Girlie: Ways to cure PMS

[sassypance]

rather than going into explicits for the basis of this thread, i believe it's pretty clear the meaning of it so please discuss.

[Muramasa]

I dunno if this is so girlie, I'm pretty sure that almost all men are also interested in a PMS cure. ;)

(Not me, of course, my girlfriend is absolutely perfect.:angel:)

[ramz]

my understanding is that PMS is actually a byproduct of the frustration of the body's attempts to engage in sexual intercourse at the peak of fertility. When you don't have sex during this period of time, you aren't having the correct hormones and endorphins released into the bloodstream that come from orgasm--or even just being turned on--and mood swings are the result. Even if this isn't true, I'm betting that putting out would make guys be a lot more forgiving about the shit you gals do to us during PMS. :wink:



P.S. of course, I made that entire thing up...

[Zodiac*Blue]

Screw midol...


http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/drantor/ducttape.jpg

:D

[Muramasa]

P.S. of course, I made that entire thing up...

Don't you fuck this up for us, Jason. :paddle:

[sassypance]

boys, you don't want to mess with me or my threads tonight.

SHOO!

[Chrississippi]

Screw midol...


http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/drantor/ducttape.jpg

:D


are you suggesting putting that on both ends will solve PMS?

[Zodiac*Blue]

It's a new product by the company that makes Head-On.

Apply directly to the mouth :chairfall: Insta-cure.

[Chrississippi]

It's a new product by the company that makes Head-On.

Apply directly to the mouth :chairfall: Insta-cure.


We can still cry and pound you with our little fists.

[Zodiac*Blue]

Problem solved:

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/drantor/duct20tape.jpg

[Chrississippi]

http://www.fantasybedtimehour.com/episodes/images/ep3/tequila.jpg

My rock beats your scissors :neener:

[Zodiac*Blue]

I was just kidding.... about all that stuff... hehehe?
um...

I gotta go now! peace!!!

:ontome:

[EmmaK]

my understanding is that PMS is actually a byproduct of the frustration of the body's attempts to engage in sexual intercourse at the peak of fertility. When you don't have sex during this period of time, you aren't having the correct hormones and endorphins released into the bloodstream that come from orgasm--or even just being turned on--and mood swings are the result. Even if this isn't true, I'm betting that putting out would make guys be a lot more forgiving about the shit you gals do to us during PMS. :wink:
O_o

P.S. of course, I made that entire thing up...
Clearly, since a woman is at her peak fertility when she is mid-cycle (for example, the in-between point in a birth control pill pack)...not when she is
'premenstrual'.
Don't you fuck this up for us, Jason. :paddle:
:afterbuzz:

[EmmaK]

We can still cry and pound you with our little fists.
Nothing can stop the [little] fists of fury or she-tears.

[EmmaK]

boys, you don't want to mess with me or my threads tonight.

SHOO!
What are the symptoms babe? Are you talking more physical, or the mental/emo side?

[sassypance]

eh, not getting into specifics on the board dear. you're welcome to contact me via anything else though. this was truly supposed to be generalized tips that everyone could benefit from rather than an intervention.

[EmmaK]

OHNOES INTERVENTION :freakout:

no time for a talk atm (need to return to resume shtuff in a min), but some general things I do:
-if cramps are really bad (esp. lower abdomen and lower back) I take a LOT of ibuprofen (that works best for me, others like aspirin, tylenol, aleve, whatever), usually followed by curling into the fetal position and rubbing my tummy (this is what I had to do last month, I seriously could not handle the pain). If I'm at Jon's, he'll rub my back.
-if cramps are bad, but not debilitating, getting in a good cardio workout can help tons, followed by a hot shower

for the emo shit, writing in a journal can help because a lot of the stuff that sets you off while PMSing *might not* set you off if it happened at another time. in the midst of PMSing is not the ideal time, for example, to make any major life changes on the spur of the moment.

i don't get hyper-emotional/sad/sloppy about everything, but i notice i'm slightly more on edge and more in touch with my 'feelings' side, so i've learned to try to embrace it as a chance to see things differently, knowing that in a few days i'll return to business-as-usual.

Also, two of my best friends have used yam cream before and supposedly that helps. I don't know anything beyond that, just that it's some kind of lotion or cream and yams are an ingredient, and it helps with the cramps :shrug:

[sassypance]

great contribution dear :)

[spatulagirl]

I increase my Omega-3 intake (flax seed, walnuts or you can buy supplements at the health store) and exercise.

