I hate being a hormonal ball of emotional ups and downs

[WindRavenX]

It sucks being female sometimes. I just want to cry x(
Damn you ovaries, damn you to hell!!!!

[catzies]

1. I cured a lot of my hormonal and raging PMS issues with nutrition

More B vitamins, add an essential fatty acids supplement and stay away from chocolate is my prescription.

I also get "Welcome to your period" migraines if I don't follow this regimen, especially the eating chocolate part.

[WindRavenX]

3. I think it's stress

Whenever I'm on semester break, I never have any emotional problems with PMS or the week o' bleeding....but when I'm at college...different story.

[catzies]

4. Another great reason why nutrition will probably work for you.

I'm under a lot of stress too and you're right hormones only makes it worse. :hug:

[bloodyjack]

12. Yeah! I care about nutrition

Nutrition!
It's good for me
Nutrition!
I've got vitamin C

[seabeyond]

5. stay away from chocolate .....WHAT

that is my life saver. gonna try the b vitamins though and fatty acid supplements, but no one and i mean no one misses with my chocolate, wink. actually chocolate really doesnt bother me, dont gain weight and doesnt miss with me hormonally

[catzies]

6. Chocolate didn't used to bother me until my early 30s. Then it did.

I still eat it, becase sometimes it's worth it.

But sometimes the headaches are so bad I call it a "chocolate hangover."

[seabeyond]

9. wow to you catzies

that is a bummer. i loved a glass, glass and a half of red wine in the evenings. hit 40, i cant do that anymore. i get a head ache immediately and stomach ache like a hangover before its time. real bummer cause i miss it. ah well. i still have my chocolate, lol lol

each body unique

[catzies]

10. Wow, I have that problem with red wine too!

Aren't you glad you don't have that problem with chocolate?

[seabeyond]

17. so glad, lol lol n/t

[samplegirl]

7. It only took me 6yrs

alot of useless Dr. visits.............to figure out....that
i could help myself through vitamins. Its been a long road of
hormonal hell for me.

[msgadget]

2. Magnesium and calcium

supplements have been said to help (in addition to the B's suggested already). And, of course cut back on the sodium and caffeine. :hug:

[samplegirl]

14. Calcium & Mag.

are good supplemtnts that have a calming affect. Along with those
B12 Kava kava are calming.
I never realized how powerful...the B vitamins were till i started
taking them.

[catzies]

39. Especially B6. It's the PMS vitamin.

n/t

[msgadget]

46. And, a magnesium deficiency

is said to result in the infamous choclolate craving.

(love your signature line!)

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Get it all yanked out

I am a new person since I had a hysterectomy 8 years ago. I highly recommend it.

[seabeyond]

11. do you for real

oh man, i am at 43, and my body is just doing a lot of crazy stuff. so wasnt devastating for you, well worth it huh. good to know

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. I was 44

And yes, it was worth it. It took a year or so before I didn't need HRT but I don't take anything now and I feel great. Smartest thing I ever did. I could kick myself for putting it off as long as I did.

[seabeyond]

24. good to know

i am 43, i have a dropped cervix and disease in old fallopian tubes, dont remember what it is called, really common, really painful. what kind of things do they suggest the operation for

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. I had endometriosis

and I don't miss it in the least :)

[seabeyond]

30. i think that is what i have

interesting. well thanks for info. really really painful periods, about take you down

[proud2BlibKansan]

45. Do you have pain

in other places besides your gut? I always had horrible cramps in my back and my thighs and never realized that wasn't normal. Some women have breast pain.

I feel for you. I know how painful periods are with endo. When I was in high school, my mother told me I was making a big deal out of nothing. She really felt bad 30 years later when she realized I hadn't been faking it when I didn't want to go to school and cried from the pain.

[seabeyond]

48. a numbness pain from above knees to mid section

only last for first day of the period. i had a wonderful pill, but i ran out and havent been able to connect with the doctor again for a couple years, different reasons. didnt have it all my life. about 5 years ago just started hapening.

then my brother is telling me how he is talking to his duaghter about periods. oh how glorious they are and nature and womanhood yada yada, and i am sittin smack in the middle of mess. i wasnt very kind to his observation on the female menstration. was the funniest

[proud2BlibKansan]

49. I finally found a great doctor

who told me that pain anywhere but in your gut is not normal and is usually a sign of a problem. He also gave me lots of great stuff to read and that literature also mentioned pain in strange places during your period.

