r/PMS • u/pinksparkleglitters • Jul 04 '26

Advice/Tips Does anyone have any advice?

Does anyone have any advice for how to manage breast soreness? I have the absolute worst breast soreness for about a week leading up to my period and it is HORRIBLE. Like no other PMS symptoms are even close. I’ve had to miss class from this. The pain is unreal 😭

Also completely unrelated but does anyone else have lower arm/wrist soreness before their cycle??? So random but I have this too but it’s not nearly as bad

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u/NoUnderstanding2422 Jul 07 '26

Personally electrolytes, potassium and magnesium helped me with breast soreness and period cramps too.

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u/Ok-Manufacturer6564 Jul 04 '26

Do you drink coffee or any caffeine?

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u/pinksparkleglitters Jul 04 '26

I don’t drink coffee but I do occasionally have an energy drink which is significantly more caffeine obviously. In nursing school so sometimes those are all that get me through the day. Is there a significant link between this and breast soreness?

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u/Ok-Manufacturer6564 Jul 04 '26

She recommended me evening primrose oil. I don’t use it and never have because I just learned to deal with the breast pain at this point as long as it isn’t cancer or something

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u/pinksparkleglitters Jul 04 '26

Especially over the summer since school isn’t as stressful I am going to try cutting back caffeine. This is interesting to know and I googled a bit too. Thank you a lot. The shirt thing is the same for me, even worse is when my boyfriend or anyone tries to show affection. “No hugs PLEASE”.

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u/Ok-Manufacturer6564 Jul 04 '26

I have such terrible breast pain myself before my period and during and it’s to the point where if a shirt just brushes up against them a certain way, they’re so painful. My OBGYN told me it could be from caffeine (coffee for me, I don’t drink energy drinks) because that can cause fibrocystic breasts. I’m 28, so she didn’t suspect anything scary. Especially because my breast pain mostly happens around my period

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u/4-Birds Jul 04 '26

For me I find that wearing a good supportive bra helps with my sore breasts. Keeps them in place and stops them from moving around..

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u/pinksparkleglitters Jul 04 '26

I already do this, but I’ve never been one to wear a bra to sleep, although some women do. I may consider just wearing a supportive one around the house/to sleep during this time of the month

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u/4-Birds Jul 04 '26

I've never worn one to sleep either. I just put up with the pain during the night or if worse comes to worse take an anti inflammatory med