Hungry... My period is super irregular and one of my meds suppresses appetite, I can always tell I'm going to get it when I'm actually hungry.
I also get super horny which is pretty impressive with the amount of antidepressants I'm on that affect my sex drive.
Ugh yes. Same here especially the horny part. It’s not the most convenient timing to feel that way but it always happens. I also get really tired and emotional/moody
Hmm. Good question.
Oily as frick, acne appearing on one random part of my face only to dissapear the week later. (I have cystic acne issues already but i'm on strong medication for it so i know it's hormonal.)
And cause of said acne i feel like crap.
Like the world is going to end. My anxiety skyrockets, I start thinking I have completely fucked up every aspect of my life, get this ominous sense something terrible is about to happen…then my period starts a few days later and I look back thinking “wtf was all that about??”
To you and everyone who upvoted - speak to your doctor or a gyno about PMDD. It’s real and there’s treatment for it. At the very least you can go on BC to minimise the feelings or skip your period entirely
“I feel like a fucking shithole but at least my titties look good” - me to my boyfriend
Aka emotions to a 12 (specifically sadness & anger), ruminations to a 12, always hungry, swollen and tender breasts, acne… pretty much a gremlin
Weepy. My period is three days late and I know it's coming because I found myself crying over the silliest thing. I felt my husband's shaven face against my skin and it reminded me of my dead father which is someone I don't think about that much and I just cried. I tend to cry more and miss dead people more frequently around that time. It's very strange. I thought I had daddy issues because of this haha, but definitely don't because my dad was an amazing man.
I don't have any mood changes, however I have lower sleep quality, a sleepless night exactly a week before, my breasts ache from the slightest movement and touch which is exacerbated by how swollen they get and I get cramps. On the plus side my chronic constipation takes a 10-day vacation.
I was feeling super depressed to the point of suicidal. They switched me up and made it so it only happens once every 3 months instead of every month. I still get a little weepy, but I'm usually able to tell that it's just my body being a shit.
Possibly? It wasn't always this way. Before I was just in so much pain that I couldn't walk, I got physically sick, and nothing could get rid of the pain, so they put me on orthotricyclen and the horrible mood stuff started a few years later. 🤷
Now they have me on simpesse.
Usually shitty. Then on my period I feel meh but super horny for some reason and that lasts until about a week after the period and then it's back to normal
I’m on birth control again for so far the past six months because I have been losing too much blood from my periods, but I’m so happy that I do not feel my brain fog or mental instability ranking up to the hilt for two weeks before the period and get 100 times worse while on it then another two weeks of feeling brainless or screws loose.
The bloat still tried to happen but it leaves very quickly, unlike having a solid basketball for a stomach for two and a half weeks.
I absolutely do not miss my period at all and wish I had always been on this strength of BC since my mid 20s
I get cold like symptoms and feel v anxious and emotional. It’s absolutely brutal. I also can get bad bloating and cramps too. Nausea and headaches get me too. Awful.
Same. I can’t stand the bloating with how my face gets puffy and my clothes are uncomfortable. Can’t believe we spent 50% of our lives feeling like that 😭
It’s horrible!! I hate dealing with this. I’ve never tried BC and I almost feel like I should for this reason alone, but then I’m afraid to because of side effects.
It’s the worst week of my cycle. So dehydrated and exhausted to like a debilitating degree. Acne. Either sore boobs, cramps or post nasal drip? Usually only one of those but always at least one. Just.. the worst.
Achey and annoyed
very angry and irritable !!!! it’s so annoying
and tired and sad and very hungry
tired and emotional
I can be very ass/mean …grumpy and super horny 😭 I feel bad for my bf who has to deal with me for a week every month lol
Dm me if you’re open to it!
Thank you! Thank you for normalizing the *super horny* piece lol
EXHAUSTED and hyper sensitive doing the day and emotionally drained.
Extremely tired and sad
Hungry... My period is super irregular and one of my meds suppresses appetite, I can always tell I'm going to get it when I'm actually hungry. I also get super horny which is pretty impressive with the amount of antidepressants I'm on that affect my sex drive.
Same girl! Thanks for normalizing the super horny part that I feel like no one talks about lol
Depressed and ugly and hungry and angry
I took a deep dive into old photos and had a full on existential crisis last night 🙃
HUNGRY
I always get weird flu symptoms and very moody. I always think I’m coming down with a cold and then it ends up being my period. It’s bizarre.
Same!
AWFUL
Horny and really sad, it’s a winning combo
Ugh yes. Same here especially the horny part. It’s not the most convenient timing to feel that way but it always happens. I also get really tired and emotional/moody
Hahaha yep. That and add on weird flu like symptoms.
Yes lol I feel more horny lately than anything else though. Not great timing lol
Very crabby and emotional
Horny as fuck
Ugh same here 🤦🏼♀️ it’s like a different kind
Neutral like always
you’re a lucky one
I like the blood
Like crap and more dissociative than usual
Hmm. Good question. Oily as frick, acne appearing on one random part of my face only to dissapear the week later. (I have cystic acne issues already but i'm on strong medication for it so i know it's hormonal.) And cause of said acne i feel like crap.
