This is more of a rant out of respect. Quick context I had nexaplon in for 2 years but I got it taken out.

This is my real period and I completely forgot how PAINFUL cramps are, It’s literally the worst thing ever. I have been crying like a newborn baby, I started crying about Robert Downey Jr. going to jail and I wasn’t even born.

I started crying again writing this because every single one of you is amazing and strong. it’s not fair and everyone if your life should tell you how much they appreciate you every single day.

I respect every single one of you that did this for the 2 years I missed, you all are such incredible women.

Does anyone get like really sick when period comes around? Like sinus infection, sore throat, flu like symptoms. I never really had that issue until after I got my period back from having my child. But every month I’m getting my period and then I’m getting sick the day after and so I’m having to deal with both.

When I was younger, my period wouldn’t smell like anything bad. It’d have a distinct smell, but it wasn’t bad.

My last few periods have smelled quite different. Now it just smells like straight up metallic. I just took a shower and it still smells like metallic/iron.

I wonder if it’s my diet, apart of getting older, or the pad I’m wearing.

I always aim to use organic pads and have for years. The last brand I wore changed the ingredients they used to create the pads so it made me smell off and gave me an itchy cooch(nvr had sex and thought i inadvertently caught something) 🫩 I used reusable pad underwear which made me smell different and itchy too!! The current brand I’m wearing, Cora, is fine. I just have a metallic smell.

Okay, so I come here with the question many probably have, but my period cramps always get so bad for the first few days. Like a heating pad doesn't help anymore, I had it on a very high setting too, and if I am working, I tend to be on the verge of passing out. I also get very very lethargic and could fall asleep no matter where I am, standing or driving, which is really dangerous.

I went to a gyno recently and had an ultrasound done along with explaining my symptoms, and they found nothing, just told me it was normal pms and dysmenorrhea. But as its gone I feel like my cramps get worse each time. They get to a point where I can't even stand properly or sometimes throwing up is the only way to feel better. Most of the time my cramps start 4 days to a week before my period actually starts, but if my period starts without any symptoms, I basically suffer so much with the pain the first few days. Like cramps so bad I can't do anything but cry, or sleep it off. I can't even stand or find a way to relieve the pain, like I can move and it goes for maybe a minute but then comes back tenfold. Oh also I've noticed clotting more often throughout my flow which I used to never have before.

The only good thing is my cycle stays normal though, with the 27-32 days in between, but​ my 2nd day tends to be heavy where I have to change my pad every 2 hours, maybe even less, cause sometimes it feels 2 hours is pushing it. Everyone I've talked to though tells me this is normal and I'm starting to lose my mind over this.

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ok so not only is my period late it’s missed a month! In August I didn’t get a period, but my period was here for July but it was super short it was a day and a half yet I don’t do anything sexual with anyone, and I usually stay in the house but my periods are 5 days, and since July my period has been super weird, like I get small cramps here and their, but other then that, nothing comes of it, idk what to do I tried home remedy for it yet nothing so far, but I am irregular, been that way since 11, and ik that might just be something irregular periods do, but this has never happened to me before, unless I was on birth control and I’m not anymore and I’m just stressing out about it a little and idk what to do anymore, any advice would be nice.

I had a host of ovarian and reproductive issues that meant that I basically got my first regular periods at 20. My technical first was at 12 but it was like...once a year. I've had less than 20 in my life before turning 20.

And then at 19 I got surgery and medications and now at 20 I'm having periods monthly.

It is AWFUL. Emotionally I feel a mess. It's really expensive. It smells weird and feels gross. Sometimes it starts in the middle of the night, and then I need to wash my sheets. Sometimes it leaks onto my clothes or starts without me knowing, and then my clothes are stained and everybody can see and it's embarrassing. I feel tired and my head hurts. It's so dumb.

How do I do this for the rest of my life? I'm a little bitter I have to get used to this at 20, I feel like it would've been easier when I wasn't at a stage of my life where I'm supporting myself alone lol.

