I hate PMS...

[conuly]

Seriously. I hate PMS. I hate it with a vengeance. People complain about cramps before their period, or during. I dont' get cramps. But I get a pre-period boil. Always in the same spot on my butt. It usually pops the day before my period. Okay, it doesn't last very long, but the post-period boil... whee, that lasts a few days, not just one day! And it gets bigger! I don't get cramps, but I get constipated. Gee, isn't that fun! Funfunfun! Fortunately, one midol or equivilant helps the constipation... but then the shit which was secretly constipated (just not noticiably so) for a few days decides to all come out in one fell swoop. I exchange constipation for near diarrhea. FUN! Aside from which, I hate taking pills of any sort, for any reason. And I think I get slight acne. Not the acne that just looks bad, the type that hurts. I had this one pimple that I couldn't even sleep on that side of my face. Very annoying. I eventually just popped it. Yeah, I know that's a bad idea, but that thing was just staying there for a week! And painful, if so much as my hair brushed against it! Isn't this fun? And backaches. Yay. Happy happy joy joy! I get to have a backache!

And that's not all, of course. My pad leaks at least once a month. I end up having to soak my jeans, my undies, my sheets, and praying that I don't get caught out while in public. Most pads, I can't wear, because whatever they're made of ends up giving me a rash (though the kotex with "velcro" wings has a nice, clothlike texture), and I dislike tampons because I can't not feel them... and if I didn't, I'd panic. Too many horror stories about girls having to get those taken out at the doctors.... <sub>edit... these fall into two main categories of alternative products

*grumbles* I hate PMS. Can I just go get my tubes tied?</sub>

Comments

[shoumagic.livejournal.com]

I don't like getting my period at all. Maybe if I could actually know when I was going to have it or how long it would last I'd be more okay with it. It usually ends up coming late or early and I'm always unprepared. And then there are those day where I'm constantly changing the pad because it's always overflowing. Then, when I go to sleep, I get a shorter amount of sleep because I know I'm going to overflow the pad over the night.

I don't usually get cramps or boils though. Actually, I've never had a boil before. I get an occasional cramp but it's nothing that I can't deal with...

[conuly]

You're another person for whom it might be very irregular due to your age.... If that's the case, it'll most likely even out in a year or two. But I can never remember anyone's age, so if you're 19 and I'm being silly, my apologies.

As for leaking... I know. I used to always get overnight pads all the time, but they were uncomfortable due to the material. I've found that it helps to, um... use toilet paper to help even it out.... As though, say, you found yourself out in the world with no pad and nothing...

There's also some alternative products out there which are neither tampons nor pads. Some people have found them useful. I haven't had a chance to try any of them, and some of them I don't want to try, but here's linkies:

http://www.ratbag.demon.co.uk/anna/mothers/clothpads.html

http://www.gladrags.com/

http://www.beginnings.org/shop/verzorging_manymoons.htm

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[shoumagic.livejournal.com]

I'm 13 so it probably is because of my age. I've had it for a little over two years now and it comes every month, just not when it's supposed to.

I'll take a look at the links, thanks. Hopefully they'll work much better than the pads I currently have. And I'll try using some toilet paper to even it out at night. Maybe then I can sleep with out worry of having leaks...

[conuly]

Eh... it helps somewhat, but still use your older sheets, 'k?

[shoumagic.livejournal.com]

*nods* Of course. I don't want my new sheets to get messed up. That's the only stain I can't get out of fabrics...

[conuly]

Tell me about it... *rolls her eyes* And that's one of the few stains I care about!

Actually, what I've found works is, especially if you catch it early, a long soak in cold water. And running the stain itself under cold water when the tap is on high. Pretreat the stain after the soaking and wash it... in cold water.

Last time I went to the beach with my family, I got my period. Leaked onto my suit. After running all over the place to find tampons, I finally get out of that nasty bathroom... right into torrential downpour. :( Fortunately, it was a short storm, and the day was clear and sunny all after. And being constantly in the water got the stain right out of my bathing suit.

[xreferenced.livejournal.com]

Cold water works. Never never try hot or even warm water, the blood will leave a permanent stain and/or it will be hard to remove. At least in my experience.