menstrual cycles suck! do you agree?

Question

I started my menstrual cycle yesterday night! agh! i hate it! I have cramps really bad, And i feel slugish, and tired....BOO! i hate these things! i cant stop burping either....does any one else have this problem when they are on their menstrual cycle?
And guys! you wonder why girls are so moody on their periods.........Well lets see you go through cramps, headaches, bloating, and having to go to the bathroom every 30 mins. and feeling slugish and tired.....well.....Lets see you go through that without being pissed off too.
Im gratefull for the guys that understand us girls!
Did any of you girls start yesterday, or are going through it now? I just wanna know that im not the only one who feels this way.

ummm i dont need help lol. i just want to know if im the only one....
-thanx 4 your answers

Answer 1

hell ya i started 3 days ago they suck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

You are DEFINITELY not the only one who feels this way. I started a long time ago - but I was just 12 years old then (not only that, but I had a piano recital that night - NOT good timing). I got a long spiel from various adult females who tried to tell me how "wonderful" it was - and it totally sucked. Many years later, when birth control pills were available, I went on the kind that allow you to have only four periods a year, and that was SOOOO much better (I'd been getting migraines with every period - not fun). Now that I'm post-menopausal, I don't miss 'em a bit.

For now - pamper yourself a little during your period. I don't know what it is about chocolate, but it helps! Get a heating pad (the kind that you can stick in the microwave and heat repeatedly is great). If you can continue with your usual physical activity, do it - it always seemed to help speed things along for me. If you have lots of pain, your cycles can be regulated with birth control pills (you can even do the four-a-year thing). There are good herbal teas out there that can help as well, both for cramps, and to help soothe your mood; hot cocoa is another item I recommend if you're feeling lousy. I'm sure you already know to stay clean, and nice body powder helps if you're a woman who gets a bit sweatier than usual during her period. All in all - it's not a lot of fun, but it can be made bearable.

Answer 3

Aw no...these are all NORMAL symptoms!
Me personally, my periods never really bothered me. Sure I get cramps once in a while. Sleepiness. Moodiness.
I tend to EAT link a COW a few days before I start. UGH! (CANDY!) YIKES!
Never went thru the "Burping" episodes tho but I still trust that it is a normal part. LOL

Check this out...
Menarche and the Teenage Menstrual Cycle
http://www.webmd.com/hw/healthy_women/tn9933.asp

Menarche is a girl's first menstrual cycle. A first period usually happens after several years of pubic hair growth, breast development, and rapid growth known as a "growth spurt." Menarche most commonly happens sometime between ages 11 and 14.7

The first menstrual cycles are usually light and unpredictable. During the first 2 years, a typical teenage menstrual cycle can be anywhere from 21 to 42 days long. About 2 out of 3 girls have a regular pattern of menstrual periods within 2 years of menarche.5
Long, heavy periods are fairly common during the teen years. The hormone (endocrine) system is still maturing, and progesterone levels aren't always high enough during regular cycles to help the uterine lining (endometrium) break down. When the endometrium has built up for too long, heavy menstrual bleeding follows. This type of bleeding usually gets better on its own, without treatment. However, see a health professional for menstrual bleeding that lasts longer than 7 days or for cycles that are shorter than 21 days or longer than 42 days. For more information, see the topic Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding.

What is a menstrual cycle?
http://www.webmd.com/hw/healthy_women/tn9931.asp

The menstrual cycle is the series of changes a woman's body goes through to prepare for a possible pregnancy. About once a month, the uterus grows a new, thickened lining (endometrium) so that it is ready to receive a fertilized egg. When there is no fertilized egg to start a pregnancy, the uterus then sheds its lining. This is the monthly menstrual bleeding (also called menstrual period) that women have from their early teen years until menopause, around age 50.
You can measure your menstrual cycle by counting from the first day of menstrual bleeding, Day 1, right up to the next menstrual bleeding. From Day 1 of bleeding to Day 1 of the next time of bleeding is the menstrual cycle. While the average cycle length is 28 days, it is perfectly normal to have a menstrual cycle that lasts 21 to 35 days.1
Unpredictable or longer menstrual cycles are normal for teenagers and women in their 40s. If you are a teen, your cycles should even out with time. If you are nearing the age of menopause, your menstrual cycles will probably become longer and will eventually stop.

