I don’t track my cycle but I do take note of the changes during the month. I’m 6 days before my period right now so I’m in my luteal phase as well.
The things I notice a week prior to my period (without fail) are:
-Sadness
-Cramping
-Terrible acne (I’ve always had acne and it only seems to have gotten worse as I’m approaching 40 - so definitely hormonal acne at this point )
-Hunger in general
I have been trying to avoid taking ibuprofen unless I’m in absolute pain. For the emotional and acne aspect, I’m still trying to figure all that out.
Glad for this thread as I have (strongly suspected by a gynaecologist) endometriosis.
I get angry near every period recently because of knowing how much pain and discomfort I’ll be in. I’m non functional for a week and bad physical PMS for a week beforehand. I absolutely hate it. It has already managed to disrupt life plans..
It’s honestly heartbreaking how many people are affected by endometriosis—it really seems to be on the rise.
I have a young co-worker who’s only 19 and already dealing with it. I worry for her, especially because my sister-in-law had to have a full hysterectomy due to severe endo (thankfully after having her kids).
While looking into options for my co-worker, I came across a really promising study on NAC (N-acetylcysteine)—a supplement that’s a precursor to glutathione and known for a ton of other benefits, too.
The study used 600 mg of NAC three times a day, and the results were pretty encouraging. It’s definitely worth a look
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