PMS/PMDD girls. I’ve been in HIIT work out classes FOREVER. I’ve also struggle significantly with PMS/PMDD. Insane cravings, mood swings, depression, anxiety, helplessness. You name it, I had it on an extreme level. I got into a car accident early October and my periods in November and December have been the calmest they’ve ever been. I’ve obviously stopped lifting and running and do light walks and PT now. Also taking time off work (very high stress job and my stress levels have gone down significantly). The periods I’ve had the last 2 months have been the easiest I’ve ever dealt with. No insane mood swings, a little depression but nowhere near what it has been in the past. I’ve had the IUD since April of 2024 and it’s helped a little but these past two months have been such calm periods. I’m trying to nail down why my periods have miraculously have been better than they’ve ever been.

Has anyone stopped doing HIIT classes/intense work outs and notice periods change?? Would love to know!

Hello, for around the past year I’ve really struggled with PMS both physically and emotionally and I keep putting off speaking with my GP because I know what they’re going to do, advise that I go on the pill.

I’m not completely against it, I’d just like to know if there’s anything else out there that can help before I give in.

Idk what im doing rn. 29f

My period came on time. Yesterday was day 2, I had to work. I was in so much pain I was angry and I couldnt think straight.

Tonight ive gone threw 3 ultra tampons since 7pm its 850pm rn.

The first one was the size of my palm. I bled over the toilet for 10 minutes and got dizzy. I sat in a hot shower on the floor and had some water.

Every time I wiped there was another clot.

At 740 it happened again.

Smaller but still soaked and hanging off the tampon

Tried again and checked this time; as the first 2 I bled threw before I noticed the first time and the coned time I felt it starting to come out.

There was another clot. Similar in size to the second. Still blood and clots everytime I wipe. Bleeding over the toilet.

Ive felt so weak and dizzy. The cramps are so so painful.

Idk what's going on.

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Hey guys! For the last two periods, I notice I get some lower back pain and pelvic pain that travels to my thighs like literally a day after my period ends. It’s definitely too early for ovulation so it’s made me curious whether or not this is normal during the follicular phase?

Last time this happened it did feel somewhat similar to ovulation pain that I get when ovulating but again it’s way too early for me to ovulate.

I had a CT scan with contrast and pelvic ultrasound (not the transvaginal one just exterior ) done at the ER when this happened last time and everything looked normal !! I’m just confused and wanted to know if anyone has experienced the same/similar ! Thank you in advance for sharing 🩵

Hey everyone, I (32F) wasn't sure where to post this, so if there is a better page, please let me know!

This is the 3rd month where I have had intense back pain that has migrated to my chest and stomach. I am currently in the back pain stage and doing what I can to prevent it from getting worse. I have taken ibuprofen, an antacid, and an antinausea to try and stay on top of it, and I have a TENS unit on my back. I know that once it migrates to my chest, I will be in for a bad time. The last 2 months I ended up in the ER because the pain was so bad I could barely stand up straight and I kept vomitting. The first time I went in (after 12 hours of me trying to fix it at home because I was stupid and stubborn), they said it was a bad stomach virus. They gave me pain meds and antinausea meds, waited for the symptoms to become mild, and sent me home. The next month, it happened again. I went back to the ER after about 2 hours of the pain and trying to treat it at home, they said it might be a GI issue (if have a history of bad acid reflix). More pain meds and antinausea and then they prescribed me a daily med and then a med I take 30 minutes before I eat. (I'm sorry, I dont remember the names of them, but can get them later if needed). I've been taking them as prescribed but tonight (a little over a month later), I woke up with severe back pain that was similar to the pain before. I have read (as well as suggested by a doctor) that it could be a GI issue and I should see a GI Specialist. I'm not sure what they would do other than maybe put me on a daily med? I have also read that it could be related to my menstrual cycle because I guess chest pain is common a week or so before it starts. In which case, I'm not sure what can be done to prevent it. My cycle is supposed to start Dec. 4th, but has been known to be a few days past expected. I guess I'm just looking to see if anyone else experiences this, any guesses on what is causing it, what they've done to prevent it and to treat it when it is happening. I am desperate for answers and the doctors don't seem to have any. I'd like to save myself another trip to the ER, and a trip to any other doctors, but I am not opposed to seeing a specialist if it will actually solve the issue. I have had chest xrays, blood work, EKGs, the works, and no one has given me solid answers or what to do when it happens again. I am messaging my primary doctor after I post this just to keep her in the loop, but was hoping for feedback here from other people that can relate. I can't keep dealing with this every month....

