Ive always suffered with blergh periods. Not light, a week long migraine, tiredness, cramping and PMT. In my 20s I spoke to the doc about this and was prescribed mefenamic acid which had no effect. I then went on the pill (huzzah!) but after pregnancy didn’t work anymore (constant bleeding). I’m now 45 and still suffering. I dread them when working. Up until recently I was a FE teacher - dragged myself in, spent all day teaching with migraine, pain, feeling light headed and heavy flow. When I got home, good for nothing, I would just go to bed and wake up the next morning feeling like crap to do it all again. I’m looking for new jobs and I honestly can’t work full time now. I just don’t know how Id cope with it again. I’m in peri - 70 odd days since my last, but usually about 20-25 between each one. Hate planning holidays as I never know if it will coincide with my next period and I can’t exercise one week out of 4 - aqua would be like shark attack and that’s even if I could drag myself there. I just write off my period week which really sucks.
It doesn’t feel bad enough to be polyps or endometriosis- I think im just unlucky. It really gets me down though. Am I missing a magic cure?