Ladies-a question for you......

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  • sizzle74
    sizzle74 Posts: 858 Member
    All day...every day :cry:

    Menopause sucks!!! Haven't had a period since 2011...forced menopause due to having my ovaries removed to reduce my risk of cancer coming back...gotta go...hot flash coming on :explode:

    I hope you stay cancer free girl! ~hands you a fan and a blended margarita~
  • sizzle74
    sizzle74 Posts: 858 Member
    I am going to have to start a spreadsheet so I know how many days I can makes snide comments to everyone....

    Good luck with that. We have you surrounded here at all times. :devil: :grumble:
  • sizzle74
    sizzle74 Posts: 858 Member
    A good week for me but my sex drive increases. Even during my TOM my drive is more than normal but I feel gross so I don't act on it...VERY frustrating which doesn't help the moodiness aspect.

    Shower sex!
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    I cry a lot like 2 days before.
  • Linli_Anne
    Linli_Anne Posts: 1,360 Member
    Mine comes in 2 separate stages.

    I get bloating and abdominal heaviness about a day or so before ovulation (meaning, 3-5 days after the cycle ends), that lasts for a good 3 days. Then I'm good for about 5 days. Then I start getting CRAZY. Crave chocolate by the fist full, hungry like ALL the time, irritable beyond belief.

    I probably have 11 good days out of my 25 day cycle.

    But, I keep telling myself that it's better than being bed ridden for 2 days high on midol because of awful cramps. At least now people just think I'm a b***h instead of lazy.
  • tzig00
    tzig00 Posts: 875 Member
    A good week for me but my sex drive increases. Even during my TOM my drive is more than normal but I feel gross so I don't act on it...VERY frustrating which doesn't help the moodiness aspect.

    Shower sex!

    Did that this past one. I live in an apartment and the water went freezing cold within like 2 mins. lol
  • sizzle74
    sizzle74 Posts: 858 Member
    A good week for me but my sex drive increases. Even during my TOM my drive is more than normal but I feel gross so I don't act on it...VERY frustrating which doesn't help the moodiness aspect.

    Shower sex!

    Did that this past one. I live in an apartment and the water went freezing cold within like 2 mins. lol

    I'd go postal!
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    A week right before the period and its depression. I am always so relieved when I start my period because it's like the hormones click into place and I feel good.
  • sizzle74
    sizzle74 Posts: 858 Member
    A week right before the period and its depression. I am always so relieved when I start my period because it's like the hormones click into place and I feel good.

    Me too....it's immediately after I start!
  • harvo
    harvo Posts: 4,676 Member
    I am going to have to start a spreadsheet so I know how many days I can makes snide comments to everyone....

    Good luck with that. We have you surrounded here at all times. :devil: :grumble:

    Woo hoo...abuse me!
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    About 5-6 days for my wife 2-3 days before the moodiness/crankypants sets in. But, that gives me 2-3 days of planning Fishing/Camping trip, hanging out with guys, or you know....all of the sudden my dad needs help on his farm for a couple of days.
  • Momf3boys
    Momf3boys Posts: 1,637 Member
    All day...every day :cry:

    Menopause sucks!!! Haven't had a period since 2011...forced menopause due to having my ovaries removed to reduce my risk of cancer coming back...gotta go...hot flash coming on :explode:

    I hope you stay cancer free girl! ~hands you a fan and a blended margarita~

    Thank you :flowerforyou:
  • tzig00
    tzig00 Posts: 875 Member
    I am going to have to start a spreadsheet so I know how many days I can makes snide comments to everyone....

    Good luck with that. We have you surrounded here at all times. :devil: :grumble:

    Wio hoo...abiuse me!

    I told you I had the handcuffs.
  • harvo
    harvo Posts: 4,676 Member
    I am going to have to start a spreadsheet so I know how many days I can makes snide comments to everyone....

    Good luck with that. We have you surrounded here at all times. :devil: :grumble:

    Wio hoo...abiuse me!

    and I have 2 showers, with removable showerheads, that will shoot hot water for 30-40 minutes.....

    I told you I had the handcuffs.
  • tzig00
    tzig00 Posts: 875 Member
    I am going to have to start a spreadsheet so I know how many days I can makes snide comments to everyone....

    Good luck with that. We have you surrounded here at all times. :devil: :grumble:

    Wio hoo...abiuse me!



    and I have 2 showers, with removable showerheads, that will shoot hot water for 30-40 minutes.....

    I told you I had the handcuffs.

    :flowerforyou: Well that got out of hand quickly...
  • harvo
    harvo Posts: 4,676 Member
    I am going to have to start a spreadsheet so I know how many days I can makes snide comments to everyone....

    Good luck with that. We have you surrounded here at all times. :devil: :grumble:

    Wio hoo...abiuse me!



    and I have 2 showers, with removable showerheads, that will shoot hot water for 30-40 minutes.....

    I told you I had the handcuffs.

    :flowerforyou: Well that got out of hand quickly...

    nice choice of words and I like how you think!
  • michellechawner
    michellechawner Posts: 892
    3 days. That's all. And it's SWEET cravings like no one's business.