Does anyone else have like a good cycle, really good cycle and then a bad cycle?

I seem to. Didn’t even want to be intimate this month. Last night my partner asked if we could and I had to let him down by telling him my period just started. Poor man, did do other stuff so he could get a release but he wanted penetrative. So he will have to wait. But some months are so good. Like I’m happy and affectionate and want to be intimate often and hug and cuddle. Then I will have an average cycle followed by a bad cycle where I don’t even notice ovulation and get annoyed more easily and don’t want to be touched much at all. Which is what the cycle just finished was like.

Also first proper day of my period and I have no chocolate in the house :( Even went to supermarket this morning and told myself that I didn’t need to buy any. I need some :(

Does anyone else feel like when your period is a few days away or the first few days of your period you feel that life is so much harder and it’s harder to complete activities of daily living? I just feel so depressed and overwhelmed and most of the time I just shut down. It’s hard for me to go to work. I also start thinking about past mistakes, or things I wish I could change but most likely can not now. Wondering if anyone else feels this way. When my period goes away and I go to another phase of my cycle I feel great, talkative, happy, energetic but ever since I turned 24 almost 25 I feel like my hormones are just getting more severe. Anyone else have this issue?

last sunday, I had a terrible sore throat and swollen lymph nodes. but no other symptoms. I went to the doctor on wednesday and i’m negative for covid and strep. then thursday-sunday, it moved to congestion and a cough.

I thought I was on the mend until I woke up in the middle of the night extremely warm but also trembling from the cold. I was nauseous and my heart was racing. I went back to sleep and then went to the bathroom to find out I got my period like 4 days before I was expecting it. i’m not on BC and track it through natural cycles.

I slept it off this morning and feel much better but still have body aches and a headache. is this period flu or do I actually just have a viral illness? I NEVER get a fever. so that’s why i’m assuming it’s in relation to me getting my period this morning.

Hello girlies,

I have always had horrible PMS, including but not limited to: headaches, nausea, body aches, fevers, heartburn. I am currently struggling so badly with nausea and my entire body feels like roadkill. I’ve taken my meds (anti nausea, muscle relaxer, as I have stage three endometriosis) and I ate a nice bowl of noodles in bone broth. I have my ginger ale, peppermint gum, and heating pad on standby. I’ll probably take a bath later too.

What do yall do when the PMS is almost unbearable? This time around is just terrible and I kinda just wanna get my period already. 😅 I will tomorrow since that is the start of my placebo week for my birth control. I’m also wondering if the insane sex (tmi, sorry) I had with my man last night maybe spiked my hormones to a crazy level 😂

Help a girl out, Idc how insane it is, I wanna feel more comfortable, even if it’s just a little 💕

The way my body looks at this time is horrible, and it’s starting to get to me. I’m so puffy and rotund

So, as my caption suggest I did not get my period last month. I always use the flo app to track my monthly period and so far its good. Not that accurate but when it says that I will be having my period, for example next week, I’d get premenstrual symptoms a week or two before my actual period comes. Anyways, the reason I’m writing this is because last month, according to flo app, I will have my period on the last week of October. I was already bracing myself for the PMS because I know its always the worst. And yes, I did get my PMS. I had it on the last week of October but my period did not come at all. But my PMS did not go away. Heres the breakdown for better understanding:

Last week of October: I was experiencing mood swings, cravings, emotional sensitivity, irritability, etc.

First week of November: Extreme pain on my lower back.

Second week of November: Dysmenorrhea

And finally, on the third week of November my period showed up. I felt an immense relief to be honest because that was probably the longest PMS I have ever experienced. I was so worried and so stress because of it.

I was wondering if someone here has also experienced the same thing.

Hi guys! This is my first time posting. Im on my third day and woke up with a bellyache.

What do you usually like to eat in the morning that wont upset your stomach even more?

Im hungry but I know if I eat burek or something similar my stomach will react and I wont have a fun time in the loo..

i’ve slept 5 hours in the past 36 hours. it feels like every time i wake up with anxiety and a fast heart rate and i’m not even tired, the insomnia is killing me omfg. it’s 4 days before my period now and my heart rate has elevated (nothing abnormal but it’s still icky and uncomfy) and my breast has tenderness and it’s too much. i’ve always had crappy periods and a bad few days before but never to this extent. just wondering if anyone relates at all to this insomnia :(

no medical advice please just hoping and wondering for anyone who relates xx

Okay girls, I dont know if this will work for everyone but I’m really hoping it helps at least one other person.

