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lyssie ([personal profile] lyssie) wrote2006-05-08 07:44 pm

had enough, damnit

I came home, fell on my bed, and slept for an hour and a half.

DEAR BODY,

It's nice that you like to do this whole shifting cycle thing about twice a year. Really. I'm sure it's good for you to go from the normal pattern of bleed every three weeks to bleeding heavily two weeks after the last time you bled. And, if this didn't happen every couple of months, I might be worried.

But, as it is, I'm used to it.

Mostly.

It's still bloody annoying, and I'd appreciate it if you STOPPED.

No love,

Lyssie

ps. I almost want to be a boy and not a girl right now. That's how sad this is.

[identity profile] kali921.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
I'm going through the SAME THING! *solidarity*

Black cohosh extract, love. Kills cramps and PMS DEAD.

[identity profile] kali921.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, yes, it does. You need a good standardized extract, such as made by Gaia Herbs or Eclectic Institute, and you need to check for drug interactions if you're taking any medications, but black cohosh has been used for thousands of years in Native American pharmacopia to treat acute cramps and PMS symptoms. Cramp bark works wonderfully, too.

[identity profile] thekatebeyond.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
*pets*

Poor Lyssie! I hope you're watching your iron. This is exactly how I became anemic.
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[identity profile] lyssie.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
I am! I ate broccoli with lunch, and breakfast has been Raisin Bran. I watch, 'specially as my iron is normally low (last two times I've tried to give blood, they eyed me, and asked if I drank tea...), hopefully, I'll start remembering vitamins.

[identity profile] acetal.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
Is it sad that I first read this as `I hope you're watching your icon'?

Also, *snugs the Lyss*

[identity profile] quietdarkness.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Throw in hot flashes and you have my menopause! Fun fun. NOT.
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[identity profile] lyssie.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
ugh. My sympathies.

[identity profile] kurukami.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Trade you. My social life and personality don't match with me being a boy, anyways... ; )

[identity profile] kurukami.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
*grin* Hey, I figure I've got the cyclical moodiness already... *rolls eyes*

[identity profile] dkphoenix.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
*offers chocolate-covered ibuprofen*
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[identity profile] lyssie.livejournal.com 2006-05-09 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
OH. that would be the best thing ever. Someone should market it.