PMS

I hate hate hate this time of month...I woke up to three pimples and two mouth sores....

Since I started this diet...I have  alot of energy...this moring I could not get out of bed...I am sad...angry...and my four year old is gettting on my very last nerve...and all he wants is a hug...and to climb on me...which pulls my air and squishes my bloated belly...ugh..ugh...

I didn't get PMS till my mid thirties...before that I was fine...but all of sudden...and it just gets worse each year....I can eat and eat and eat and eat...thank god last night I had a shred of control and only binged on oranges....

I swear...if it gets any worse I am going to be foaming out of the mouth....I am in such a bad mood...and my back is starting to hurt....

my mother always said, misery likes company' & you'll have some good company with me right now.

oh believe me i feel ya. i've had it bad since i was 9!!!! every single freaking month since i was in the 1 digits! im just getting over the worst part which is 1-2 days when it starts. and to top it off, after all my careful planning a few months ago, im going to get it on my wedding day!!! isn't that nice.

 

I am there with you!  I hate this feeling bloated and right now it just seems like nothing fits.  I am crabby and I don't want to do anything but sit in bed and watch tv. My kids probably think..What the heck is wrong with mommy....

It's taking everything I got not to just go eat a pan of brownies!! And have a margarita, maybe that would help my mood. haha

Ugggg...  I gain about 5 pounds... Isn't that fun?  and the pimples, and the moodiness and the exhaustion.  I forgot to grab the midol on my way out of the house this morning, and now I might have to kill my boss.  Yay for being a girl. 

I hear you.  I get it pretty bad some months too.  Being on the Pill made it sooooo much worse though. 

Also - maybe the oranges last night caused your mouth sores?  Too much citrus can do that to you.

Just take care of yourself, and remember that it will pass.  Try not to feel guilty about it either.  Your 4 year old will survive, and will still love you just as much.  You're not required to be perfect, only to try your best to give him/her what he really needs (and at 4 years old, they don't NEED attention 24/7).  I have a 6 year old, and I always feel guilty when I'm short-tempered and/or moody with her, but it's part of life.  Just gotta try not to take it out on them, but needing space is okay too.  Remember - he (or she?) is not an infant, and will survive if you need to be left alone for a little while. 

Really, it will be okay.  :-) 

Thanks gals...and because I am so emotional...it actually brought tears to my eyes that some strangers far away took the time to make me feel better...and it did...and well I guess also that HOT HOT shower I took...now I am all blubbery....

I feel your pain!  You know what is worse for me?  I stare at my bloated stomach and watched the needle on the scale go up every month.  I know it is going to go back to "normal" in a few days but it is so discouraging!  Stay strong!

There are a couple of tricks that I do.

First, find a Birth control that will help lesson the symptoms of PMS. I have been using Nuva-Ring and I have found it to work very well.

 Second, I find that exercising or playing some sport really hard during my Period will cut its 7 days to about 5-6 days.

Third, get your self Diuretic. They are pills that help with the symptoms of PMS especially bloating. You can get them at any store for about $5-7. Don't get the blue pill if you want to get blue-green urine.....stay with the white pills.

Fourth, stay away from salty foods.

Five, drink plenty of water.

I feel your pain. I had my TOM end last tuesday and I got a lil suprise visit sunday night. I was sooo peeved. Now i get a 2nd does of it this month and im more blubbery than nething.

Today and yesterday I have been in such a Black Funk.

Of course, any moment I should start my period.  I will always know my period is coming because of these two, very dark days that always precede it. They are followed by two more days of horrible back pain, achey joints and a very heavy flow.  On the fourth day I begin to see a light at the end of the tunnel and am able to discriminate deadly foes from close friends and family.

From the Black Pit of Despair, your sister in agony.

~kat

 

Oh my sisters, I've had PMS for a solid week now, I don't know why it won't just COME already. It keeps threatening to but never makes good. At this point I'd gladly take the period over the PMS. The grumpiness, bloating, wanting to eat everything I see and don't see, being too tired to want to work out. I just got this in my email.

A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For example; if she is ovulating a woman will tend to be more attracted to men with rugged and masculine features. However, if she is menstruating or menopausal she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest while he is on fire. No further studies are expected.

I vehemently hate email forwards but the fact that this one made me snicker means I have it BAD this month.

 

 

 

Original Post by etahbear:

Oh my sisters, I've had PMS for a solid week now, I don't know why it won't just COME already. It keeps threatening to but never makes good. At this point I'd gladly take the period over the PMS. The grumpiness, bloating, wanting to eat everything I see and don't see, being too tired to want to work out. I just got this in my email.

A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For example; if she is ovulating a woman will tend to be more attracted to men with rugged and masculine features. However, if she is mentruating or menopausal she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest while he is on fire. No further studies are expected.

I vehemently hate email forwards but the fact that this one made me snicker means I have it BAD this month.

 

 

 

 Hah!

I have found that since I got off the pill, my periods are much better. However, it's not the actual period that's the bother, it's the PMS I have for about three days before it comes.

I am so depressed and absolutely crazy. I make up slights in my head, I take everything the wrong way, I cry all the time.

Worst part being that somewhere inside is the normal me that is watching my actions and recognizing how irrational I am behaving. But I can't stop it. It's like I'm a different person.

My boyfriend and I always fight about something stupid, and he can't understand why I am so upset, and I remind him that I act this way every four weeks...why are you still surprised? Then I get even madder!

Put your head under the covers for a day if you need to. But hang in there, it will pass!