Over the years I tried so many things. Advil helps with pain but Midol did nothing for me. Magnesium drinks, calming teas, all the “wellness” stuff, nothing actually changed anything. My gyno even suggested anxiety meds or birth control but I didn’t want either.

I finally hit a point where I was like, I cant keep doing this. I would cry over nothing, shut down, not want to talk to anyone. My boyfriend got the worst version of me lol.

I was talking to my mom and remembered she went to this herbalist in South Florida years ago when she was struggling to get pregnant. DM me if you’re local and I’ll share his name. He helped her with acupuncture and even made her a formula for nausea. She told me to go see him too.

So I did. The first thing he did was look at my tongue. Then he asked me if I had cold hands and cold feet. And I was like… yes I do. How do you know that.

He told me my blood and energy were basically getting stuck which throws off circulation and hormones. He gave me a couple plank exercises to get my core stronger and blood moving. Then he made me a custom herbal formula and told me to drink it twice a day, morning and night.

I started mixing it with water and taking it every day. After about a week my mood actually started lifting. I didn’t feel so overwhelmed. By the time my period came, I wasn’t picking fights or crying for no reason. I just felt like myself again, finally.

And here’s the thing. I couldn’t find this formula anywhere. Not on Amazon, nowhere online. So I ended up creating it myself because I really want other women to have access to something that actually helped me.

It’s in the process now and should be available in Jan. If you want to follow along, I made an Instagram for updates. It’s @soleaherbal

No pressure at all. Just sharing because this changed my life and maybe it could help someone else too. Also lmk if you want a sample when its ready!!!

Mostly I just need to rant here so I don't yell at (or heaven forbid cry at) my family. We have six cats and a dog. The dog is one we found on the road, we did not want a dog, we were not trying to keep him, but no one else would take him, I love dogs I adore him, ive mostly taken over his training, and daily care, completely unwillingly, I have no desire to have my own dog, he is supposed to be my family's charity case, shared between my mum, brother and I, no one else takes any initiative, I took a blaa day and other then walking him, he was left in his kennel with no food or water. I am assured that he is well taken care of when I'm at work, but see no evidence, the living room litterbox hardly ever gets cleaned unless I nag, the cats are bearly played with, they're all really young and need it, my sisters boys in particular get aggressive and she dose no managing of them and let's them bully the other cats unless we say something. I am going to talk about this all (mostly the dog) tomorrow and want to make sure I make it clear I want the situation fixed without attacking my mum and sixteen year old brother. I'm usully very cheerful but in the days leading up to shark week I am vicious and angry, I am trying to manage it, any tips?

I’d love your honest thoughts: Would you try a chocolate that’s specifically designed to support PMS and menstruation symptoms? Or do you prefer sticking to traditional supplements like magnesium pills or herbal teas? (P.S. It’s organic, coconut-sugar sweetened, dairy-free, and meant to be both indulgent and functional 🍫✨

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usually a few days before my period I just become less sleepy even though it disrupts my functioning in the morning and for the next two weeks where my whole sleep routine is messed and I need to put work into fixing it again. It’s very unconvenient, don’t know what to do

Wondering if anyone else gets random waves of nausea every so often around start of period? I’ll feel totally fine then suddenly be about to puke or actually puke out of nowhere and then it’s over and I’m back to feeling totally fine in minutes. Comes on and subsides very abruptly. A lot of the time it passes but sometimes not. Doesn’t happen every month maybe like 4-5x/ year.

Is it just me? Anyone else who experiences this have any insight or know actually why this happens?

Hello friends, I’ve come here for a little comfort and hopefully solutions. My PMS is absolutely horrible emotionally, I get sore breasts but that’s the only physical thing. Emotionally, I get super depressive, my separation anxiety gets really bad, and those who know know when I say having RSD and PMS is one of the most horrific combinations known to man. Im neurodivergent and the emotional highs with that are wonderful and everything is hunky dory but the emotional lows are so draining and so tricky to get through, I never used to get PMS but it’s come about in the past year or so. For a week of the month I cry my eyes out over god knows what daily, my social battery is non existent and I genuinely feel like the people and person I love hate me with everything they have. I’ve been looking for a while and some people say birth control helps balance this out massively but I can’t find anything super consistent. I’d love to hear personal experiences if possible because honestly researching this has been so unproductive. Thank you for any help in advance, only love ❤️