Painful Miserable Periods

Does anyone other than me have miserable periods, my gosh, the last two I was such a certified *****, I felt like my blood was boiling under my skin and I was nasty to everyone in my family, I hate it, I have always had horrible periods and look forward to menopause. BRING IT ON!!! Insomnia hits and the pain is really drastic, plus this month the weight gain was like 4 pounds, The good news is Adam says he loves me more than ever but I hate going threw the emotional rollar coaster every month, its exhausting, I feel so guilty for my behavior afterwards, I am so damn snippy and *****y and downright nasty at times.

I read that only 5-7% of wemon have these symptoms, I never really bring it up because most people tell me its in my head, well the pain isnt and either is the extreme heat I feel the first day it starts, I just cant get cool and as soon as it starts I feel like a new person, it hurts like hell but I feel calm like what ever was in my blood is gone.

Then the last day or the day after, I feel terribly depressed, I know it is only for that day until my body regulates again, but is there anyone out there who goes threw this mess?

Phew, it feels good to get that off my chest.

I know exactly how you feel!
I used to feel that I was able to kill at times. I got so mad that my pulse rate was so high that I often got head aces after my anger spells.
The blood is simply boiling under you skin and you feel that the only way to come down again is to hit or throw somthing. Not to mention all the things I have spewed at other people (mainly my family), things that I don't even mean or have thought before... :( I turned into a monster :yes:
You may laugh but I found a way to calm down and it was music... BLACK METAL :eek: If I put that in my ears I manage to rage through it and it makes me calm. LOL

I used to have really awful periods, Rina. When I wasn't ready to bite someone's head off, I was usually bed ridden with pain for at least 24 hours when I first started. I was evil to everyone around me. :D Everyone knew to just leave me alone for a few days.

I finally went to an OB/GYN who put me on birth control pills and that made all the difference for me. I still had quite a bit of pain and moodiness, but the pills helped me tremendously. And then fortunately, after I had my children, it continued to get better.

I eventually had a hysterectomy 7 years ago for excessive bleeding and no longer have to deal with that. But, I'll never forget those awful periods.

*raising hand* All I am gonna say is, "I CAN RELATE!". It is misery. Yep. Bring on menopause...I agree.

Oh yes, i have horrible periods.

BUT, i'm going thru menopause, and the problem THERE is...you STILL get horrible periods...now they're just irregular, AND i get to enjoy menopausal symptoms along with it!! Be careful what you wish for!!

I saw my doctor last week, and he showed me my hormone levels (in the blood). They are all at just the beginning of menopause. So i probably have 3 years of this to go, and i've already had 3 years of peri-menopause, which was awful too. Aint life grand?? :tongue2:

Good point Jellybean....I take that back....It's true. We should be careful what we wish for! None of it's fun...dang, it all sucks...:aaaaaaack:

I don't have bad periods, but I don't like them anyways and it seems pointless to have to put up with that at all since I'm not going to have kids. If I thought there was a doctor who would actually do it, and I could afford it, I'd get a hysterectomy in a heartbeat.

I'm going through the same thing, Kitty, except for the depression after. For me it's either emotional or physical...either I'm snippy as heck or I'm in ungodly pain. And as I get older, it doesn't get better...now I have them all over the map, from 21 days to 5 weeks plus. I find when I have them 3 weeks apart it's easier and lighter, but when I'm late, like right now....oi.

Not to mention I've woken up the last 3 nights to horrible night sweats...I think I'm gonna start taking some chaste tree berry for that. Apparently it helps hot flashes as well.

thank you, I spent all day Sunday apologizing for being so mean spirited, it really baffles me, the mood swing thing about it, today I am calm and not angry or looking to be pissed off at something.

I actually see alot of merit in joelstroubles solution of listening to heavy metal music and trying to release the tension that way.

Thanks for not making me feel so alone.....:o

My PMS used to make me feel absolutely EVIL.

Now my menopause makes me feel that way :eek:

I guess when its all over, i'll be sweet once again :yes:

I agree with Whiterose. I went off the pill after the birth of my son and had terrible cramps. So I went back on it. Then decided what the heck it was worth spending a bit more money to not have one at all!(I take the three weeks of the green ones and not the week of white). I haven't had a period in 4 months. LOVE IT! It doesn't work for everyone but it works for me! I figure what I spend in pills I save in products(you know).

Yes my doctor said it was perfectly safe.

-Nibbles

Yeah those shots didn't work for me at all...I gained about 5 lbs a month and spotted the whole time...it was better to just go back to au naturel...sigh.

I agree with Whiterose. I went off the pill after the birth of my son and had terrible cramps. So I went back on it. Then decided what the heck it was worth spending a bit more money to not have one at all!(I take the three weeks of the green ones and not the week of white). I haven't had a period in 4 months. LOVE IT! It doesn't work for everyone but it works for me! I figure what I spend in pills I save in products(you know).

Yes my doctor said it was perfectly safe.

