Mood swings + PMS - Page 3

Bunnylingus · 6th April 2006, 3:35am

Ive got PCOS, my moodswings are awful.

I just stay away from folk as much as possible if I feel crap, and if I do have a go I apologise. My hormones are muddled a bit but its no excuse to be a cowbag.

ScaredStar · 6th April 2006, 12:00pm

i used to get such bad pains that id pass out...for some reason it was my back that hurt, not my stomach. never really got mood swings but id know i was going to feel really bad so i used to get anxious and stressed. i still get it to a lesser extent but the pill helped. im scared of the implant

i dont like the idea of something being in my body for that long. which i realise is REALLY irrational.

Zenith · 6th April 2006, 5:13pm

My Implant Update

bloody hurt, the woman couldnt get it out, spent a good 5/10mins footering to get the implant out

she was just learning, the woman in charge stepped in when even with the anesthetic it was hurting me.

otherwise getting the new one in was no bother at all.
arms pretty swollen cos of the anesthetic. luckily debs was on hand to help me with the buttons on my coat.

no doubt she'll give her gorey account of the events

RadiantNitemare · 6th April 2006, 5:22pm

Largest of Als · 6th April 2006, 5:50pm

[joke] Why is it called PMS?....... because Mad Cow was already taken! [/joke]

Al

Pier Angeli · 6th April 2006, 6:01pm

I've been on the pill for about 4 years now, before I was on it I got horrific cramps and basically was bedridden for at least a day, as well as feeling constantly tired the week before & the week of my period.

Since I've been on the pill I rarely get cramps, and if I do they're only mild discomfort instead of excrutiating pain. The mood swings though - not quite as bad, but still there (although, that's just something I've always been prone to, even pre-puberty) but I find I'm far more emotional these days and sometimes I find myself welling up for absolutely no reason. I never used to cry so easily

Nieriel · 7th April 2006, 11:19am

Let's laugh at Debbie's over emotional state; I bubbled at Without a Trace this morning!

Loudmom · 7th April 2006, 11:22am

AAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH PMS room, throws down chocolate and backs away

yummy mummy · 7th April 2006, 11:30am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oskar

If you seek an argument then the fall-out is your own fault. Blaming on your bleeding bits is just a cop out.

I refuse to portray myself as a poor little maiden that needs wrapped in cotton wool once a month.

Considering some judges view PMT as a mitigating circumstance in murder trials, I don't think it's a cop out at all.

Zenith · 7th April 2006, 2:17pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by yummy mummy

Considering some judges view PMT as a mitigating circumstance in murder trials, I don't think it's a cop out at all.

learn something new everyday

never knew that at all

Sebb™ · 7th April 2006, 2:20pm

Fuck me, that's just scary

Jen-Y · 7th April 2006, 2:27pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oskar

Don't get mood swings myself.

To be fair, they're just used as a way of justifying being a complete and utter boot.

If you dont get hormonal mood swings then its easyfor you to say its just an excuse to be a cow.

I used to get so moody before i was on the pill. I'd feel so low and snap at people, its not like i wanted to snap at people and piss my family off but i genuinely couldnt help feeling so agitated.

The pill got rid of them tho which is amazing.

Violet Grimm · 7th April 2006, 2:31pm

i take st johns wort for the stressy feeling and mood swings and evening primrose for the crampy pains - i find them both really helpful.

hotblonde · 7th April 2006, 2:31pm

I hate being female sometimes...hate bleeding like a gutted pig, hate having hormones which cause my boobs to explode, then shrink to nothing, whilst feeling bruised even when I walk. Hate sticky menstrual blood, hate being tired and bloated.....oh and did I mention I hate being female sometimes??

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oskar

If you seek an argument then the fall-out is your own fault. Blaming on your bleeding bits is just a cop out.

I refuse to portray myself as a poor little maiden that needs wrapped in cotton wool once a month.

I'm more wrapped in barbed wire than cotton wool. I see and hear myself (like watching from outside a glass bowl), but I have very high oestrogen levels and this causes more than just mood swings. I think have the double X syndrome, whereby females are mozaics due to X inactivation, is quite a unique status....but awful when you're sensitive to hormonal imbalances. Then we have the 'change' to cope with...sounds fecking awful not to mention all the cardiovascular/osteo problems that come with it.

Nieriel · 7th April 2006, 2:39pm

Kirsten will know better than me, but I think St John's Wort can interfere with the effects of the pill. However, Evening Primrose capsules are said to have a similar effect as St John's, without compromising your pill.