forum period rants (for all who experience that monthly disaster that is having a uterus)

Started March 03, 2021 by Deleted user

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Yeah so I'm making this chat for the sole reason that I have showered six times today and everything still smells like blood. I'm slowly dying, cramps are terrible and I am out of ibuprofen. AHHHHH.

I'm due for mine end of next week….
I'm not happy about it…
Did you try getting a hot water bottle or something to help with the cramps?

Yes! Nothing is working and it SUCKS.

Oh nu… I'm sorry friend. Maybe try napping it off? (I apologize if you already tried that..)

I nap all day practically, it hasn't helped so I'm really just drinking some chocolate milk and waiting it out.

Bleeeehhhhhhh that aint cool

You ever start crying uncontrollably one day and you get your period the next day and you're just like yissss I knew I wasn't an overemotional turd

i have bled through multiple pairs of clothing today alone, i HATE my period. Plus being a trans male makes it like 2x worse

Ugh, I'm sorry. The only good thing about mine is that the blood isn't awful, but my cramps and emotions spiral out of control.

Bleehhhhhhhh I just hate having to try and find clothes that don't stain easy because I'll sometimes put the thing on wrong and Arrgggghhhhh blood stains are a pain…
That and the WEIRD spurts of motivation I get while I'm on my period after a week of weird anxiety swings, only to crash the week after my period into insomnia and a higher risk of depressive episodes and just…
screams I hate hormones!

yeah agreed, hormones SUCK

my period just started like yesterday and bleghghg i feel so drained of my life energy but at the same time my hyperfocus has gone into overdrive and my brain is just here like "??!?!?!?!?!?!? WHAT??!?!? THE FUCK??!??!?!??!!!?! IS HAPPENING???!?!???!??!?!?!???!!!!!!?????!?!??!" and it's just AAAAA

Yeah so I'm making this chat for the sole reason that I have showered six times today and everything still smells like blood. I'm slowly dying, cramps are terrible and I am out of ibuprofen. AHHHHH.

I feel all of this so hard

I don't get cramps (which surprised me) but it's a pain finding clothes that aren't going to be bloody within an hour. And the fact that there's a higher risk of me getting angry and spiraling out of control isn't great either.

I don't get cramps (which surprised me) but it's a pain finding clothes that aren't going to be bloody within an hour. And the fact that there's a higher risk of me getting angry and spiraling out of control isn't great either.

I'm not the only one that doesn't cramp???
Finally another one!!
I always feel so bad bringing it up that I don't cramp much cause I hear stories from my friends about horrible cramps and just…
I thought I was the only one!

FACT: "Cramps" are actually your hips moving apart, so it's basically like a minor childbirth contraction. _{yet another reason why I'm never having kids hahaha}

I don't get cramps (which surprised me) but it's a pain finding clothes that aren't going to be bloody within an hour. And the fact that there's a higher risk of me getting angry and spiraling out of control isn't great either.

I'm not the only one that doesn't cramp???
Finally another one!!
I always feel so bad bringing it up that I don't cramp much cause I hear stories from my friends about horrible cramps and just…
I thought I was the only one!

I'M NOT ALONE???
Oh freaking crackers. Finally!
It's the same with my friends. They tell stories of how bad their cramps are and I'm just there awkwardly standing with them and hoping that they don't ask me how bad "my cramps" are.

I'm extremely happy that I found someone else like me.

Oh, also, does anyone else have extremely long intervals between periods? It's 36 days since I've had my last one… which is normal for me but like ???

Hi I'm here to complain about how my cramps are so bad they make me throw up
And after the cramps start, the pain meds don't work for like two hours, so I'm pretty much just incapacitated on the floor of the bathroom until they kick in
My gynecologist prescribed me Naproxen or something that's apparently often used for post surgery pain
So that's fun

I don't get cramps (which surprised me) but it's a pain finding clothes that aren't going to be bloody within an hour. And the fact that there's a higher risk of me getting angry and spiraling out of control isn't great either.

I'm not the only one that doesn't cramp???
Finally another one!!
I always feel so bad bringing it up that I don't cramp much cause I hear stories from my friends about horrible cramps and just…
I thought I was the only one!