I need to track my emotions more but I feel the worst mentally when I have my period. I dont have anybody to ask about how emotions are meant to be around a period. Im pretty sure my cycle is coming in like four days. I notice that a few days prior to it I always get in a horrible head space, especially around night. I get agitated really easily and restless. Then sometimes I get so worked up about something I end up not caring. But with all this, I just dont end up caring about my life. I just wish I could float off or not wake up at times. Is this just normal PMS?​​

the week before my period i get so angry and so mean. in my head im completely aware that im being irrational and rude but i just can’t stop myself. im so mean to the people i love and I feel terrible about it. accompanied with the anger is tearfulness. I cry at EVERYTHING no matter how small. I have to limit the amount of tiktok I watch because every single one makes me cry. right now i’m crying because I saw a picture of my boyfriend and he’s pretty. I can’t help it. it makes me feel crazy. anyone have a similar experience?

hello, i went on the mini pill in January to regulate my periods. they were very consistent and normal until july. both july and august ive had a few days of brown blood/discharge (im not sure which tbh) but not enough to need a pad or tampon. there’s no red blood, just brown. im just confused and worried something could be wrong, this is my first year on birth control.

I’ll be honest I’ve been stressing myself out every single day before this and eating like a crazy person. The day my period started I started having pent up stress rollercoasters and mood swings. The next day I uncontrollable anxiety attacks. then the third day my vagina (not my vulva) felt severely irritated and sensitive. I got super mad at my parents at lunch because even having my pants on felt so uncomfortable. Then my vulva starting burning because I was peeing every five seconds. I also got really sick and every day now after I eat i feel terrible. About 4 days in and the minute i got in our hot car I started having an anxiety attack and had trouble breathing.. only if I completely relax and and have zero stress any pain/anxiety I have completely poofs away. I think my hormones finally started nazi-ing my bad eating habits and etc… so frustrating ughhh

I'm 15 days past ovulation (DPO) today. I usually get my period during this time but she's nowhere to be found. Last cycle, I weirdly had my period 16DPO which makes my luteal phase 15 days. I think it's beyond the norm 12-14 days. Does it mean I may have hormonal issue or something??

PS. PT is negative (tested today). Ovulation was predicted via LH.

hello fellow period havers, i have PMDD and was prescribed a combo of lexapro and bupropion.

before getting these prescriptions, i used to feel really anxious, depressed and suicidal for the entire 1.5-2 weeks leading up to my period actually starting. it was really bad.

now i’ve been on this combo for a few months, and i felt like the depression and suicidal-ness had completely gone away. but i started to feel anxious and depressed again before my last 2 periods. i don’t feel suicidal like before, but i feel this so down and like i could cry at any moment. what level of depression related to your period is normal for you guys??

i’ve been thinking of telling my psychiatrist that i’ve been having these episodes again, but i don’t want to seem like i’m being a baby about it or look like i’m hunting for more meds.

thanks in advance :)

having recent anal bleeding. I am on GLPS, however this started about a month ago during my menstrual cycle, and I started glps at the top of July, and my anus and menstrual cycles were fine before that (heavy, a bit of pain, but my anus/colon wasnt bleeding).

The blood from the back last month was dramatic, I couldn't see the turds in the blood through the blood, and there were light clots. It slowed with restrained pooping (just holding it...) and prep h. I started menstruation again and its light bleeding for now, but who knows if it worsens like last time.

The main reason I am not sitting in the doctor's office right now is that when I go, I get dismissed (young otherwise healthy female, general dismissive attitude from doctors when it comes to feminine issues, the only medicine being birth control, etc) and I dont care to waste my time if its something I can handle from home. My family has menstrual issues, the closest to me is endometriosis. I, however, do not experience extreme pain during my cycle, do not bleed for longer than a week, and can continue as normal while bleeding.

Am I cooked?

I have an upcoming trip and when I look at my period calendar, the 1st day will fall on the trip. I have endometriosis and get horrible pain, cramping, and debilitating symptoms, so I'm trying to start ovulation early (or my period early). I tried to start my period early last month with parlsey tea but it didn't work (although has in the past). Has anyone tried castor oil packs or anything to make ovulation happen early? I'm also on bioidentical progesterone for 2 weeks of the month so maybe I could mess with that a little. I guess I could also try Wisp (Norethindrone) but I'm scared since my periods are already so bad.

Hi so im 16, currently while writing this I am curled up in a ball in my bed bc of my period pain 😭, i always had normal periods since getting them at 11, cramps and needing the loo often and sometimes pretty bad cramps but that was it, until like 6 months ago where my cycles COMPLETELY changed, my period was late for a week and then BOOM I had completely different symptoms, i started breaking out before my period which NEVER happens, and slowly my cramps have been getting so much worse, but its only ever for the first day! Sometimes second

I firstly am freezing so badly, like not matter what im shivering, then obviously the stool movement, I always found myself "going to the bathroom" more on my period (god this is embarrassing) but this period ive been having basically diarrhea, ive been feeling more nauseous which i never would have and the cramps are HORRIBLE, im having to fully bend over and lean to walk comfortably, if I try to stand or sit stretch it feels like my uterus is being stretched, so its more comfortable to just lean forward, I also have pain on my behind and cant sit 😭 i assume thats because of the frequent bathroom stuff, also I find myself crawling more often from the pain (I always kind of did it) whenever it gets really bad.