Endo causes implants that can travel all throughout your body. They throb every month when the uterine lining sheds. That's why the pain can be so severe. I read case studies of women who had chest pain so severe they thought they were having a heart attack.

[seabeyond]

50. wow you are full of information

as i keep saying i have to get into doctor. i heard from one of oprahs shows that women in 40's feel heart pain because of the female process. but man, i keep thinking i am gonna die anytime and i have to get in for a cat scan. and i am not a hyperchondriac, i promise.

that is good to know. gonna make an appointment in the morning. jsut gave up cause it is three months to get in, doctor is out birthing babies reschedule and 4 of those, a whole year goes by. or on period so have to cancel. and then with young kids. :shrug: just gave up. gonna get in

thanks for the info. big help

[proud2BlibKansan]

53. Glad I could help.

Let me know what happens. Maybe you should PM me. This conversation might be grossing some readers out :)

You also should be able to get lots of info on line.

[Stephanie]

59. I found a great message board when my mother had her surgery

Very amusing, and good info.

http://www.hystersisters.com/

[proud2BlibKansan]

61. Cool site

Thanks

[cidliz2004]

57. I did the same thing, at about your age, and I agree

it was the best thing that I ever did. So did my sister and my girlfriend and we all agree. Getting it all yanked out makes all of the difference in the world. It is liberating---truly.

[catzies]

13. I got my tubes tied, but I don't know if I could do that. Maybe just

a uterine one, because I'm sick of periods, I've been having them for almost 30 years now.

[samplegirl]

16. I wish i would of had a yank job.

No woman ever realizes till it hits her full force.

[samplegirl]

18. all the friends i know who had

hysterctomy's are doing great........all us fools who kept eveything
are suffering like hell.

[seabeyond]

20. lol lo lol samplegirl,

that is funny. hm.....i am saying more and more. gonna have to go to doctor in time, has been years and have put it off. wont be so offended if that is a suggestion

[proud2BlibKansan]

33. A hysterectomy =

instant menopause. None of this lingering for years crap.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. That's the best part

no more periods!!

My friends had a last period party for me right before my surgery. They wrapped bows around kotex and tampax and gave them out as door prizes. It was hilarious.

[seabeyond]

25. i have never visited the lounge

and here i hop in here and go from talking obsessively about politics to talking womans body parts, lol lol. so funny and kinda odd

[WindRavenX]

15. eek

I could never do that- it makes me cringe just thinking about it.

[samplegirl]

22. we have the worst OBGYNS

in my part of Ohio......i have ever seen. Im seeing a new woman
quite a drive....but she is so up on everything including bio-identical hormones.

[catzies]

42. That's very important and just starting to get more attention.

If you're gonna have to do it, that's the way to go.

[samplegirl]

47. There are safe natural remedies

but.........as usual its big business for the Pharm. companies.
go figure!!!!!!!!!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. I was really sick

and in constant pain for a couple years before the surgery. I was taking pain pills daily and several different anti-depressants. Now I take nothing. Never felt this good 20 years ago.

[catzies]

29. Then I should have had a hysterectomy at 29 w/my endometriosis

I had a laparoscopy to clean out my plumbing and it lasted until I was 38 when I had my tubes tied. She took care of a grapefruit-sized cyst too.

No one's touched my plumbing since.

How's this for major irony: I got my tubes tied because I was sick of birth control and was terribly fertile. then BOOM, I've been celibate ever since.

Seriously. I haven't been on a date since 1998.

x(

[seabeyond]

32. lol lol lol so funny adn so SAD n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

41. I had a laparoscopy and DNC

a few years before my hysterectomy. It only helped for a year or so and then the endo came back with a vengeance.

BTW, did you know endo is the leading cause of infertility? My doctor told me I was lucky that I got pregnant at all. My sister has it and it took her ten years to get pregnant.

The best treatment for endo is birth control pills but they didn't work for me. I got pregnant on the pill. LOL

[samplegirl]

34. How can i convince a Dr.

"that i want a YANK JOB"

[catzies]

37. It took me 10 years to find someone to tie my tubes! A woman MD!

The men gynos all said, "You're too young," or "You just haven't found the right man."

No shit? Turns out I never did anyway you fuckers.

They really DON'T want us to have control over our bodies.