I don't get it very bad but I have heard good things about this from friends:

http://www.organicgreens.ca/Womens-Endocrine-Complex.html

[sassypance]

eh i take fish oil & flax seed capsules and eat a ton of omega 3's & 6's for breakfast each day so i can't completely agree at the moment. may work for some though.

[AmandaHuie]

I tell EVERYONE that I am pmsing. They avoid me. All is well.

Most times when I feel "emotional," getting people to avoid me is the best answer.

[Alexis]

Never really had the emotional symptoms of pms. I don't get angry or noticeably sad. For the debilitating pain I take Ibuprofen in large amounts and I cannot stress enough buy a heating pad! It really really helps. I also increase my Iron intake to help with the fatigue.

[Funshine]

rather than going into explicits for the basis of this thread, i believe it's pretty clear the meaning of it so please discuss.
Gobble chocolate and iron pills by the handfulls :D

[spatulagirl]

eh i take fish oil & flax seed capsules and eat a ton of omega 3's & 6's for breakfast each day so i can't completely agree at the moment. may work for some though.

That sucks. Like I said, I don't get it very bad so that usually helps. Plus my husband just avoids me.

[method]

http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/thecobra.asp

[Maboroshi]

Chocolate is a must! I eat alot too.

I get nasty as far as emotions go and I also have the worst cramping. So maybe the best cure for me is for everyone to avoid me. My doctor did prescribe birth control(which has helped big time with cramping) to eliveiate the symptoms but it doesn't work for all of them.

I will take some of these tips you guys have posted home with me too.

[BuzzCat]

PMS Escape (it's a tea)
EXERCISE
a bit of chocolate, and broccoli is good for you.

[5l1mm]

from what i remember, i usually tune it out a bit.
finally my memory issues have a benefit. then later that month the lady friend was all like.
"omg i was such a bitch why did you even talk to me."
and i was like, "your worth it, you can make it up to me"
and we live happily ever after well not forever.
only like another year, but that was something different

[tinybinderclip]

Exercise does help and so does this:http://www.aragonproducts.com/products/ThermacareMenstralCramp.jpg

[madeofwires]

for cramps

http://a1468.g.akamai.net/f/1468/580/1d/pics.drugstore.com/prodimg/77270/200.jpg

[EmmaK]

for cramps

http://a1468.g.akamai.net/f/1468/580/1d/pics.drugstore.com/prodimg/77270/200.jpg
What are the actual ingredients?


That reminds me (and I'm NOT saying this about your product above, this is just a tangent), many products are marketed as being especially for PMS, but they have the same active ingredients their related products of the same brand (or generic). It's a marketing ploy. Controlling for dosage, a generic painkiller is just as effective as it's brand-name supposedly-woman-tailored counterpart, assuming its chemical compound is the one that particularly works for you.

[madeofwires]

What are the actual ingredients?


That reminds me (and I'm NOT saying this about your product above, this is just a tangent), many products are marketed as being especially for PMS, but they have the same active ingredients their related products of the same brand (or generic). It's a marketing ploy. Controlling for dosage, a generic painkiller is just as effective as it's brand-name supposedly-woman-tailored counterpart, assuming its chemical compound is the one that particularly works for you.

oh yea i know... a friend of mine swears by this stuff, i've only tried it a couple times but i actually prefer taking advil (however advil will only work if i take it BEFORE the cramps start, if i wait till after the cramps i'm SOL)...

anyway i just thought i'd post it up there as a suggestion because it's worked for me, and i thought maybe people hadn't heard of it before...

[method]

What are the actual ingredients?


That reminds me (and I'm NOT saying this about your product above, this is just a tangent), many products are marketed as being especially for PMS, but they have the same active ingredients their related products of the same brand (or generic). It's a marketing ploy. Controlling for dosage, a generic painkiller is just as effective as it's brand-name supposedly-woman-tailored counterpart, assuming its chemical compound is the one that particularly works for you.

it's homeopathic - it's got a bunch of hippie extract in it....

[EmmaK]

Apparently I need to use separate posts for separate thoughts. :D

but i actually prefer taking advil (however advil will only work if i take it BEFORE the cramps start, if i wait till after the cramps i'm SOL)...
I know what you mean--if I take meds when I first feel the cramps coming on, blam, all is well (for the most part). If I wait until they're full-tilt, the meds aren't as effective. Not awesome.

[EmmaK]

HA!

http://www.picturesofwalls.com/album05/images/31-40/035_war.jpg

[Jewcus]

HA!

http://www.picturesofwalls.com/album05/images/31-40/035_war.jpg
damn that pesky x y chromosone

[EmmaK]

damn that pesky x y chromosone
they're everywhere :freakout:

[Jewcus]

they're everywhere :freakout:
:freakout:
:freakout:
:freakout:

and they run!!!!

