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Honeybee
Super December 2017

How do you deal with PMS?

Honeybee, on October 31, 2016 at 12:47 PM Posted in Fitness and Health 0 11
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Anyone else on here deal with really bad PMS? How do you deal with it? I honestly look forward to finally getting my period every month, because it's the most relief I feel after suffering from horrible PMS for at least a week leading up to the start of my period. I retain water and swell up like a balloon, my breasts get super tender, I can't sleep at night, my skin breaks out, and worst of all, the mood swings!!!! I get SUPER grumpy and emotional and irritable, to the point where I am overly emotional, raging BITCH, and then POOF! Just like magic, a day or two after my period begins, it all goes away and I go back to normal until the next round of PMS. My pants fit again, my skin clears up, my mood becomes stable and calm again. I hate it! I am currently on the pill, Ortho Tri Cyclen, so maybe that makes it worse? But I had bad PMS before I got on the pill a couple of years ago too. Ugh. :-(

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Latest activity by Honeybee, on October 31, 2016 at 1:52 PM
  • OGJessieJV
    Master July 1867
    OGJessieJV ·
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    Have you tried a different pill? I didn't get any PMS symptoms while on Marvellon. Every pill is different for everyone, I had to get through 4 different pills to get one that worked for all my symptoms.

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  • Kara
    Super May 2017
    Kara ·
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    I switched to mirena and no longer experience PMS since my hormones are constantly stable!

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  • JoRocka
    Master September 2016
    JoRocka ·
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    I work out.

    When I"m physically active regularly- my symptoms are significantly reduced. And wine.

    And chocolate.

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  • Kris
    Super September 2017
    Kris ·
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    Birth control (I'm on the Microgestin pill) and working out (specifically boxing during that week).

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  • Miami2NorthernVA
    Master November 2017
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    I don't get PMS. I usually don't even get periods.

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  • BridalGirl24
    Expert October 2017
    BridalGirl24 ·
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    I get the same exact thing especially the mood swings! I'm on ortho Cyclen not the tri not sure what the difference is

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  • OG Sarah
    Master September 2017
    OG Sarah ·
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    I was on Ortho Tri Cyclen a few years ago and was the bitchiest, moodiest, worst person ever to be around. I completely went off of birth control for almost a year after that because it was so awful.

    Anyways, I switched to the NuvaRing and my symptoms are so much better. I PMS for just a few days before my period but don't really have a lot of bloating- mostly just moodiness and I'm really tired. Oh and I want to eat everything in sight lol.

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  • FreshToDeathAng
    Master September 2016
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    I used to be on Ortho Tri Cyclen-Lo and PMS'ed but not badly. I have the Mirena IUD now and have zero PMS.

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  • Jeanmarie
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    Jeanmarie ·
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    FW used to be on Ortho Tri Cyclen and doctor told her that it has been known for its major side effects on mood, so perhaps talk to your doctor and see if anything can be done? I'm truly lucky to not have these issues.

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  • Honeybee
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    Thanks, everyone. I was going to switch to the copper IUD, since it doesn't have hormones, but changed my mind after hearing some horror stories about the insertion pain.

    @widowschick and @OG Sarah Thank you so much for sharing that! It gives me hope that once I change my pill, I can become normal. And also feel better knowing I am not alone.

    I do work out, but it doesn't seem to help much during that PMS week. Sometimes I feel a rage coming on, or I find myself bawling my eyes out over the silliest, most stupid thing, and I KNOW I'm being completely irrational, and I KNOW it's just PMS, but I still can't control the emotion. It's horrible feeling so out of control

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  • Honeybee
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    Ohhh and let's not even talk about the cravings!!! I get severe food cravings and feel hungry all the time during PMS as well.

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