Did your period 'symptoms' get worse as you got older? :violin:

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I'm tellin' ya the MONTH I hit 30, I had cramps like I had NEVER had before....It was awful. Then this past January, I had another really bad month. Took Midol only to feel worse than before...since then, it's been ok. In my 20s my periods were soooo easy.

The joys of aging! B) I was reading about perimenopause yesterday....:blink: THAT sounds fun! NOT! :gotcha:

So far, no. Of course I haven't hit 30 yet, but at this point things aren't worse...

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Just yesterday I was down and OUT with cramps.... :faint: .....every now & then it'll be bad, worse than it was before.

'Course, I'm O-L-D, so, yanno.......... B)

Ugh! Ok.

My last 3 I've had 'stomach flu' symptoms. Diarrhea, nausea, fever etc. I was totally sick this past Sunday so I knew I'd get my period this week. I'm wondering if it gets worse...I'm ready for a hysterectomy... :thanks:

:nod: :P

I had an aunt who had a hysterectomy just so she wouldn't have any more periods. :blink: :screwy:

My period just started yesterday....cramping wasn't TOO bad. But man, oh man did I feel AWFUL and MOODY last week! Today I'm chipper as ever! B) Let the blood flooooooow! :D

If this continues I'll have to do something about it :P I also have PCOS so that doesn't help :( Hmmmm...hysterectomy followed by a tummy tuck? :thanks: :booyah:

Are we one the same schedule? LOL

Who knows? Stranger things have happened! :bounce:


I sometimes sit on the toilet when I feel a "gush" coming on....sit there a few minutes....aaaaaahhhhhh....... :happy:

There ya go!! :bounce: A tummy tuck would be nice after having 3 kids. My skin is too big for me now!

You know how you switch from left to right ovary every period? I'm having an awful time with my period every other month. It's brutal. I'm seeing that my PMS is worse too. And I hate that. I never like to blame my mood on my period, but I almost feel out of control for a few days every other month. So I started taking Evening Primrose oil. That's supposed to help. We'll see what happens this month.

Anyone else try Evening Primrose oil?

I've never tried it, but is it in a pill? Or something you mix in tea, etc?

Hmmm, I haven't had a period for over a year, so...

:thanks: :hide: :waiting:

Pill. It's looks just like Vitamin E.

It's not nice to brag!!



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PMS has got worse for me as I have gotten older but the cramping stuff is less now. I also have much shorter periods now. Mind you, I'm over 40 so in a different group to most of you gals anyway.

Deb, you and me'll stick together right??

:nod: You got it sister!

Us old farts gotta stick together!! B)

Count me in.

Fine!!! I know when I'm not wanted !! :cheeky:










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Ah, that's right! I forgot our sister joined the elite 40s this year!! :hug:

Monster PMS today. I am so damn crabby that I think I'm scary.

I just ate 6 oreos. Think that'll help? If not, I can just move right on to the kids' brownies.

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I SO hear you! Now, for me, it's not so much food (altho this last time I DID eat an entire "biggie" bag of BBQ fritos :hide: ), as HEADACHES!! :wall:

I've discovered the only thing that keeps them at bay is gatorade..... :nod:

And thank goodness, right?? I know I wouldn't wanna be hanging around some crabby, hormonal, FORTY YEAR OLD chocolate-stuffers, either! :rolf:

Thirty some-odd years old are better! :cheeky: :butt:

Lynn-I knew about the alternate ovaries. My symptoms are bad every month :( Well...the last three months were bad so I'm charting it.
I've tried Evening Primrose and it didn't help. I have a good friend who's a homeopathic meds graduate and she's helped me but nothing has kicked in :(
Just thought it was a sign of getting older :P

You know what, the alternating ovary thing isn't cutting it for me either. It's just a change in the pattern.

For instance, 4 a.m. this morning I woke up in excrusiating pain on my left side and left leg. Happy Period!

I took three Alieve (I know, too many - but it worked!), grabbed the heating pad, and prayed. I don't believe my monthly visitor has ever arrived as dramatically as it did today. I feel like crap!!

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Immature little 30 yr old waving her backside in the air :rollseyes:

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