I didn't have a period for 5 years while I was on depo-provera. It was great. I stopped taking it because of the risk of bone loss, but if they solved that problem I'd definitely go back on it.

I didn't have a period for 5 years while I was on depo-provera. It was great. I stopped taking it because of the risk of bone loss, but if they solved that problem I'd definitely go back on it.

I used depo provera for about a year and I lost my periodes too... but I didn't lose my temprament "spells", I also lost my libido :eek: , so I found out that it was better for me to quit it.

I have the extreme mood swings and it really didnt start until I turned 30. From my teens all the way through my 20's I can honestly say I suffered from very little PMS of any form. I had always been ultra-regular, never had cramps, no major mood changes, none of that.

Im still quite regular...give or take a day here and there..and I will get some cramping and pain in the lower back, nothing severe, but enough to be uncomfortable and warrant an Ibuprofen or two...also my upper legs will ache and just feel very heavy and tired. But wow, the mood swings are drastic. I know its coming, and I try like crazy to overcome it, but it is impossible. I literally hate everyone around me. My kids annoy me, my BF might as well not even come home, he infuriates me with the littlest thing...and to top it off, I find him for whatever reason...very unappealing physically, almost to the point of not wanting to look at him, and hes a real cute guy...lol. That is the one that bothers me the most I think. He knows its just a day or two and he knows its not how I really feel, so he is OK about it...but I HATE feeling that way and having no control over it.

I wish there was something that would stop it. I wont entertain the idea of any hormone based birth control, as we are "open" for getting pregnant and I wouldnt want to halt that process, if it is at all possible of happening.

OHlis, there has to be a medical reason for this, you know what sucks to me? I am 48 and by the time they figure out a healthy way to regulate the horrible hormonal problems with this, I will be probably in menopause, but this is not a bad thing I guess for those still suffering.

I know there has to be a medical diagnosis for this, those who suffer have too many commen ailments for it to be just coincidence.

Its almost like many of you knew exactly what I experienced, what is really troubling to me is when other wemon who I have known for years, think I am being a bit dramatic, it must be different for wemon across the board.

Lets put it this way, I would never want my daughter or granddaughter to inherit this, I hope they are some of the lucky ones.

I have heard that a lot of women says that Evening Primrose Oil works, but for the pain and for the "anger spells". Haven't tried it myself but a lot of women goes good for it ;)

http://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/alternative_medicines/medicines/s/seven%20seas/evening_primrose_oil_plus_starflower_oil_1000mg.ht m

I started this week, for the first time in forever without PMS. I was surprised, since I was sort of watching for it, it's that time. My breasts didn't even hurt. Maybe that's the start of something? I even said, David, guess what? I haven't hated you even once this month! He just laughed. I'd just thought maybe I was going to be late.

Now if somone could do something about the amount, that would be great. My mom was doing that before she died, a year older than I am now, so I'm not really surprised. She had to carry an extra outfit with her, just in case. The first two days are gross. Doctors say everything is ok, but I'd be surprised if I don't have some little fibroids with the amount of clotting I have.

I love my uterus, it's been there for me 4 times, I just wish it wasn't being so darned uncooperative these days.

I was on the patch till a year and a half ago, and then I started hemmorhaging, and had tons of tissue built up when they did an ultrasound. Could have been a miscarriage, (not very likely, I'd say) or just a big build up due to the hormones in the patch. So I can't use any hormones, but I'd love to be on a low dose pill. Obviously though, my body feels the need to build up lots of preparation every month, and then there's lots to get rid of.

I personally can't wait now, for menopause. This peri stuff stinks.

I just ordered a natural menopause supplement, with Black Cohosh (my doctor recommended it), red clover, and chaste tree berry in it.

I will let you know how it works. I cant take hormonal supplements due to cancers in my family.

Jelly, try it. For me though, it made me sick. My stomach couldn't handle it. I probably would have still taken it if it did anything to help my hot flashes and night sweats........it didn't.
Others, from what I hear have had better luck with it.
I take premphase a very, very low dosage of hormones.............it works for me. It is the safest one if you are a smoker.............nothing is really all that safe though.
All I can say is that, at the times when I had major symptoms, I didn't give a damn. I was like the poster child for hormone imbalance lol.
I had them all.........heavy periods lasting sometimes for weeks, terrible acne ( I never had so much as one pimple until I was 43), the night sweats, hot flashes, weight gain..............ACK!!! It sucked:confused:
Good luck with the natural route, it is always the best way to go if you can.
Blessings, TD

menopause...seems nothing works. so i suck it up... haven't killed yet, but i could... and the weight ...ARGH!!!! F... this S***! ;)

Jelly, try it. For me though, it made me sick. My stomach couldn't handle it. I probably would have still taken it if it did anything to help my hot flashes and night sweats........it didn't.


Well, i'll try it, but i HATE if something upsets my stomach.

I have had stomach ulcers, and i dont tolerate nausea at all :tongue2:

Kitty, what does your gyn doctor say about this? :(