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    P.M.T - Positively Mental Tyrant?

    Sorry guys - this is really a subject for the gals, unless you have something (conctructive ) to add.

    I have realised that I get tearful at certain types of the month. My sister had suggested it was PMT but I had always dismissed it as it wasnt exactly "pre" being 7-10 days beforehand. Last month I asked on Bookface if it could indeed the the case even though it was quite a few days before and the reaction I got was astounding. "YES" and "thats just how I am" being the main ones with a few "I run and hide" type comments from the poor men

    Well I rang and got an advance appointment with the Docs and I am glad to say that it is finaly here - Tuesday morning after the school run but I am not so glad to say that it now also means that my positively mental tyrant is also round the corner since I booked it nearly three weeks ago.

    Do you suffer? Did it take you nearly 40 years (well 24) before you clicked? Is there anything special I should say or ask my Doctor? Any tips which work for you? I would much appreciate any comments.

    Tammy

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    Tammy x x x x
    Fine and Dandy but busy as always

    God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done


    Stay at home Mum (and proud of it) to Bluebelle(8), Bashfull Bill(6) and twincesses Pea & Pod (2)!!!!
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    Yes Tammy, I used to get really horrible about a week before my period was due. I never realised until the kids clubbed together their pocket money and sent their dad out to get me a pack of cigarettes (bless them). It takes a while to realise that these moods are tied into a cycle. Don't feel bad about it.

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    • #3
      Keep a diary Tammy, it'll be a real eye opener!
      Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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      • #4
        I had been wondering wether I should FF. I think its just the time aspect - mind you am recording everything that goes in my mouth for weight watchers so maybe recording everything that comes out my mouth (or my eyes) wouldnt be too hard right now xx
        Tammy x x x x
        Fine and Dandy but busy as always

        God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done


        Stay at home Mum (and proud of it) to Bluebelle(8), Bashfull Bill(6) and twincesses Pea & Pod (2)!!!!

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        • #5
          I get other symptoms around a week before, (extremely agonisingly tender in some areas) and I find for one day, around 2-3 days before, I get very irritable/grumpy and sometimes I start to feel depressed, but I feel a whole lot better when I realised it was PMT.
          I have not been to the dr, cos I just accept it is what it is...not saying you shouldnt go, Tammy, but I am always cautious about being given painkillers/anit depressents.
          Good luck and hope it works out for you xx

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Finedon.Dandy View Post
            I had been wondering wether I should FF. I think its just the time aspect - mind you am recording everything that goes in my mouth for weight watchers so maybe recording everything that comes out my mouth (or my eyes) wouldnt be too hard right now xx
            My daughter just had "good", "not bad" and "bad" which is quickly put on a calendar and she was amazed at the accuracy of the "bad" on the few days before she was due. Hope your doctor can help you love, but don't automatically expect medication, you may just get helpful counselling.
            Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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            • #7
              I don't get any pain or tenderness since switching to the mooncup, but I have now noticed I am a bit mental (depressed/weepy/irritable/tetchy) about 3 days prior
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                I cry at sad bits in books for a day or two. Cutting out salt stopped the tenderness thing though
                And I don't think I'm particularly grumpy at that time, although one of my friends did tell me I must be on the blob every monday morning
                Last edited by taff; 22-05-2011, 08:04 PM.

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                • #9
                  Perhaps it would clarify why I am going to the Docs if I tell you I had been thinking about getting the contraceptive injection and some people have said going on the pill may help. so I need to find out if I should do one , other or both. Also I should have said, for those that dont know, I am hypothyroid, which is all linking to hormones, so it may be thats gone under par again.
                  Tammy x x x x
                  Fine and Dandy but busy as always

                  God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done


                  Stay at home Mum (and proud of it) to Bluebelle(8), Bashfull Bill(6) and twincesses Pea & Pod (2)!!!!

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                  • #10
                    A couple of my friends were going on about this a few years ago and I said I'd never noticed anything. They didn't believe me that my cycle had no effect on me so I kept a diary for a few months and could find no correlation what so ever. It seems that sometimes I'm just down but that can be any point in the month and likewise good moods can occur at any time. The main thing that seemed to effect me was the weather

                    Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                    Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                    • #11
                      You're not alone Alison, my Husband always said he could never tell where in my cycle I was, as I didn't have mood swings. I used to notice a craving for sweet sugary things the week before I was due. If I gave in to the craving I levelled out - maybe it was just in my head though.

                      Personally, I can recommend 'having it all out' as I did eight months ago - it definitely has it's advantages!
                      All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                      Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                      • #12
                        Guess I am one lucky chappie 40 years wed in June and SWMBO never suffered.

                        My best friends wife however was a very different story that poor lady not moody or nasty but awful pain, we even had to time our joint holidays about her cycle.

                        Colin
                        Potty by name Potty by nature.

                        By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


                        We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

                        Aesop 620BC-560BC

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                        • #13
                          or cycle on your joint holidays? Sorry, couldn't resist.
                          Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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                          • #14
                            I get more anxious about things (daft things) around ovulation and just before the period. Ratty as anything two days before as well.

                            If I keep track of when it's due though I can usually consciously affect it and minimise symptoms I find - positive thinking, waiting before I speak/snap, ignoring any daft worries etc. I also find that if I actually do get teary and shed tears for a few mins it lessens any symptoms as well if they're really bad. Gotta love woman thangs.

                            Oh, and I forgot the tendancy towards migraines. Woo!
                            Last edited by Rabidbun; 23-05-2011, 06:11 PM.

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                            • #15
                              Rabidbun is a girl - ya learn sommat every day!
                              All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                              Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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