    Then the day I start, I'm nauseous, ALL DAY.

    Then I got back to normal.
  • Curleycue0314
    Curleycue0314 Posts: 245 Member
    So I have PCOS and currenty(like today) I'm at 78 days between cycles. I don't PMS for that reason! Unfortunentlly I water retain and crave carbs on and off the ENTIRE TIME. I think right now i'm into the 3rd or 4th time i've had this issue during this "cycle"....
  • Amberlynnek
    Amberlynnek Posts: 405 Member
    I have PMDD, so my issues begin two weeks out :( worst.thing.ever.
  • Some_Watery_Tart
    Some_Watery_Tart Posts: 2,250 Member
    Heck, I only have about 10 days a month that I'm not a b****. Trade you some of my caramels for a cupcake? :flowerforyou:
  • sizzle74
    sizzle74 Posts: 858 Member
    Heck, I only have about 10 days a month that I'm not a b****. Trade you some of my caramels for a cupcake? :flowerforyou:

    ~Hands you a cupcake~ You may keep your caramel. I'm more of a salty kinda girl right now. (and wine) :drinker:
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    I am going to have to start a spreadsheet so I know how many days I can makes snide comments to everyone....

    Good luck with that. We have you surrounded here at all times. :devil: :grumble:

    You mean MFP women are not all synced up?
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    I'm about 5-7 days...moodiness for sure, constipation & bloating...its great!! lol I can always tell when TOM is coming when I have road rage
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    other than the chocolate craving (that kicks in about 1 - 2 days before TOM), I don't really suffer with PMS. Before I had my daughter (16 yrs ago!), I was pretty much PMSing for 25 out of the 28 days LOL
  • jenifr818
    jenifr818 Posts: 805 Member
    10-12 days for me. Nothing like hating your life for half of every month :explode:
  • ballerina_tea
    ballerina_tea Posts: 41 Member
    I always thought I didn't get PMS, but maybe I'm just not that in touch with my moods. I'm kind of chill all around though. I don't even like chocolate. Am I a wonan? lol But my symptoms can be so different every month that it's really hard to track. I do get mega bad cramps though. I've thrown up just from the pain. Lol Now I just take aleve a few days before (if I even know it's coming) and it really helps. Ovulation I usually notice though. That's my own little PMS time. And the pain! Ow!
  • spicy618
    spicy618 Posts: 2,114 Member
    I have PMDD, so my issues begin two weeks out :( worst.thing.ever.

    Same here! :happy: :cry: :ohwell:

    Having more than 10 days of PMS is a symptom of PMDD.

    I finally figured it out about 15 years ago, when i attended my first college course (Human Sexuality). My research paper was assigned to me... PMDD. While researching this topic, i realized i was describing myself. I didn't even know their was a name for it and it gave me a great feeling of relief to know I wasn't crazy, for getting enraged and feeling like the world was ending, for the minor disruptions in my life during "that time".

    The only good thing is, I get light cramping on the first day and it last about 4 days. Having 10 days of cravings or irritability or sadness or just MAD, is HELL. Looking good in my clothes is one of the BEST feelings i work hard to keep. By exercising and staying active is the only way i can satisfy those cravings, with less guilt. :embarassed: and stay in my current size. Now, i'm trying to work on my BF%, so i can look good without clothes too. :blushing:

    Sorry I took over your thread, but i just wanted to share, for others ladies who are suffering. I know the exact moment i begin to PMS and as soon as TOM arrives, I feel like a Ton of bricks has been lifted. :flowerforyou:

    Thank you Jezelebel for starting this thread :flowerforyou: I'm usually looked at with disbelief when I say i PMS for 10 days. So just my close friends and family know, well, Understand is a better word. Anti depressants are the only meds I've been prescribed to handle PMDD. For me, I'd rather not take medication.

    Keep enjoying your Wine and Chocolate! Does it fit in your calories? :wink: :wink:

    Question: just for fun

    Would you rather have 5-7 days of heavy bleeding and cramping OR 10 days of PMS and 4 days of light bleeding and barely any cramping??
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    I had a partial hysterectomy so I have no uterus but still have my ovaries. I still have everything but the cramps and actual period. It sucks because I have NO clue when it's coming. One day I'm just like hmmmmmmm something's not right, then I cry, want pizza and cheese dip and cry some more. LOL :drinker:
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    Ovulation I usually notice though. That's my own little PMS time. And the pain! Ow!

    OMG, that!! yes, I definitely get that, and it is way worse on my right side than my left. It actually took the drs ages to work out that the pain I was getting was ovulation. I have been hospitalised more than once for suspected Appendicitis the pain was that bad. One time they though it was kidney tumours.... then some bright spark look at my previous history and worked it out. The pain is still pretty bad but at least I know it will go after 24-36 hours.
  • Jonesie86
    Jonesie86 Posts: 446 Member
    7 days.. tortilla chips with Nutella, anything that is pasta or bread and chocolate. It makes me hate life.. lol

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