.notmartha.org/...ntinyjars/ The Normal Whores Club | |
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applekisses said: FunkMistress said: That pill with the slut doctor in the nightclub talking about all the side effects?  
 That's the one. But...all bc pills have those same side-effects...and to me, not being crazy is worth the risk. I take baby aspirins to help combat any potential clotting problems.
Take care of yourself during this time and just think about it.
Also, PMDD is much more severe (I know you know this) than PMS. Sometimes changing your diet, taking vitamins and exercising just won't cut it for PMDD (I've tried it all, believe me). [Edited 4/3/09 7:41am] I went on the Yaz website and started tracking my symptoms using their Body Diary tool. It's pretty cool. It charts your symptoms and gives you a printout to show your doctor. The Normal Whores Club | |
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JuliePurplehead said: You don't know crazy until you've cried over not having the ingredients to make a ham sandwich. Been there, done that. Got over it in 2.2 seconds when an episode of Friends came on.
 And I always think 'thank goodness no one's around. People would really start to think I'm a wackadoo.'Lord, I've been there too...
I really hope you'll find a solution that'll help you, erin. I think most of us women know how infuriating it feel, when you aren't capable of controlling your own emotions..
When I was in my teens, I remember getting upset over something my bf said and ended up sitting on my window legde in our three story house.. Crying. After that I got the pill. I actually don't know what to do rigth now, because I'm single now and my pills are running out.. Should I take a break with 'em..  A friend of mine said, that wouldn't it be nice to be yourself, instead a hormone influenced -self. I've also been thinking about a birth-control ring, which could be kinda cool too.Allow me to introduce: Ms. Onder and Mrs. Donk! (o)(o)
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FunkMistress said: So every month I go crazy.
This never used to happen to me. But suddenly I'm over-emotional, over-sensitive. Meaning, I start believing things that I know are not true, and I start having the craziest thoughts. Does this happen to anyone else? 
Y.E.S It's really annoying. I see shit on t.v. and start crying for no reason, I start thinking of sad things that most likely would never happen and get emotional over that too. I get cranky and it's bad enough that i'm emotional without Aunt Flo's monthly visits!  surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
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FunkMistress said: CarrieLee said: Maybe you're starting menopause
It does sound like peri-menopause. Symptoms can start years before menopause. Sometimes even in the late 20s and early 30s. "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"-Dr Seuss
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FunkMistress said: CarrieLee said: Hahahah I'm sorry...I was totally kidding! Honestly, try to exercise as much as you can. A good 30 min cardio workout is enough to make you feel better. I've been really lazy about yoga, which I used to do at least 5 mornings a week.
Maybe I'll do some now.
Or maybe I'll bake these little pies in jars: http://www.notmartha.org/...ntinyjars/ O.M.G. those pies are INSANE!!!!!  I'm firmly planted in denial |
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In all seriousness, I know feminine hygiene/odor is a touchy subject. If the process of reproduction and the labor that consequently manifests it's biophysical mark in the womb of a woman wasn't hard enough on this gender; you've got to deal with all the other gripes that impede your mind, body, and soul as a result of nature's calling (Or Lord....*Clears Throat*....the pioneering aggregation of creationism knows what. Take the aforementioned to be a meticulously considerate bicuspid of your personal beliefs/customs). It's not fair. I do feel for you. It sucks that anyone would have to hit a certain age rank/hierarchy where they're sexual pressure points aren't nearly as fermentable. Wait....did I just say all that. I think I'm going to be sick. The mere thought is awful. Again, I sympathize. This sig is just a fig of your imago-neigh-shun | |
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shellyevon said: FunkMistress said: It does sound like peri-menopause. Symptoms can start years before menopause. Sometimes even in the late 20s and early 30s. It's not perimenopause.  The Normal Whores Club | |
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Mysterioso said: In all seriousness, I know feminine hygiene/odor is a touchy subject. If the process of reproduction and the labor that consequently manifests it's biophysical mark in the womb of a woman wasn't hard enough on this gender; you've got to deal with all the other gripes that impede your mind, body, and soul as a result of nature's calling (Or Lord....*Clears Throat*....the pioneering aggregation of creationism knows what. Take the aforementioned to be a meticulously considerate bicuspid of your personal beliefs/customs). It's not fair. I do feel for you. It sucks that anyone would have to hit a certain age rank/hierarchy where they're sexual pressure points aren't nearly as fermentable. Wait....did I just say all that. I think I'm going to be sick. The mere thought is awful. Again, I sympathize.
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FunkMistress said: Mysterioso said: In all seriousness, I know feminine hygiene/odor is a touchy subject. If the process of reproduction and the labor that consequently manifests it's biophysical mark in the womb of a woman wasn't hard enough on this gender; you've got to deal with all the other gripes that impede your mind, body, and soul as a result of nature's calling (Or Lord....*Clears Throat*....the pioneering aggregation of creationism knows what. Take the aforementioned to be a meticulously considerate bicuspid of your personal beliefs/customs). It's not fair. I do feel for you. It sucks that anyone would have to hit a certain age rank/hierarchy where they're sexual pressure points aren't nearly as fermentable. Wait....did I just say all that. I think I'm going to be sick. The mere thought is awful. Again, I sympathize.
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Mysterioso said: "Having or ending in two points" doesn't mean "double-edged." The Normal Whores Club | |
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FunkMistress said: Mysterioso said: "Having or ending in two points" doesn't mean "double-edged." you can tell she has her period, look at how mean she is!  | |
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JerseyKRS said: FunkMistress said: "Having or ending in two points" doesn't mean "double-edged." you can tell she has her period, look at how mean she is! GET OUT OF HERE BOTH OF YOU!!! The Normal Whores Club | |
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Well, that's how I interpreted it. Guess I should go back to the drawing boards. Perhaps I went a little overboard with the philosophically figurative modification of those archaic semantics. But I was using it in a not-so-literal context. Inconsistencies aside, you get the gist. Fuck it! I just thought that term had more than one facet than its originally decoded diction. That entry was so open-ended. Maybe it didn't mean Double-edged. You know. It could have been my metaphorical translation for harmonious agreement or an acute treatise. The point was to convey a personal conviction of obsequiousness to the rhetorical tactic of diplomacy. You may feel one way. He/she may feel another. I'm recklessly illegible, anyhow. I'm fucked up in the head! FUCK! I'm diligent, man! I'm diligent! What an open-ended assertion! *Breathes Deeply* Aw, shit! Aw, shit! [Edited 4/4/09 13:01pm] This sig is just a fig of your imago-neigh-shun | |
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Perhaps I should have just said that we should take the indiscriminately dichotomous approach when mentioning the controversy of prehistoric/neanderthal beginnings and what ideology is truthfully veritable. But goddamn it, I refuse to be compare to Oswald Bates! FUCK ME, MAN! I'm losing it, here!  [Edited 4/4/09 13:09pm] This sig is just a fig of your imago-neigh-shun | |
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Listen, kid, I started this thread looking for help. From women.
Don't clutter it up with your self-hating jibberish, okay? Go over to P&R if you want to talk about God and sound like a crazy person, I hear that goes over real well in that forum.
Jesus, you'd get more ass if you weren't so fucking self-absorbed. The Normal Whores Club | |
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