The Official PMS Thread

[iluvcarats]

OMG! I feel like the Tazmanian Devil

I thought we could use a thread for PMS venting

Currently I feel like this

But not necessarily in that order.
Anyone else relate?
Any suggestions?

 

[Dandi]

Oh love, I''m sorry you''re feeling cruddy. I can only offer you sympathy and *HUGS*, and hope that this cheers you up.

It certainly picks me up when I''m PMSy

That and a hot cuppa and a comfy couch.

 

[mayachel]

Even though it is clear to me immediately after I have vented that I *do* get PMS, this LOL cat is hilarious.

Yesterday I saw this thread, did a quick scan and thought-hey I''m doing fine this month. Fast Fwd to the evening when DF comes home around 9pm, tells me he had a late lunch and either needs something small, or not all for dinner. I flip out. Luckily for us both, me flipping out isn''t that big a deal, but after yelling at him about how I was starving and had waited for him, I took a deep breath, put on my shoes and went for a walk till I could calm myself down and realize I was waaaay over reacting. So ya. PMS. It happens.

 

[monarch64]

I don''t usually suffer from PMS, but for some reason my last PM week was horrible. I was grouchy all week at work and at home, was terribly bloated, felt itchy like I needed to jump out of my skin, breasts hurt (and I mean HURT), and had breakouts on my face and upper back on top of it all. It was ridiculous, and I really wish this thread had been up last week! I''m attributing my symptoms this time, since they were so out of the ordinary, to eating too much salt and not getting enough exercise, plus being stressed out in my personal life and at work. The change in seasons also didn''t help much, it was very humid here and I think that contributed to the bloating/breakouts. Next month I''m cutting out the salt and will schedule more time to exercise.

 

[iluvcarats]

DandiAndi
hehehe That was funny! (Yes, I see the resemblance...)

Mayachel
The weird thing about PMS is that you only realize you are over reacting after the fact. In the eye of the storm it always feels quite justified.


Monnie
Sorry you had such a bad week. I hear you about the breakouts - those ones on your upper back that just hurt, right? They are so underground - like cysts? Yah, they SUCK! And the water retention too! Double yuck. Salt will probably help, and exercise always does. I am sure cutting out coffee would help me a lot, but that would be like taking the blanket away from Linus LOL.

Glad you are feeling better.

 

[luvthemstrawberries]

Date: 5/7/2009 9:12:28 AM
Author: DandiAndi
Oh love, I''m sorry you''re feeling cruddy. I can only offer you sympathy and *HUGS*, and hope that this cheers you up.

It certainly picks me up when I''m PMSy

That and a hot cuppa and a comfy couch.

HAHAHAHAHA that is such a hilarious picture.

I don''t have any recommendations. Just be sure to take some time to calm down and look back in retrospect to see if you''re irrational. I hate it though, because in the moment, everything is so serious and important to me, even if FI says I''m totally overreacting.

 

[Clairitek]

Date: 5/7/2009 9:12:28 AM
Author: DandiAndi
Oh love, I''m sorry you''re feeling cruddy. I can only offer you sympathy and *HUGS*, and hope that this cheers you up.

It certainly picks me up when I''m PMSy

That and a hot cuppa and a comfy couch.

Dandi- I just wanted to write and ask how you found this picture of me and FI this weekend!?! Were you stalking us on Friday night? How did you manage to stay out of view and snap this totally accurate picture?

Wow I seriously couldn''t find a better image to depict my behavior when I am PMSing. Absolutely perfect.