A bit of a rant: Sometimes I get damn tired of being a female.
I would have had a lovely day yesterday, I mean a day of easy work, chocolate, ice cream and dinner with my boyfriend should have been damn lovey. But because my period started yesterday, I spent my whole day in a daze. Between the soreness in my back, the cramps, the headaches, and the severe fatigue, the cloud of menstruation I had to deal with yesterday sucked. I know the first day is always bad for me, but come on. I can't take 'feel better' drugs because they turn my headaches in to migraines. I can barely work as it is on day one, between the pain and fog that I get in, because of the pain and the headaches. And I know I should try birth control, but I really stir away from the stuff, because of the side effects. I don't know, maybe I am to a point in my life where I should start taking the stuff. I am also tired of the crazy mood swings, it is like I loose control of my scenes, I will cry for no reason, and someone can ask me a simple question, and then almost get whiplash from my reply. Either my hormones are just in crazy overload on day one, or there is something else going on. It just drives me crazy that these effects occur to me in one day of suffering. One day a month I am a total bitch, all I want is sleep, and any thing that anyone says to me, seems like an attack, a threat, or an insult. I hate the way I am on those days, and I really am starting to feel helpless about it.
I would have had a lovely day yesterday, I mean a day of easy work, chocolate, ice cream and dinner with my boyfriend should have been damn lovey. But because my period started yesterday, I spent my whole day in a daze. Between the soreness in my back, the cramps, the headaches, and the severe fatigue, the cloud of menstruation I had to deal with yesterday sucked. I know the first day is always bad for me, but come on. I can't take 'feel better' drugs because they turn my headaches in to migraines. I can barely work as it is on day one, between the pain and fog that I get in, because of the pain and the headaches. And I know I should try birth control, but I really stir away from the stuff, because of the side effects. I don't know, maybe I am to a point in my life where I should start taking the stuff. I am also tired of the crazy mood swings, it is like I loose control of my scenes, I will cry for no reason, and someone can ask me a simple question, and then almost get whiplash from my reply. Either my hormones are just in crazy overload on day one, or there is something else going on. It just drives me crazy that these effects occur to me in one day of suffering. One day a month I am a total bitch, all I want is sleep, and any thing that anyone says to me, seems like an attack, a threat, or an insult. I hate the way I am on those days, and I really am starting to feel helpless about it.
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I've read/heard that eating better, reducing caffeine & alcohol, staying hydrated, and exercise will help (though who wants to exercise during that, seriously?
I personally avoid doctors at all costs, but you *might* want to look into the possibility of having PMDD (I know I have most of those symptoms). It can be treated with SSRIs (Zoloft, Prozac, etc). I'm not really thrilled about the idea of going on that medication again, so I'm going with the first method I described.
Whatever you choose to do, good luck!