I’m amazed by the fact that women who live together get in sync together usually.
My friends and I knew that a long time before they started talking about it in the medical literature. Now I just fact checked it and find out it’s not exactly in the medical literature. It’s happened to me frequently.
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I lived in an all girls dorm for a year and it is definitely the case that this happens. Periods (although inconvenient) are really mystical and amazing to me.
Also nothing reminds me more quickly that humans are animals.
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This might be a weird thing to share and id really like some women to interact with this cause i dont think men can relate as well
So my periods used to be so unmanageable. Like excruciating, taking myself to the hospital, having to call in to work levels of pain. It was hell. But now, being 2 and a half months sober, so much easier. I take 1 advil on day 2 (worst day for me personally) and i feel fine. Nauseous still but wayy less. Is it just me, or have other women also noticed changes like this? Like ive heard alcohol can make cramps worse but wow. This is so easy now.
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Hi Amanda, there is a thread about period discussions, you might find that one useful;
Unfortunately not my case, first 48 hours are still like hell, and I take ibuprofen like candies to get through somehow… 
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You are not alone! Join us on the thread 
. My periods were always hell until my operation. PMS was a big deal for drinking and craving for me.
Now I pray that this rollercoaster is and stays over as I’m menopausal.
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I have pcos and I feel it I always have to take a couple ibuprofen in the beginning. If I do it in the beginning it’ll usually keep major cramps away throughout my period. And last time I got my period when I was drinking it was the most painful one of my life 
so I’d believe it
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For me it isn’t the pain difference but the moods! Hormones plus alcohol made my moods swing high to low or vice versa in minutes. Lots of picking fights with the husband and lots of binging to zone out. Deep deep dark moments and hyper/manic days are a thing of the past. I’m a year and a few months sober and this is a great reminder of why I should stay that way. We’ve got you on that hormonal roller coaster thread if you need us. Keep going!
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Hi yes, I find my emotions all over the place, only on early days of trying to stay sober again, so with the ups and downs with that and peri menopausal is awful
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What a great post! In my 20 I don’t remember having as many hormonal spikes. Now as a woman in my 30’s my cycle kicks my ass. Old injuries flare, brain fog, the pain, hormonal outpour. The bloating . It’s hard to keep balance when it’s disrupted so magnificently every month.
Sometimes I fall into these dark spaces of doubt and confusion. It reminds me of coming down so it’s super uncomfortable.
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I’m sitting on the train rn heading home. I hope it’s fast lol because today literally EVERYTHING makes me cry
I just witnessed an argument between 2 women and a man jumped in and explained to one of them, calmly, that some things are not worth arguing. He did it so nice that I (on the other platform) almost lost it
Oh man…
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It be like that sometimes. Hoping your bed is comfy and the tea (that will make itself lol) is hot when you get home!
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Have a good ride home 
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I’m home now @erntedank and @Earth , watching the JUICE launch now (ESA mission to Jupiter) and I’m tearing up again lol (I really have to laugh about me now). But this mission is so awesome so a lot of emotions are around now 
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I feel the same. My 20’s seemed very different to what I’m experiencing now in my (mid-late) 30’s. It’s actually INSANE that this is a part of the woman’s experience. Like, surely, it’s not meant to be like this! So many woman suffering every month, not just during their period, but the weeks before and after too, depending on our hormones and the balance / imbalance thereof 
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Have a relaxing friday afternoon 
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Now the worst days of the cycle start. I already have a slight pain in my belly like something’s pulling down and the headaches. I have to take the max dosage of my painmeds to function.
If I could I would call in sick for one week, but I can’t.
If I have too many sick days in a short time period I have to go to the boss of my boss. He then starts digging why you’re sick so often.
Yeah, not going to want that, it’s extremely uncomfortable.
So I do what many women do, I just try to function 
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I feel with you. I sometimes had to call in sick. Are you really forced to tell the workplace the reason for calling in sick? In Austria it’s against the law to ask your staff why. You only need a doctor’s confirmation that you are sick and for how long approximately. It feels false that you have to justify yourself for being a woman and in pain. But yes, that’s life, women have to function … Sending you good vibes
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It’s not allowed in Germany to ask why you’re sick too. They wnat to know if the sickness is caused by the job and if they can / should change something for you. So in the end it’s a good idea, but still it’s very uncomfortable sitting there being asked such questions.
And if you have too many sick days they can fire you, I think it’s 30.
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Wow, I didn’t know that you can be fired for being sick in Germany. In Austria you would risk a lawsuit as firm when you try it.
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