I'M NOT ALONE???
Oh freaking crackers. Finally!
It's the same with my friends. They tell stories of how bad their cramps are and I'm just there awkwardly standing with them and hoping that they don't ask me how bad "my cramps" are.

I'm extremely happy that I found someone else like me.

Yesssss!
Like, sometimes I'll get minor cramps, but they're nowhere near horrible achey horror story cramps…
and like, the only time I ever have to do anything about them is if I've recently been sick, but even then it's mostly just me complaining because I was already feeling gross before hand and now it's just.. uber icky and a nap will fix me up just fine whereas other people are taking pain meds and using hot waterbottles and excessive amounts of chocolate and I'm like…
I'm sorry but I can't relate….?

XD And then there's me, cramping so bad I can't walk

Oh hi here.

There have been some months where I’ve actually missed my period due to stress alone, and I wish I could miss it forever since it does give me dysphoria. I know that there are ways to stop having the period (medical ways of stopping it) and I’ve done a bit of research on Hysterectomy but I don’t think I’ll be able to get it done for several reasons, so I just kind of have to deal with it.
I wish I had less painful cramps. Even no cramps. They’re super painful to me and I get them days in advance.

See if you can get your hands on a Nuvaring. it's literal GOLD for stopping periods, it's like, Nuvaring my beloved. You only have them (periods) once every three months if that, and it makes your periods super light and non-crampy. I was using them until my parents refused to keep paying the co-pay for them, oof.

Ooo that sounds like gold to me!
Too bad it wouldn't be worth it for me cause mine are both predictable, and non crampy…

Eh, my periods are a mixed bag of whether or not they'll be horrible, so it can be good or worthless but if you just want to have less and lighter periods then go ahead and ask for it! You can even exaggerate your pain a little bit if they're refusing to, most doctors don't listen to afab patients unless we seriously embellish so it can be a struggle.

Oof I'm in this boat. I don't cramp. I just become a puddle of emotions. Also the cheapest way to stop and or slow down periods is birth control. It's super beneficial especially if you cramp a whole lot or if you're a heavy weight. Also excercise lightens it. For example I play softball. I run and jump and do my happy little thing and what do you know? I haven't beld very much if any. Also, does this happen for everyone else? Like when I go swimming, me period stops. Like it just stops for a few hours and then it kicks back up.

I mean, that's true!
But at the same time, how the heck would I pay for it?
and does it cost more than pads?
Because A) I have no job, and I don't think I'll be able to get one anytime soon for multiple reasons, B) I have no money of my own really, C) My parents are tight for money atm.

Well, sometimes insurance will pay for it completely! Our old insurance did! Because it was medicaid lmao. Anyways, my point is, if your insurance is good you can probably get your hands on some sort of birth control like Nexplanon or the Nuvaring. Personally, my hormones were too powerful and when I tried the implant it did jack shit so I'd recommend the Nuvaring, you just slide it into your coochie and leave it there, very few people notice it once it's in correctly.

I mean, that's true!
But at the same time, how the heck would I pay for it?
and does it cost more than pads?
Because A) I have no job, and I don't think I'll be able to get one anytime soon for multiple reasons, B) I have no money of my own really, C) My parents are tight for money atm.

Well, you'll probably still need pads because you can never stop the period completely, but it makes the cost of pads wayyyy less.

Another alternative to pads that I use currently is the moon cup! Like the Nuvaring, or a tampon, you just put it up in your bits and leave it to collect your period juice. However, you need to put it in correctly or you'll spill over, and I recommend using at least a pantiliner to catch your flow just in case it leaks. You can reuse them! And it's a lot better for the environment than pads, objectively.

Also! DO NOT use the Nuvaring like normal birth control. If you want it as birth control you leave it in for three weeks, take it out for one, leave it in for three weeks etc. but as period stopper, you need to keep it in for the full four weeks before replacing it. I recommend picking one day of the month to put it in and take it out and stick with it, that usually covers you pretty well as the Ring can last up to five weeks if needed.