Today, as usual, my period cramps got go bad that I can't eat or drink without taking a pain killer, and end up puking and passing out if I take a pain killer before I eat. Here's to 30 smooth years yet to come. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, it's my long-anticipated 21st birthday! Today also happens to be the first day of my period. I've spent the whole morning in the fetal position with agonizing cramps, reduced to tears, and whimpering while the painkiller refuses to kick in. Happy birthday! Love, my uterus. FML
Today, the pills my doctor prescribed for my extremely painful period cramps apparently have a side effect; excruciatingly painful cramps. I feel like I'm being repeatedly stabbed in the ovaries with a rusty fork. FML
Today, I’m currently battling a cold that caused me to call into work yesterday and, as of this morning, I’ve also started my period and have the most painful cramps ever. Good thing I have the day off from work. FML
Today, I'm so sick that I'm drinking fluids just to make it hurt less when I puke. FML
Today, for the first time in years, my period is early. I woke up at 5 a.m. with the worst cramps I've ever had in my life. Medicine isn't helping. It's literally so bad I feel like I want to throw up. It's fucking Christmas but hey, it wouldn't be 2022 if my garbage pile of a body wasn't ruining something for me. FML
Today, I received the gifts of my period, diarrhea, severe dizziness and double vision, and an ant infestation in my home. These were followed by the glaring absence of any gifts from my husband. Happy 40th to me. FML
Today, I woke up from celebrating my 29th birthday. I guess it's true that tolerance drops quickly as you age, because I stayed in and only drank a few beers with my husband and spent the entire day retching so hard I puked up blood. My partying days are definitely over. FML
Today, I have severe sun poisoning, a migraine, have been getting dehydrated no matter how much water I drink, and am on my period with horrible cramps. Yay summer! FML
Today, I started my period, complete with cramps, diarrhoea, a headache, bloating, and aching legs. Apparently my body didn't get the message that I had a total hysterectomy a month ago, including my ovaries, tubes and cervix. FML
Today, I fainted in the lunch line at school due to extreme period cramps, and ended up having to get seven stitches on my face. This is the third time I've fainted because of my period this year. FML
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Lamitucus 4
Go see a doctor that is nowhere near normal
mrspinkham18 5
Are you on a birth control? It might help if you aren’t and depending on what you are on if you have it already, you may need to change. Definitely go see a dr tho
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Lamitucus 4
Go see a doctor that is nowhere near normal
core01 30
Doctors won't do anything but tell her it's all in her head.
samomaha 17
You may have a poor doctor and might consider seeing someone else; I have several sisters and friends whose doctors recommended treatments that worked pretty well for them.
millsjoshua949 12
Maybe you should try another pain killer. There are many to choose from.
mrspinkham18 5
Are you on a birth control? It might help if you aren’t and depending on what you are on if you have it already, you may need to change. Definitely go see a dr tho
SquirrelRulingtheWorld 8
That’s called dysmenorrhea and it’s easily treated with birth control pills. Also it often goes away after your first pregnancy so if you ever plan to reproduce, you probably don’t have to live with this for 30+ years. Good luck, I’ve been there.
Angelica Ballard 19
The same happens to me every month. I am now 40 and the doctors now recommend hysterectomy. Once this pandemic is over
raven_of_azarath 35
I was the same way before I got on birth control. That’s not how it’s supposed to be, not at all. Talk to your doctor. And you may not even have to be on bc your whole life. I’m not on it anymore, and my periods have significantly improved (they still suck more than I think is normal, but compared to what it was, it’s a blessing)
heeeeyitsbrittney 12
My love, mine use to be the same way and then I was diagnosed with endometriosis and had the surgery to remove the scar tissue and now the pain has gone down significantly. Please go see a doctor, that is not normal at all! The surgery was super fast and easy and I was back to normal 3 days later.
Alfemcomno 7
Those are not menstrual pains. Get checked For Endometriosis/Adenomyosis with associated Inflammation of the bowel (causes constipation and pain)
babbits 9
Take ponstan in the 2 days before your period is due. It’s been a game changer. I hope it works for you too x
babbits 9
Take ponstan in the 2 days before your period is due. It’s been a game changer. I hope it works for you too x