POLL - NWR at all - but Spinoff to JessicaM's post
Original post by Preshy7
how horrible is aunt flo for you? just wondering
GsCM4EVA
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For me, its okay...First 2 days are mildly crampy, but i'm mostly OK....it usually lasts 4-5 days. But they aren't regular..... Never been on BC
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I get 1 day of pain and uncontrollable mood swings. Then the rest of the days (3-4) im good.
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Agony...bad cramps, horrible mood swings!!
sarahthegreat
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some months it is nothing, but then others - it makes up for that. not horrible horrible, but not pleasant either
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Posted by Preshy7
to answer my post i am in agony. it was never bad until the past 4-5 years now i will take pills before i got to bed and wkae up in the middle of the night when they wear off- its so horrible
i was wondering who else is in my position
Same thing for me. When I first got it, it was nothing - for several years it was like that, and I would always say 'cramps, yeah right'. Now, I am in such agony that at times I even vomit - its the worst!
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Posted by Preshy7
to answer my post i am in agony. it was never bad until the past 4-5 years now i will take pills before i got to bed and wkae up in the middle of the night when they wear off- its so horrible
i was wondering who else is in my position
I do get agonizing cramps which I take meds for but I guess I've goten used to them. Every so often I cry about the simplest things...like if someone cuts me off in traffic on the way to work. Clearly not normal behavior on my part!
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Mine was really bad when it first started at age 11. It was so horrible for me 'cos I had to miss school for like 2 days every month 'cos I couldn't walk and everyone knew what was wrong and when you're the only one of your in your age group with this issue - it was no fun!!!
Over the years, it's gotten better but some months are worse than others!
So, here's my thing, I can't wait to have my first child....my mom says she was the same way till she had me and it all went away.
Dom n Nic
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every since I have been on the pill the cramps are not that bad
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Mine are so bad, I have to start taking meds (aleve, vicodin if it's really bad) way before, otherwise I feel so sick to the point of vomitting. The pill is the only thing that really helps, but I always forget to take it.......
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You guys who are on BC to control it have it so good!!!
My cramps technically last 2 WEEKS because they start the week before and continue until about the week after, even though Aunt Flo only visits for about 4 days. Plenty of times I have been doubled over at work or in fetal position at home in pain. And the headches are even worse. I nearly fainted once.
Because of gallstones, I can't take any form of birth control that has hormones. So my only options are the IUD and Depo-Provera, both of which scare me. So I am left to suffer until my health insurance kicks in and I can get this damn gallbladder out.
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I find it slightly (very slightly) amusing that this poll started on a day that I stayed home frm work b/c the cramps were so bad I couldn't get out of bed.
That said, it hasn't been this bad in about 2 years, but it always lasts at least 7 days. Without the BC pills I was so irregular I would get it for up to 14 days at a time, with only 7-10 days in between.
To make this all really bad, my health insurance plan is changing November 1, and I am being forced to either get rid of my MD's or pay $400-$580 more for BC pills for the next 12 months. I am stopping them as soon as we get back from our honeymoon.
