PMS poll

[mayflo]

That I'm suffering from my PMS symptoms certainly doesn't help brighten up my day :/

I wanna know what symptoms other girls suffer from and how you guys cope every month cos OMG it seems to get worse every month! T_T

For some of you, this might be TMI. So *shooooo* if you're not up for girly PMS emo :P

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Comments

[doro_chan]

You forgot the headaches. The cramps are rather harmless, compared to the monstrous headaches I always get.

And the thing that best helps is chocolate. Really. Pain meds don't work, but chocolate does.

[mayflo]

Holy Molly, headaches! That is unbearable indeed! o.O I can't function well when the better part of my brain is throbbing dully D: Lest with PMS symptoms on top!

Ah, chocolate does the trick, doesn't it? I ought to get my own stock now XD

[avialle]

A-w-wwww! I'm sorry to hear you feel so miserable . . . I used to have a lot worse symptoms before I was on the pill but after I started taking it, things got better.

Unfortunately, I don't have any home-made remedies other than alcohol and chocolate. *ROFLMAO!*

[mayflo]

Ugh, it's rather uncomfortable and makes me all the more down :/ I hate medicine. Is why I resort to home-made remedies XD

[snowpupgirl]

Oddly, as soon as I realize I am having PMS (usually I realize because I eat a ton of chocolate!), I start drinking water. A LOT of it, even if I am not thirsty. It helps me not retain so much on my own, gets rid of cramps, helps with headaches and food cravings, and I'm not dehydrated:) Some Gatorade or something similar once in a while, too. I stay away from sodas.

[mayflo]

You know, that sounds like a fab plan.

I should definitely do that too! I suffer from a lot of abdominal pain due to severe constipation. :/ Yes, must do that!

[orpheus_samhain]

Other symptoms: head- and lower-bellyache, can't eat, no appetite, have to sleep a lot.

Remedies: take painkiller as soon as my period starts (if I wait the pills won't take any effect) and be very active (yes, it helps, and isn't as bad as it sounds) OR lie down all day, if I can. So, extremities :)

[mayflo]

Ah, I apply exactly the same remedies as you!

I have to take pain killers first thing in the morning, before beakfast even. Last time I forgot taking them, it was a damn busy day, I even forgot I hadn't taken my pills. :P It might also have to do with one's mental state too. I guess it affects worse when you're down :/

[fodirteg]

Sigh. Just wait until you're peri-menopausal! (sorry)

I do sympathize, of course. Best coping advice: avoid caffeine, get enough sleep (warm kitty on lap is helpful,) warm showers/baths &/or hot packs n stomach or lower back. Exercise helps a lot, especially beforehand as a preventive measure. Lots of fluid helps avoid constipation. Listen to your body and feed it what it wants; don't eat if you don't want to.

And, frankly, a really helpful treatment for cramping as well as headache is (honestly) an orgasm.

[mayflo]

Eeep! Am so not lookin' forward to menopause. I had to survive thru my mum's and bloody hell, it wasn't pretty :/

Aaah, yes, hot packs are good. Will try them tonight. I hope I can have a peaceful night's sleep with them.

helpful treatment for cramping as well as headache is (honestly) an orgasm.
Yeah, that's a fact. *nods* I wish that works on lower back soreness too. But guess for that, I must do wome work out intead of being a couch potato :B

Thanks for the advise!