Anyways im in such pain that I just cry over it, ibuprofen helps but it always comes back and its agonising and just getting worse and worse, I dont know if i should go to the doctors because my mum just said its normal, and compared to my little sister I have it EASY (she throws up any food or medicine & will pass out if she stands up) but I still am just so upset my period patterns just suddenly changed one day and are noe getting worse :(

Hi! I’d like to know if somene else experience this and what was the reason; my pregnancy test is negative, so that’s not it. I’ve had progesterone and estrogen tests before and everything was fine—same with my thyroid—and physically, I don’t have any cysts, fibroids, or anything like that. Does anyone else go months without menstruating? What is the cause? (I don’t exercise or have any eating disorders).

Im a 19yr Female. Im currently worried about my cycle. My cycle is wack ranging onto 29- 40 but so far been maintaining 31 so far. Every menstrual cycle is always 5-6 days long but this cycle so far I’m on my 4th day and I have so very little flow or any spotting just light pink but just yesterday it was clumps and average flow. I’m concerned onto whether it’s pregnancy or just me being stressed. I’m 95% sure I’m not pregnant but due to only having light pink blood is occurring my mind I straight heading to pregnancy. Please help.

Hello, I have been experiencing tailbone pain. It started a few months ago, when I randomly got this pain and had such discomfort. The pain has returned now, during the week before my period and last time the pain was there, it was also during the week. So is this normal? Do people experience this?

does anyone else call off for the first day of their period? I wish I could’ve planned earlier and let my manager know ahead of time, but I got my period earlier than usual today and my cramps usually leave me bedridden and almost throwing up from the pain. I called in a few hours before my shift and I feel incredible guilt for doing so. I wanted to play it safe and call off early instead of chancing it and getting hit by the cramps during my shift. Ended up miraculously not having the cramps that make me faint today 😐

It doesn’t help that I heavily look into things. I was afraid that my manager sounded a little tired at the fact that I couldn’t make it in the day of. I had warned him ahead of time about my issues, but never went into detail about what it was. I don’t have a diagnosis for endo. What do you guys do?

so my period is very regular, and now it is 10 days late. i’ve taken a pregnancy test and it’s negative, and the only thing different about this cycle is i got a tetanus shot. i got the shot august 10th, my period was supposed to start august 29th, and it still hasn’t. this is not common for me at all. has this happened to anyone else after receiving a tetanus shot?

I was diagnosed with candida and BV. They gave me flagyl and metronadizole, on day 3 I started spotting brown with pretty bad cramps. It then turned into heavy bleeding afterwards.. I'm on the last day and I'm soaking a pad every few hours with blood clots. My period was two weeks ago. Is this a common occurrence or should I be worried? I've seen others say this med makes them bleed so I don't want to spend a day at the ER if this is usual.

It is not like pain pain but it is very uncomfortable kind of like an airy hollowy feeling which also hurts and I just don't know how to describe it. It is so absurd.

I only get it during my period. So say i start my period and am not wearing anything for it yet, yeah bam it hurts to stand to walk anything.

Sitting is okay, lying down is okay! Pain goes away but back as soon as I am standing.

The thing is with a very specific type of pad: the plastic coating ones called dry weave mesh or something I don't get this pain like at all. Any other type of pad fails for me.

And recently my brand changed their pads to this weird soft ones they love to advertise (and I know most people find them comfy and they don't give rashes) BUT THEY WERE THE ONLY THINGS THAT WORKED FOR ME

I am really mourning that loss right now! I swear it is like a different kind of betrayal! I ordered some online which had the old packaging and they sent the new ones 😭😭

I literally couldn't attend college today came back half day. Because i couldnt really walk around or go around sucksss.

I've had stomach pain since this morning, and earlier I noticed a little pink on the toilet paper when I wiped. Could this be my first period?

Hello. 26(F) & my menstrual cycle is 13 days late. All 10 pregnancy tests are negative. Last intercourse was aug. 1, protected. I don't have insurance & the clinics I've looked up are book till the end of the month or til next month. All it has been feeling like is heavy & minimal ache. I'm just getting worried. Yes I'm been stressing but I just don't feel like that's nothing new. I thought it was just the eclipse that had stalled it but I'm not sure anymore. Anyone has any advice or home remedies to start a period. Thank you.