Today started off good, went to a doc appt, and hit lunch before the next appt… then the migraine hit. Took acetaminophen, it faded, so i went to wally world for my prescriptions and new sun glasses. Then the cramps hit. They didn’t care that i took the acetaminophen. While I waited for the prescriptions I wanted chips and an ice cold fountain soda. Nope. No ice at the fast food place. Back to get the prescriptions. The system glitched and had to be reset. If course. In pain, i wait. Finally, heading home. Trying on the sun glasses, need to adjust the nose things… then pop. One broke.
I literally wanted to cry. And then the thought hit… im gong to pass the c store where i always got my bottles… no one is at home. One son at work till midnight. Husband and other son on vacation to go see a show. It’s 4pm. I could grab a bottle, drink my fill and pass out before my son gets home from work…
TLDR: bad day, cramps, craving, stoped to buy frozen pizza instead.
I passed the c store and pulled into the little grocery store and grabbed a couple boxes of mini frozen pizzas. And i have zero guilt.
I still feel like crying. I’m still in pain. But nearly 28 days in i refuse to go back. Thanks for reading.
Ugh. That was a bad day. Days like that I actually giggle after the fact. Shit like that hits all at once. Tomorrow should be better. Haven’t had a period in years, but remember. Do they have medicine to help with that? My cramps only lasted a day.
I feel with you, that’s rough and miserable. Welcome to the club of women who want to be done with bleeding the hormone rollercoaster’s circus out of their bodies
Send you a big hug Migraine and cramps is
It will be over soon and get better. ODAAT
This resonates with me as I’m going through my first period sober. I don’t have advice for you because it’s also been hard for me, very hard, but I can tell you that you’re not alone
Awe girl that sounds rough. I felt this post. There are days when NOTHING goes right, NOTHING goes my way, EVERYTHING is pissing me off. It doesnt have to be my time of the month honestly for this to happen lol
You did sooo well managing thru this. Im really proud of you! U won the war today and perservered thru alot of things not going the way they shouldve. Living life on lifes terms can seriously suck some days. Luckily these days dont last forever. They are temporary. Im glad u succeeded today
Thank you. Yeah, I’m going to hang onto that good star for a while. When things seem tough, I’ll look back and go, i got through being laid off and that time of the month without folding… i can conquer the world! Lol
From my brain & books, no personal. Prostaglandins mediate menstrual cramps. Ibuprofen and naproxen are bot anti prostaglandin and assist in decreasing cramps associated with cycles. Always take with food please.
I’ve been struggling with the joys of perimenopause for the last 4 years and guess what: Each time I think “This is the last one” - my body a few wonderfully quiet months later: “Just kidding, here we go again!”
Humor helps to handle it
@WriterJennifer i can still remember my 30 day journey.
Just like you had tough time sleeping, had trouble going to the grocery store since that was were I picked alcohol in the past, ignored all the friends whom I drank with.
Hang in there and journaling here helped.
More importantly what to do with the extra time which was spent in the past drinking.
Ikr? So much time… i cleaned the baseboards, orgalized a few drawers (or rather threw away almost everything in them), started learning to play guitar, wrote a few articles i would like to get published, make 3 wigs (drinking made my hypokylemia worse so most of my hair fell out).
Migraine and cramps is 
