AIBU to never have heard of 'period flu' (I am in my 50s)

[Cottagepieandpeas]

Is this really a thing?

It's the first day of my period today and I have been convinced I've got Covid (sore throat, runny nose, bit of coughing).
I mean obviously I could have, but I have been very careful and barely been out for weeks, but of course, you never know.
Anyway, I've been Googling stuff and have discoverd that 'period flu' is a thing.
Anyone else had this?

No nor have I ever heard of this sounds like dr Google bs I'm afraid

Ive never heard of it either.

God yes. When I think I did have CV , at first I thought but could be very bad PMT. I get a sore throat and raised temperature and intolerance to alcohol.

It sucks.

Honestly, it's A Thing.

Never heard of it and I'm a nurse!

This is weird! My pmt is increasingly worse over the last couple of years since having dc and I said to my DH this week I swear every sodding month I’m due on my throat hurts and I feel like shit for a few days before my period.

Thanks all!
I may be grasping at any passing straw because I really don't want to have CV. I do have health anxiety and am quite terrified at the prospect.

I definitely feel very rough a day or two before my period starts, I've never had period pain, but I get very achey body and generic 'not feeling well'. Oh well, fingers crossed it's gone in a few days.

I feel.like this literally every month. Don't panic!

Yes! I feel like this every month, it’s shit but usually passes before my period has even started (starts exactly 7 days before period starts).

Yes I get this with added nausea every month. I read that your immunity lowers on he days leading up to your period so that any sperm would have a fighting chance.
Could also be bad science- see President of USA.

I used to get cold-like symptoms when I ovulated - it genuinely felt as though I were 'coming down with something'. My ovaries were damaged, though, so that might have been why.

I always had 'period flu', OP. It's horrible. It felt like gastric flu to me (less so now that I'm perimenopausal and on HRT - in fact, periods are a complete doddle now, thank God).

Weirdly, I got told about it last month.

This last year, I've been having a couple of days each month where I am very tired and cant get warm. It tends to be about 5 days before my period starts. I told my mum about it and she said it could be period flu.

First I'd heard of it!

Never heard of it but do get it! Feel like I’m coming down with a cold most months

I get this, but during ovulation. That’s when I get PMT too.

Cottagepieandpeas

Do you have allergies? I get achy right before my period, and when certain plants start blooming in April/May or the cat starts shedding her winter coat, I get a cough, runny nose and a sore throat from the post-nasal drip. I get convinced I am sick and then - oh, duh...

Maybe just a perfect storm?

Unless you've got a high fever that persists for days, I wouldn't worry.

I've never heard of this but it makes sense. I always feel crappy when I'm due on, sooo tired, achy, unwell generally, headachy, sinusy.

I’ve never heard of it either...but it sounds exactly like what I get every ovulation, along with agonising tummy and backache!

my partner pointed out that I always think I might be getting a cold, 2 days before I get my period. Slightly sore throat and a bit of a runny nose, too hot...I'd never noticed but he is right!

You probably haven’t heard of it because it is not a medical term. Yes, I know some people get weird symptoms before/during/after their periods. But it is not flu.

What?

Mostly blatantly placemarking.

I'm in my mid-to-late 30s, one DC, tons of period issues, but none that would be "flu like" in any way shape or form!?

I get this every single month!

Yes it's a thing! Invented by noone with medical training to validate and inflate the discomfort of menstruation.

@TKAAHUARTG Totally agree with you - it's not flu.

I always get sore throat/cold like symptoms a day or two before my period. Have done for years.