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Hey Period, are you going to show up or what??

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PeriKerry · 05/06/2026 04:26

I get so sick of the rollercoaster ride each month.

WILL IT, OR WON'T IT, START ON TIME? EARLY? LATE? EVER AGAIN?

I feel angry, crampy, tired, have insomnia, crave sugar, and ........NOTHING.

When does the stress from this all end? 😩

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camerontucker · 05/06/2026 06:03

I’m with you. I’m 53 and want it all to stop!

newyorkparis · 05/06/2026 06:05

Me too! Last month was 6 days late and the latest it’s ever been in my 53 years.

This month 6 days early. Wish they would stop now, insomnia is off the scale, I have a permanent headache. I’m so, so tired of feeling under the weather all the time.

PeriKerry · 05/06/2026 06:08

newyorkparis · 05/06/2026 06:05

Me too! Last month was 6 days late and the latest it’s ever been in my 53 years.

This month 6 days early. Wish they would stop now, insomnia is off the scale, I have a permanent headache. I’m so, so tired of feeling under the weather all the time.

It's just so draining, isn't it! I hate not being able to make plans re: work, social or even just domestic stuff. I'm sick of going to the loo and checking for RED. I hate seeing it, I hate not seeing it. I hate getting PMS but nothing else .... I feel like I'm losing my mind on some days! For the first time in years, I have acne? Like, what?? I overeat for what reason? It used to be my treat for suffering. Now, nothing feels like a treat and the suffering never ends!

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Panicmode1 · 05/06/2026 09:00

camerontucker · 05/06/2026 06:03

I’m with you. I’m 53 and want it all to stop!

Ditto. I started when I was 10 and I am SO done now. I swing between such bad flooding I can't leave the house, to nothing, to bleeding every day in April. I've had a recent ovarian scan to rule out anything (my mother and grandmother had ovarian cancer) and everything looks normal - one ovary has given up but the "other one is gamely carrying on". Well it can hurry up and stop please!! I have an appt with the GP on Tuesday to discuss what to do next, if anything.

PeriKerry · 06/06/2026 06:21

Day 28 - no sign - it's not the lastest it's been - it's shown up on day 29

I can't handle the stress!

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EmpressaurusKitty · 06/06/2026 06:28

I’m 52. Mine disappeared for 6 months, came back last December & has been appearing ever since, sometimes fortnightly, sometimes monthly 🙄.

PeriKerry · 06/06/2026 06:31

EmpressaurusKitty · 06/06/2026 06:28

I’m 52. Mine disappeared for 6 months, came back last December & has been appearing ever since, sometimes fortnightly, sometimes monthly 🙄.

It's just so hard to deal with!! 😭My mum had a hysterectomy so didn't go through menopause and I have no one to compare notes with! I tell myself to just go with it, and calm down, but I'm a mess every time it's early or late and it's always early or late!!

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OrangeJellySnakes · 06/06/2026 07:51

It makes me furious too and I’m also 53 and started at 10. Like enough already!

PeriKerry · 08/06/2026 01:46

Day 28, finally but insomnia strikes so now I'm bleeding wired and tired.

I give up.

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