Period symptoms no one talks about

Oh and I forgot, absolutely awful back pain. Usually between my shoulder blades and the just above my hips. Makes it hard to get comfortable and my bones / joints click a lot

I have PCOS so my periods are a bit unpredictable...one thing that really made a difference to me was switching to a mooncup. I know it's terribly Mumsnet, but there you go! I don't have anywhere near the pain levels I used to.

I also get the leg pain though, interesting to know it's my ovaries!

About 3 days before I come on, I hate myself and can't stand the sight of myself in the mirror. Can always tell, it's like clockwork.

Keepingbees are you me?

I have PCOS so symptoms are a little more severe and periods are completely random which doesn't help as it's hard to realise which symptoms are connected.

At 32 I've realised period symptoms for me include: migraines / full headache in the lead up and during, clumsiness (regularly end up covered in bruises from bashing door frames), boobs so tender I have to wear a bra to bed, emotions swinging from devastated and crying to furious, cramps so severe I sometimes can't move and curl up to cry a little, loss of my ability to parallel park, night sweats in the night or 2 before, insomnia the night before and first 2 nights or so, vivid emotional dreams (usually about DH leaving me / being pregnant / someone dying) and finding myself making bitchy comments about people on tv

Education or being able to talk openly would be great. It was only a month or so ago I told a friend I was at the end of a period but it was dragging on and she said "so you've got the horrible brown bit now, I hate that" and I suddenly realised I'm not the only person that happens to. I'd worried it was pcos connected but apparently not!

I’m not going to correct all my typos because I bloody well can’t....

I retain water really bad, can sometimes not have to pee for up to 48 hours, but the following days are like having a UTI where im in and out the loo constantly.

THank god for the implant.

Chickoletta it's the release of Prostaglandins that causes bowel problems. I've always been sat on the toilet just before I went into labour with all my children, for the same reason.
It's a shame your GP didn't know!

Well today alone, I locked myself out of my locker at the gym with no clothes except the wet Codie I was wearing. I trimmed the hedge and sliced the wire for the hedge trimmer straight if and blew the electrics in my house at the same time. I called the kennel TWICE today to ask the same question despite the fact he contacted me TWICE to answer my questions. I couldn’t remember my PIN number and ended up being cut off and now have to wait 3-5 days for my new number to arrive. I feel over the garden furniture and scratched my face down my rose bush while STANDING STILL
I’m 2 days away. Ffs

Then it’s a whole other ball game.

Absolute, all encompassing exhaustion.
Fuzzy brain.
Slurred speech.
Pubic symphysis pain.
A heavy feeling in my limbs.
Period poo (my least favourite)

Tammy, this was mine: ‘Repeated vomiting and diarrhoea on day one. Intense pain in waves, going down my right leg.’
The pain was insane. I would lie on the floor and scream/sob at its worst. GP told me it would get better when I had a baby or got older. My next GP at least advised me to take plenty of ibuprofen and codeine. I’ve not had kids and am now peri menopausal, still getting pain but not as bad. Very rare periods.
Should I still get investigated for endo or would the worst be over by now anyway? Thank you

Akire I get exactly what you mean about looking different, something is just off kilter, It’s very strange.

Javelin Arse - sudden shooting pains in your bum, like a hot poker.

Diarrhoea can be due to the prostaglandins that soften your cervix also relaxing other muscles.

The day before I find myself having arguments in my head with people I know. It's always over something they've not actually done and is so ridiculous and extreme they would never actually do it in real life.

That sounds proper fruitloop now I've written it down!

anxiety insomnia and nail biting! oh joy

I get pmt that turns me into a witch for a couple of days. Looking back I can trace the end of all my long term relationships to me having pmt and temporarily hating my boyfriends. Some nice ones too that got away. I never realised it at the time I just thought I suddenly really hated them!

Nowadays I will ALWAYS find something to sob about the day before, even if it’s just a pesky advert.

Plus most of the above symptoms you all mentioned.
I also get awful pain and constipation when I am ovulating so all in all there are only a few days in the month when I am absolutely free of biology related issues!

Period poo is the worst part for me. Everything else I can cope with but period poo plus a day in the office is the worst.

Water retention. I used to gain and lose 1/2 a stone each month. It used to get my ears and make me lose my sense of balance. A lovely ENT consultant finally put the pieces together and gave me diuretics.

Also had nose bleeds.

A GP once told me that it was not possible that diarrhoea could be associated with my periods. Thank you for making me feel more normal!

I wanted to ask What is Javelin Arse please? too

Going from these comments it's a feeling of having sat on a javelin (the pointy end). Ouch.

Digestive system goes haywire. Eye watering trumping and can't even say it's the dog - not got one. DP rolls his eyes and says 'Rover!'

Clumsy, burning food, awful headaches. Can trigger Chronic fatigue mini flare ups. Nightmares/vivid dreams, get into arguments by accident.

Throws everything off kilter!!

Hideous headache and vomiting. Vomiting means that the headache usually goes.

Really sore vagina the day before.

Nose bleeds.

My mother used to get javelin arse so badly that she used to faint.

Extreme fatigue, aching legs, bloated abdomen (I look pregnant), hot (to touch not to look at!) boobs, the rage in a totally disproportionate manner and diarrhoea 😞 All the fun stuff.

I have endometriosis too. I have awful bloating, diarrhoea, sciatica, clots, abdo cramps, ovary pain, migraines and sheer utter exhaustion. I can deal with all of it on the who but the exhaustion is getting me down. It's like wading through treacle for the first two days. I feel like I can't complain as it's a period and most women have them and my husband thinks I'm putting it on.
Good thread OP it's great to get the conversation started.

Oh and my sense of smell goes into overdrive then I get nauseous because of a smell and sometimes vomit.

Oh, and i get nose bleeds too

Reading old MN threads have left me no wiser.
Exactly what is "javelin arse"? Acute pain like javelin was shoved up there, or something else?