[proud2BlibKansan]

52. I don't know

My doctor had to convince me. I put it off for nine months after he said surgery was the best option. I finally agreed when the pain pills just didn't work anymore and the doctor said the next pain pill I needed was something as strong as morphine. I also had really long periods that caused me to be anemic. I was really really sick and didn't realize just how bad it was till after my surgery.

If I was you, I would keep looking for a doctor until you find one who listens. I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome by one doctor and another told me I was exaggerating, the pain couldn't really be that bad. He prescribed anti-depressants and told me to come back in six months. I just kept going to different docs until I found one I liked and who believed me.

[cidliz2004]

58. Its fucking unbelievable that Doctors are still trying to tell women

when they can and cannot tie their tubes! I had mine tied 26+ years ago when I was 23 years old. I had 4 pregnancies in 4 years and I had 3 children and couldn't afford anymore. I couldn't take the pill without getting sick (and it didn't work) I got pregnant on birth control pill AND we used condoms AND only had sex 2x in the month that I got pregnant. What are those odds?

I approached the doctor when I found out that I was pregnant and said that I wanted my tubes tied. They of course thought I was too young, but if I wrote a letter including all of the points listed on a form that they gave me, talked to a psychologist, talked to the board at the hospital, signed a release, had my husband sign a consent and....I was outraged! I said "This is my body, why do I have to go through all of this, it is simple, I'll have 3 children, we are poor and I don't want anymore children, I cannot afford them! Birth control doesn't work on me! They said that this was what I had to do if I wanted my tubes tied, period. Well we ended up moving to Florida a couple of months later and I told the doctor in Florida that I wanted to get my tubes tied when I delivered. They gave me a form to sign and told me that I had to have it back to them 30 before I delivered. I asked them if my husband had to sign it, they asked me if he was getting his tubes tied.

Now I'm hearing, 26 years later, no progress has been made in this area? This is outrageous. Doctors are here to perform medical procedures, not to decide morally if it is in our own best interest if we get our tubes tied or have a hysterectomy.

When I had my hysterectomy, I was lucky, the doctor totally left it up to me. I chose the clean sweep. I never regretted it since. I feel so much cleaner AND no more 2 weeks out of a month am I out of sorts in some way because of my period, on its way, here, leaving. What a literal pain in the ass it was.

[samplegirl]

26. Just ask me anything

I could be an OBGYN wtih all that i have read. I know more than
they do.

[mike_c]

28. I was going to post a glib reply to the OP...

...but after reading this thread I don't dare. Sorry you're having a tough time, RX. All I can do is sympathize, I'm afraid.

on edit: of course, I have damned an ovary or two, also....

[samplegirl]

31. You should be afraid

Very afraid "RAGING HORMONES"

[WindRavenX]

36. hahah

In my case, there is nothing "raging"
I just want to cry. I'm depressed.

[samplegirl]

38. Poor girl

its a long road to hell yet. Get on vitamins now dont delay...
nutrition really does help

[seabeyond]

35. you are wise mike, lol lol n/t

[samplegirl]

40. Im out of Estrogen

and i've got a GUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[catzies]

43. Best 666th post ever. Congratulations.

:wow:

[seabeyond]

44. AND your post is 666

really is scary. i went out tonight looking for some bumperstickers. saw that one and had a good chuckle

[Chicago Democrat]

51. I'm manic depressive...sounds like me...

all the time since I was born.

Life sucks. This body is flawed and moments of clarity are fleeting. Happiness is a rare treat.

[marzipanni]

54. There several kinds of estrogen

For a while I had sore breasts before my period. I read about Choline and Inositol which are B vitamins that improve the health of the liver. Women produce varying ratios of the different types of estrogen, and some types are irritating to breast,uterine/ovarian/fallopian tissue. A healthy liver can filter out the irritating forms of estrogen, and I found that Choline and Inositol, which you can buy together in one supplement (250mg.-300mg. of each), really help.

[samplegirl]

55. Thanks for the info

they say Inositol is good for restful sleep as well. Another good
one for the liver is Milk Thistle.

[imenja]

56. I've never had that

I wondered if you were talking about menopause, but evidently you're not. I don't mean to rub it in, but not all women have emotional ups and downs with their menstrual cycle. Not that I don't have my share of problems, but they don't seem to relate to hormones.

[WindRavenX]

60. true

However, when I am under stress, it seems that I get very emotionally stressed as well around now.