PMS Feels Awful
Filed Under (Anxiety, Daily Posts, Health) by Cynthia on Jan 19, 2008 10:01 pm
Tagged Under : Cycles, Physical Health
Today is Day 24. Since I started taking the Zoloft my PMS hasn’t been as bad. And the Vitex Agnus Castus helps, too. However, today and yesterday were particularly bad days.
My back aches, anxiety tightens my stomach and makes me feel hungry when I’m not, and I feel tired. My whole body aches, too. And all these things cause my temper to be short and my tolerance to be low. I am happy to say, though, that the meds do keep me in check and I’m not as awful to be around as I used to be.
PMS is a whole body and mind thing that makes women feel miserable. It’s not only the physical symptoms. It’s also the emotional and mental ones. I’m also a complete klutz. I drop things, I try to get things to just ‘do’ what I want them to, instead of obeying the laws of physics. I can’t add worth a darn.
To say I feel miserable is not a good descriptive term. But to only describe my physical symptoms is also, not a good description. I’m sure the physical discomfort does cause some of my emotional discomfort. However, when I’m not having PMS and I’m sick, I can tolerate not feeling well much, much better.
So on top of the physical, I just feel emotionally rotten, too. Cranky, very little patience, much more anxiety than non-PMS days. It’s an interesting thing, actually. And if any doctor tells me Premenstrual Syndrome doesn’t really exist, I will smack them upside the head and tell them they need a new career. It’s real, and it’s nasty. I manage it. I get by. I wish it would go away.
My worst PMS days emotionally is actually about a week before so it is hard to recognize until it’s too late, but I am getting better. Klonopin really helps at those times. But the weird this is since I came OFF the pill my cycle itself only lasts three days…down from five…
Leigh’s last blog post..Let It Snow?
Hi Leigh. The pill makes my PMS a hundred times worse. Ugh. Yeah.. it is really hard to recognize. I have to write in my calendar when it’s time for PMS, or else I just get cranky and don’t know why.
Hi, I hope you make it thru the next few days okay. You guys must hate me, cuz I only get a little grumpy and dont get any of those PMSy things. Well other than I tend to eat lots! Hang in there XOXOXO
Christina’s last blog post..TV
My worst PMS days emotionally is actually about a week before so it is hard to recognize until it's too late, but I am getting better. Klonopin really helps at those times. But the weird this is since I came OFF the pill my cycle itself only lasts three days…down from five… <em>Leigh's last blog post..<a href='http://eternal-flux.com/?p=161'; rel="nofollow">Let It Snow?</a></em>
Hi Leigh. The pill makes my PMS a hundred times worse. Ugh. Yeah.. it is really hard to recognize. I have to write in my calendar when it's time for PMS, or else I just get cranky and don't know why.
Hi, I hope you make it thru the next few days okay. You guys must hate me, cuz I only get a little grumpy and dont get any of those PMSy things. Well other than I tend to eat lots! Hang in there XOXOXO <em>Christina's last blog post..<a href='http://www.loneblackspider.com/2008/01/19/tv/...rel="nofollow">TV</a></em>
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I don’t hate you Chris!
I eat a lot, too… salt and chocolate. Give me salt and chocolate!
I don't hate you Chris!
I eat a lot, too… salt and chocolate. Give me salt and chocolate!