To be utterly sick to death of everything

[Meh84]

I'm so fucking fed up right now it's unbelievable.

I've been up and down with some menstrual problems for around 4 months, I bleed after sex....after I've been to the loo....even if I cough. Smear test results were normal so they've put me on Ovranette to level off my hormones. It's shit, I'm a monster and don't want DH near me. I feel awful on them but feel I need to give them longer than two weeks.

Took the children (4 & 2) up town today on the bus to stop myself from moping about. Thought it would be good - actually the worse thing I could've done. Running around, weaving in and out of the clothes rails, tripping up, rolling on the floor type of stuff. We were up there a whooping 45 mins and took them back home. I swore at them too....I called them fucking bastards....I never ever do that :(

So, I got home and have been crying on and off ever since. DH is trying to make light of it and it's making me feel worse.

....highlighted my hair on Monday and it went a funny orange colour.......I'm tired.....and we have jacket potato for tea and a I fucking hate jacket potatoes.

:( meh

Do you ever get anemic? Look at your tongue in a mirror (and inside bottom eyelid) to see if they are pale. Anaemia can make periods worse (keep going back to GP to see what is the matter there) and anyway, if you are losing that much blood you are likely to be anaemic.

Go back to the doctors. The tablets shouldn't be making you feel like that and if they are then they aren't what you need.

Get your dh to get some fish and chips in for a treat. (I hate jacket potatoes too).

All this sounds awful, you poor thing

I would go to the GP ad tell them how bad it is - you don't have to stay on something if it really doesn't agree with you. There could be an alternative.

Have you done a pg test? Sorry if that's a stupid question.

I'll eat the potato :)

I think you should insist on being properly checked out, but if it does turn out to be a hormonal problem I really recommend acupuncture.

What the others say AND get some violet shampoo to tone your hair down

I had a blood test to check for thyroid and anemia and it all came back ok. I feel like I live at the doctors at the moment! I haven't done a pg test, do you think I should?

I was also debating whether to book a probate ultrasound scan to check for fibroids and things like that but I don't know if it's being OTT (plus I don't have a spare £100!)

I meant private not probate!

Acupuncture....I didn't even think of trying that! Thanks

Sounds like you have a lovely, understanding and supportive dh.
Be kind to yourself, and give yourself a break.
I'd see the gp again if it didn't improve soon, there must be another way.
Hope things do get better for you soon. X

You would think GP would have considered it, and if you've had a smear they might have noticed... but I would be thinking of possible pg with your symptoms – the bleeding, tiredness and mood issues etc.

I had these problems while I was on implanon, apparently it gave me an 'unstable uterus' it was horrendous. The only thing that fixed it was coming off the hormones... Medical help!

If you have period pain and heavy periods you should be able to get an ultrasound done to check for fibroids on NHS.

Yes you can get a shampoo to help tone down the brassy hair colour too.

Poor you, I used to get like that with PMT. Maybe you could do with a gynae referral? Make sure you cry at the doctors too if you're feeling shit. They have NICE clinical guidelines for treatment and referral, so if you feel it's affecting your relationship with your DH (growling at him...), your sleep and/or your sex life, these need mentioning as they are clinical indicators that GPs tend to take notice of.

Give your kids lots of cuddles and they'll have soon forgotten about being shouted at. Hopefully they won't have taken in what you were actually saying. Be kind to yourself; wine, plenty of sleep and exercise for you.

I remember one cool MNetter on here who was having similar bleeding problems to you. The male GP wanted her to "let things settle down", implying it was almost normal for some women to constantly bleed and that she should just live with it for a bit.
She asked him how he would feel if he was constantly bleeding from him penis. Quite right too. Fuck that attitude towards women for a game of soldiers.