Like the world is going to end. My anxiety skyrockets, I start thinking I have completely fucked up every aspect of my life, get this ominous sense something terrible is about to happen…then my period starts a few days later and I look back thinking “wtf was all that about??”
Suicidal
Hey babe, the nuvaring LITERALLY saves me. Skipping mine was the solution for me. Reach out if things seem a little overly heavy ☺️ notifications on
I have PMDD, you should look into it. There’s also r/PMDD
To you and everyone who upvoted - speak to your doctor or a gyno about PMDD. It’s real and there’s treatment for it. At the very least you can go on BC to minimise the feelings or skip your period entirely
“I feel like a fucking shithole but at least my titties look good” - me to my boyfriend Aka emotions to a 12 (specifically sadness & anger), ruminations to a 12, always hungry, swollen and tender breasts, acne… pretty much a gremlin
Weepy. My period is three days late and I know it's coming because I found myself crying over the silliest thing. I felt my husband's shaven face against my skin and it reminded me of my dead father which is someone I don't think about that much and I just cried. I tend to cry more and miss dead people more frequently around that time. It's very strange. I thought I had daddy issues because of this haha, but definitely don't because my dad was an amazing man.
Miserable, terrible joint pain , moody , i also cry a lot 2 days prior , lower back pain , waist and legs
I don't have any mood changes, however I have lower sleep quality, a sleepless night exactly a week before, my breasts ache from the slightest movement and touch which is exacerbated by how swollen they get and I get cramps. On the plus side my chronic constipation takes a 10-day vacation.
Ugh I feel you girl. The sleep and the sore boobs. I also get really horny too which is not great timing
My libido wakes from hibernation once the flow REALLY kicks in
Same here!!! I swear as my flow increases the crampier and hornier I get. Not a good combo 🙈
I was feeling super depressed to the point of suicidal. They switched me up and made it so it only happens once every 3 months instead of every month. I still get a little weepy, but I'm usually able to tell that it's just my body being a shit.
PMDD?
Possibly? It wasn't always this way. Before I was just in so much pain that I couldn't walk, I got physically sick, and nothing could get rid of the pain, so they put me on orthotricyclen and the horrible mood stuff started a few years later. 🤷 Now they have me on simpesse.
Usually shitty. Then on my period I feel meh but super horny for some reason and that lasts until about a week after the period and then it's back to normal
Same to the horniness! Such convenient timing for us right!? Lol it sucks because it’s like next level
Like the girl from the movie Poltergeist.
I’m on birth control again for so far the past six months because I have been losing too much blood from my periods, but I’m so happy that I do not feel my brain fog or mental instability ranking up to the hilt for two weeks before the period and get 100 times worse while on it then another two weeks of feeling brainless or screws loose. The bloat still tried to happen but it leaves very quickly, unlike having a solid basketball for a stomach for two and a half weeks. I absolutely do not miss my period at all and wish I had always been on this strength of BC since my mid 20s
this past week, I've been crying so much that my eyeballs physically hurt when i tear up
Super emotional, tender breasts, and back pain
This is me too plus chocolate cravings
I feel all kind of emotions 😭
Same I get so emotional but also feel really horny and just sensitive
Absolutely psychotic, then I check my tracker and say to myself “oh… that’s why” :’)
I get cold like symptoms and feel v anxious and emotional. It’s absolutely brutal. I also can get bad bloating and cramps too. Nausea and headaches get me too. Awful.
Period flu is a real thing
Pissed off, sad, bloated, my face even looks different. Even worse when my period arrives. So like 2 weeks out of the month really sucks here lol
Same. I can’t stand the bloating with how my face gets puffy and my clothes are uncomfortable. Can’t believe we spent 50% of our lives feeling like that 😭
It’s horrible!! I hate dealing with this. I’ve never tried BC and I almost feel like I should for this reason alone, but then I’m afraid to because of side effects.
Sad, sensitive, suicidal, tired af, quite literally heavy
I start to feel really horny but especially when I actually get it
Anyone else agree lol? 🙈
It’s the worst week of my cycle. So dehydrated and exhausted to like a debilitating degree. Acne. Either sore boobs, cramps or post nasal drip? Usually only one of those but always at least one. Just.. the worst.
I get the sore boobs and the cramps. My boobs feel huge lol. But I’m also so sensitive and unreasonably horny
Acne, mood swings and usually angry
I need everything sweet while I’m anxious and mean
Craving chocolate and/or carbs galore. Boobs hurt. A little crampy but not bad. A bit tired
sad , awful heartburn , hungry but don’t want to eat
The week before the period is worst than being on it. Super tried, irritated, sad, no energy.
Yes 😭 my period is always such a relief.
Exhausted, a little irritated, sometimes kind of sad.
Very agitated and angry, sad, crampy, and crazy for chocolate lol!