[[geek]]

Alright, so is it pathetic that I'm 21 and am not even sure if cysts and cramps are the same thing? I'm under the impression that cramps are caused by tiny little cysts that burst... which I don't really get because I don't get a monthly, more like a bi-yearly due to having taken the depo shot for so long. Anyways, I guess my question was if they were the same thing, and if there's anything aside from Morphine that could save me from the pain of ovarian cysts? Ugh... just thinking about it hurts.

[Alexis]

cramps are hormones causing your uterus to contract

[method]

:yes: a cyst is a fluid-filled membrane sac.

cramps are similar to a spasm.


why the fuck am i posting in this thread...i should prolly gtfo.

[sassypance]

:gtfo:

[method]

:assslap:

[ChildoftheBeat]

My doc recently told me that if you start taking motrin or something of the like a day or two before you start getting symptoms, and continue taking it, your (physical I'm assuming) symptoms should be pretty nil.


I, of course, hate to take medicine unless I absolutely need to. But I am going to try my hardest to check this method out next time.

[EmmaK]

My doc recently told me that if you start taking motrin or something of the like a day or two before you start getting symptoms, and continue taking it, your (physical I'm assuming) symptoms should be pretty nil.
Did your doc also suggest a place to pick up ESP, to be able to predict when they're coming?

Because that would be neat.

[Shawn_E]

my understanding is that PMS is actually a byproduct of the frustration of the body's attempts to engage in sexual intercourse at the peak of fertility. When you don't have sex during this period of time, you aren't having the correct hormones and endorphins released into the bloodstream that come from orgasm--or even just being turned on--and mood swings are the result. Even if this isn't true, I'm betting that putting out would make guys be a lot more forgiving about the shit you gals do to us during PMS. :wink:



P.S. of course, I made that entire thing up...


haha damn! I was about to say I am for earning my red wings.

[ChildoftheBeat]

Did your doc also suggest a place to pick up ESP, to be able to predict when they're coming?

Because that would be neat.
Ya I know you can't always predict- she meant if you have a somewhat regular cycle, then start a couple days before your period is *supposed* to begin.

Not the most brilliant method but you never know it may be worth it.

[BuzzCat]

haha damn! I was about to say I am for earning my red wings.


PMS - PREmenstral...blah blah.

Before the red tide. Not during.

[jibboo]

i hear menopause works wonders

[Midnight_Junglest]

Even I think its so utterly disgusting, but having sex like some ppl on here is right, it gives your body the balance it needs to fight off the extra naturals you have!!!

[Jill]

:confused:

[BuzzCat]

i hear menopause works wonders

It's like menopause x20971239 w/ a hangover.

[Midnight_Junglest]

It's like menopause x20971239 w/ a hangover.


Hahahaha!! I guess you can put it that way

[sassypance]

go away cramps! :puppydog:

:goawaymarcus:

[Methodus]

remove the vag

[LizE]

For me, the ONLY thing that ever alleviated premenstrual/menstrual cramps was/is being on birth control. Nothing else works. It sucks.

That reminds me, I need to get an appointment to see a gyno in VA soon, the time for my annual checkup is on the horizon. :ohnoes:

[Neptune]

evening primrose supplements work really well for body aches and feeling moody, grumpy and bloated.
(good for hangovers too!)

i am fortunatly very lucky that i almost never get any symptoms for PMS.

[LilLemur416]

While it won't help right away - I've noticed over the years that the better shape I'm in (esp my abs & core muscles) the less I'm affected by PMS & Cramps (although I've never really had a problem with BAD cramps or PMS, so :shrug:). Don't know if anyone else has noticed the same thing - but it's one more reason to make sure you hit the gym.

[Chrississippi]

I just wanted to bitch about how bad my PMS is today. It hurt so bad this morning, it actually made me late for work. :crying2:


Guys really don't understand how good they have it. Today I tried to explain to a guy like this, "Imagine that no matter how much sleep you got or how well you ate or how much you abstained from caffeine, cigarettes, and alcohol that YOU were going to get sick for at least three days out of the month, and there's NOTHING you could do about it. Imagine if you had the hexfecta of lethargy, bloating, serotonin dropping, hormones levels waxing and waning, secreting blood from your private area, and the worry of having to be on the 24 hour daily watch for stainage of your clothing/bedsheets. yeah, it's like that. and you wonder why we're pissed off."