Managing Menstrual Cycle Symptoms and Bleeding
http://www.webmd.com/hw/healthy_women/tn9936.asp

Keep a calendar and mark the day you start your menstrual period each month. If your cycle is regular, it can help you predict when you'll have your next period. It's also important to know the date of your last menstrual period (LMP) when you're pregnant and need to estimate your due date.
If you're trying to figure out whether you have a pattern of premenstrual symptoms, it may be helpful to keep a premenstrual daily symptom diary(What is a PDF document?).
You can improve your body's ability to handle menstrual changes by getting regular exercise, eating a healthy diet, limiting alcohol and caffeine intake, and reducing stress. Nonprescription pain relievers can also help reduce some symptoms.

Poke around ANY of the above 3 links & you will find much information of this subject.

Answer 4

I can't stand my cycle! I have been on birth control for almost three years now because of my horrible cycle, and I still don't understand my body because of the constant changes. Yes it does come regularly but from month to month I have different symptoms. Sometimes I get very sleepy but I can't relax enough to go to sleep. And even with birth control, the cramps are still bad, sometimes they wake me up and night, cause me to feel dizzy and vomit. My backaches so bad that sometimes I think I am in labor! The bloating is crazy, I bloat before my cycle and it lasts until my cycle ends. I even tried prescription pain killers and muscle relaxers to stop the pain but it just put me to sleep for a few minutes.

Answer 5

My wife has it pretty bad every few months. But she tells me that the menstral cycle even though it sucks for a week is good because it is kind of cleansing and may be one reason why women tend to live longer.

But I have to say for my own sake I hate to see her suffer like she soes some times

Answer 6

I hate it too. I am there right now. Started Saturday and I felt like crap was tired, crampy, bitchy and all of the other things to boot. Bloated is underwritten I am so cranky but it gives me a reason to be a witch cause I am very nice otherwise.

Answer 7

Sorry darling I have the other problem, but you should try drinking lots of juice, most people don't drink enough fluids anyway, the real stuff not the processed stuff from the shop.
Being sluggish and tired is caused by dehydration, if you pee it out you got to replace it.
My sister had your problems until she added fresh juices to her diet worked wonders, now you can't tell when she's got it.

Answer 8

"She could no longer pass combat a conflict with it!?" Why no longer? no longer each and every lady spends her menstrual cycle doubled up with cramps. quite some women human beings get their era and incredibly be conscious it. How do you think of elite sportswomen take care of? they only get on with it, is how. I used to have a housemate who competed in triathlons. She controlled to try this mutually as she became into on her era. and how do you think of ladies human beings used to regulate while there have been no labour-saving instruments and that they had to do extremely long, strenuous hours working as servants, as washerwomen, as farm labourers, as mill-workers? they only persisted working, no count number how bodily no longer hassle-free it became into and no count number how undesirable their sessions have been. besides, there are lady cops, infantrymen, sailors, fighter pilots, paramedics ... all of them be able to do their jobs without whining approximately their era. in the adventure that your existence only stops each time you initiate bleeding, then that's great, yet that's not the case for many females human beings. additionally, think of of it this way: how in many circumstances do you examine books the place that's stated each time the main character needs to apply the rest room? Or farts? extraordinarily plenty in no way, with the aid of fact it has no relevance in any recognize to the plot and is of 0 activity. comparable applies to sessions. Your readers will assume that your heroine gets her era and bargains with it like the different lady does. maximum females human beings get on with their lives while they're menstruating; your heroine can do the comparable without you pointing out each and every 28 days on your tale.

Answer 9

Why don't you use the birth control pills that allow you to only have your period three or four times a year? I do and it works out great. No bleeding and no associated symptoms.

Answer 10

I hear and feel Ya!!! SUCKS! I hate that time of the month. And you know what is so funny, it wasn't until last year that I realized that I suffer from PMS. I get on my own nerves sometimes! haha

Answer 11

You're not alone I hate it. And since having my daughter 18 months ago, they are even more unpredictable and make me feel ILL! I feel sick and have all sorts of pains, I hate it SOOO much!