Caution: Girl Stuff - Page 10

Snowflake · 03-23-2007, 07:47 AM

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Could this be the result of not having my period? Amongst us, do we have an experience in this for my curious mind?

Well, as for me, if I skip one or more cycles, the next cycle or two is h-o-r-r-i-b-l-e. Everything is intensified twice over.

Of course, for me, once I turned 40, everything changed anyway and I'm playing in a whole new ball game. And I've not hit the change yet, either.

So that's my experience. Eveyone else's mileage may vary

blueerica · 03-23-2007, 08:42 AM

Well, I have to say things seem better today. I'm wary and considering stopping by the store to pick up some PMS/cramps style pills to pop. I've have never, ever, ever in my life had anything like that happen... I have so much sympathy now for people who say that's what their normal periods are like. How lucky I have had it.

If I'm anything like my mom and my aunt, perimenopause should be awesome. Not!

katiesue · 03-23-2007, 09:11 AM

I get the same thing if I skip. More cramping etc than usual.

MouseWife · 03-23-2007, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by blueerica

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I felt like I was being stabbed from all directions and could barely move. The pain subsided, but occasionally comes back.

You know, I had really awful periods when I was young. It wasn't until after I had kids I realized this pain was like contractions. Not the severe the kid is about to pop out kind but still. Or, even more comparable to the cramping you get after you deliver, the uterus contracting. So f'ing painful.

Sort of like my early periods. I don't understand why they were so painful. But, they were irregular.

I would think {not know} that yes, messing with the hormones may have played a part in how you feel.

Mmmm....coookies.......

Feel better, chickie.

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-23-2007, 10:03 AM

I never had cramps when I skipped a period. But I had them for each period, so there you go.

Feel better, babe. Sleep always helps me a lot, and if you take the painkillers as the pain is beginning to build, you have a better chance of heading it off before it cripples you.

And chocolate, lots of chocolate.

Morrigoon · 03-23-2007, 10:14 AM

Yes, chocolate is good stuff. Oh, and red meat

Ponine · 03-23-2007, 10:23 AM

BE - I agree with you assesment. Yes, if I skip, I have massive issues the next cycle. I just want to curl up in bed.

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Yes, chocolate is good stuff. Oh, and red meat

I have never heard anyone else cite red meat, thank you for validating me!

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Also, I loved your phrase "15 years of womanhood", even if it made me calculate my own at 39 years.

This is exactly what it made me do too. 28 years was a scary number.

Morrigoon · 03-23-2007, 10:27 AM

Nice to know I'm not the only one who gets a little iron-deficient

My appetite gets ALL wacky around that time. Sometimes I'm ravenous, and other times I can hardly eat (usually the bad cramp periods). Mostly, right before and during the first few days, I'm all about the red meat

katiesue · 03-23-2007, 10:32 AM

Just calculated mine at 24 - beeing a late bloomer isn't a bad thing.

blueerica · 03-23-2007, 10:36 AM

<3 Thank you - all of you!

So far, so good today. I can see it now - talking with a rep from some amazing company at the expo today... <insert nastiest cramp ever right here>.

Honestly, I can't wait to have my period. Get this sucker OVER with!

Or watch, I'll start it while talking to Mr. or Ms. Amazing Recruiter.

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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Well, I have to say things seem better today. I'm wary and considering stopping by the store to pick up some PMS/cramps style pills to pop. I've have never, ever, ever in my life had anything like that happen... I have so much sympathy now for people who say that's what their normal periods are like. How lucky I have had it. If I'm anything like my mom and my aunt, perimenopause should be awesome. Not! __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	I get the same thing if I skip. More cramping etc than usual. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I never had cramps when I skipped a period. But I had them for each period, so there you go. Feel better, babe. Sleep always helps me a lot, and if you take the painkillers as the pain is beginning to build, you have a better chance of heading it off before it cripples you. And chocolate, lots of chocolate. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Yes, chocolate is good stuff. Oh, and red meat __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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03-23-2007, 10:27 AM	#98
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Nice to know I'm not the only one who gets a little iron-deficient My appetite gets ALL wacky around that time. Sometimes I'm ravenous, and other times I can hardly eat (usually the bad cramp periods). Mostly, right before and during the first few days, I'm all about the red meat __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Just calculated mine at 24 - beeing a late bloomer isn't a bad thing. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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03-23-2007, 10:36 AM	#100
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	<3 Thank you - all of you! So far, so good today. I can see it now - talking with a rep from some amazing company at the expo today... <insert nastiest cramp ever right here>. Honestly, I can't wait to have my period. Get this sucker OVER with! Or watch, I'll start it while talking to Mr. or Ms. Amazing Recruiter. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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