[Hitoi]

Hey yo. Me too. PMS ci-tay.

I rarely get cramps. Most of my http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif is emotional. Needless to say, I'm in total bitch mode right now.

[Chrississippi]

Hey yo. Me too. PMS ci-tay.

I rarely get cramps. Most of my http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif is emotional. Needless to say, I'm in total bitch mode right now.


haha, that smiley is AWESOME.


http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif = :ontherag:


if you ladies wanna know something weird, my menses synced up with Athena's (hyx's bff) even though I hardly ever see her.

[Neptune]

try working with 50+ girls all in sync...

its weird that just being around other women will sync up when exposed to each others horo/pheromones....

it must have made sultans with 20+ wives very angry when they were ALL on the rag...

[deliqueen]

:spliff:

and an ibuprofen is what really really really helps me...

[sassypance]

Hey yo. Me too. PMS ci-tay.

I rarely get cramps. Most of my http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif is emotional. Needless to say, I'm in total bitch mode right now.

Tell me about it. I am not returning texts tonight, I'm stressed to the max with finals and in total bitch mode right now. This is my way of kindly telling my friends to fuck off for the next few days.

(I'll apologize for this when I turn back into the equivalent of Bruce Banner.)

*smashystompy*

[LizE]

I cannot say it enough: I am SO glad to be back on the Pill. No more PMS for me! :banana:

And I guess they don't make the kind of BC I was on before anymore. The stuff I'm on now is way better. Loestrin 24Fe FTW. 24 active pills instead of 21. Instead of a 4 day period (which is what I had when I was on the old stuff), I'm down to a 2 day one now. It's minimal. And NO cramps.

Double :banana:

[Jenni XO]

I've noticed lately, that I've become severely emotional when it's "that time" lately. I've always been a bit bitchy, but the last couple months the whole being "overly sensitive and on the brink of tears" factor has been added. Seriously. Wtf?

I was watching a commercial about animal abuse yesterday while making my kids lunch, and fucking almost lost it. I just stopped and stood there and was like, "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?" Ugh.

[sassypance]

I'm discovering that listening to 80s Madonna helps. 'Into the Groove' makes me happy to be a girl again.

[Neptune]

cindi lauper works well for that too.


girls just wanna have fun.

[Chrississippi]

http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif


I just came in here to bitch, little graphic so...


Even though I took Aleve before work, my uterus felt like there was a kitten trying to claw its way out this morning. Blah.

[ScorpCC]

This is one of those ailments I argue for Medicinal Marajuana

[EmmaK]

http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif


I just came in here to bitch, little graphic so...


Even though I took Aleve before work, my uterus felt like there was a kitten trying to claw its way out this morning. Blah.
:sok: sucks :( that'll be next week for me....CAN'T WAIT!!!@!

[justgaia]

I am almost three months on the pill. One week off. (Seasonique)

I hardly PMS at all anymore. Lucky for everyone else because I used to get majorly depressed.

Ladies, if you have trouble with depression, try different birth control pills rather than anti-depressants. In some cases this works.

[juicyjay]

I'm on Yaz and it works wonders. barely any cramping and mood swings. i get them here or there but probably 85% better than any other birthday control i was on before

[Chrississippi]

I found this gem in urbandictionary.com

PMS - JANUARY 23
A powerful spell that women are put under about once every month, which gives them the strength of an ox, the stability of a Window's OS, and the scream of a banshee. Basically, man's worst nightmare.

[mz_mojo_jojo]

[QUOTE=ChildoftheBeat]My doc recently told me that if you start taking motrin or something of the like a day or two before you start getting symptoms, and continue taking it, your (physical I'm assuming) symptoms should be pretty nil.


one of the reasons for taking anti-inflammatory before the cramps start is because they stop the hormone your body sends out that makes you cramp. taking stuff ahead of time really works, or at least for me, except i do not have a regular cycle anymore so now i have no idea when to take them.

if you have cramps that are not too bad then really strong chamomile tea with slivers of fresh ginger in it is supposed to help, but if you have dabilitating cramps then it is not likely to do any good.

[EmmaK]

I found this gem in urbandictionary.com

PMS - JANUARY 23
A powerful spell that women are put under about once every month, which gives them the strength of an ox, the stability of a Window's OS, and the scream of a banshee. Basically, man's worst nightmare.
:chairfall:

[LizE]

Sigh...no cramping for me. I can't say enough how happy I am with Lo Estrin. :D

The only sort of "PMS" I get is a bit of sadness about a week before the (practically nonexistent) crimson tide comes rushing in...

[badkitty3804]

Cut out your ovaries with a spork.

:yes:

[LizE]

Nope.

I'd actually like to have at least one child at some point.

[badkitty3804]

Details...details....

:rolleyes:

[FutonBunny]

Sigh...no cramping for me. I can't say enough how happy I am with Lo Estrin. :D

The only sort of "PMS" I get is a bit of sadness about a week before the (practically nonexistent) crimson tide comes rushing in...

I was wondering if I was the only person that got sad with her pms and not angry. It could be because I will generally react with sadness instead of anger to negative situations but with my PMS it's usually more likely that someone might make me cry if they're mean to me.

[Neptune]

i get more moody around two weeks after my period then i do just before my period.


any one else have problems with this?


maybe i need to get on the pill.

[sassypance]

That urbandictionary.com definition is money.

[mouse]

grrr. stupid clotting issues. i can not use the pill.

as for my PMS, i sometimes get kinda irritable a few days before and after. occaisionally cry.

ive never had cramps during or before.

[sassypance]

I turn into a hydra and lock myself away so the populace doesn't have to deal with me in such an irrational state.

[GatoDePantelones]

i had a girlfriend once who said pot was the ultimate cure for lady parts problems.

[Chrississippi]

http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif



It's that time again.


:puppydog:

[juicyjay]

it's not that time again for me but i feel like im fucking going to kill someone today

[LizE]

It's not that time for me either but for some reason I overreacted to something someone said to me last night on the way home from Sleaze and I burst into tears for no reason.

Ugh, I hate it when people see me cry...

[Quannum Logic]

Ive heard that good ganja does wonders for said problems....

[Funshine]

Ive heard that good ganja does wonders for said problems....
:hifive:

[jukata]

ok ok, I'm not a gynocolegest, I just play one in my tool shed sometimes. ...but I know how many days are in a month. 2 weeks after something that takes a few days is closer to before the next one! Duuuuuh!

(I'm probably missing some estrogen magic secret here and will be made fun of emensly, then clawed to death by angry women)


i get more moody around two weeks after my period then i do just before my period.


any one else have problems with this?


maybe i need to get on the pill.

[Raverjimbob]

You could have your ovaries removed....

[Neptune]

ok ok, I'm not a gynocolegest, I just play one in my tool shed sometimes. ...but I know how many days are in a month. 2 weeks after something that takes a few days is closer to before the next one! Duuuuuh!

(I'm probably missing some estrogen magic secret here and will be made fun of emensly, then clawed to death by angry women)


ok, since it sounds like your wondering...

PMS usually occurs 3-4 days before your period, or for some, on the first day you start your period.

two weeks after my period is also roughly two weeks before my period. OR, the farthest point in my cycle from my period. OR, for you guys in the dark about how womens bodies work, when there is a drop in estrogen to allow ovulation to occur. I'm probably more moody cause im just horny as hell.






PS- why are you in this thread?

[sassypance]

Seriously I was going to comment on that earlier today.

Men... :gtfo:

It's my thread and I said so :neener:

[Alexis]

I stopped consuming meat on a regular basis last month. For the two weeks before my period I didn't have any. I had no idea how this would affect my period since I had always been told that it would make it worse due to the lack of iron.

Imagine my surprise when I did not get any cramps or symptoms of pms AT ALL. I had very minor cramps, so minor that they were almost not noticeable. This has never happened to me, never in my whole life have I had a period that was not excruciatingly painful.

My theory is that it has to do with not consuming hormone filled meat. I can't prove it but I can't think of another reason. :FUBAR:

[jukata]

PS- why are you in this thread?

I searched for "Moody" as in Tonya. I was looking for something she posted a while back.

My luck I end up in this hell.

[EmmaK]

I searched for "Moody" as in Tonya. I was looking for something she posted a while back.

My luck I end up in this hell.
HA! *points and laughs*


serves ya right :neener:

[sassypance]

I searched for "Moody" as in Tonya. I was looking for something she posted a while back.

My luck I end up in this hell.

lol

Neppi is always up for offering the details of her period to further explain what we women must go through. I'm sure you got your fill though :wink:

[Raverjimbob]

rip out the baby maker - problem solved

[Chrississippi]

http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif



It's that time again.


:puppydog:

x2.

Die uterus! Die!

[buzzboy]

.

[Chrississippi]

http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif

http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif

http://forums.randi.org/images/smilies/mazeguyfantasy/medusa.gif

!!!!

lol. That's how it makes me feel.