I used to get the worst cramps & regularly missed school/work for a couple days every month for years. I'd take 12+ ibuprofen or Aleve or Tylenol a day just to minimally function. By my 20's I also started feeling really nauseous & dizzy for several days too.
After DS was born (and I had the world's longest PP bleeding), my cycles were much lighter & milder. I also switched to cloth pads around this time. Now my cramps are getting progressively worse each cycle (DS is 18mos & my cycle returned 9mos ago). I can no longer take OTC meds (Tylenol makes me vomit, Ibuprofen gives me severe headaches when I stop taking it, other pain killers make me borderline psychotic, and the meds never really helped that much anyway...) But I also find I am way more moody/irritable (never noticed this until AFTER DS was born) and still feel constantly nauseous & sometimes hot/dizzy.
But the worst part is that I want nothing to do with DS. I just don't want him to even TOUCH me. But he's still nursing about 1-2 times an hour & he is very clingy so not being around him is obviously not an option, though DH does try to keep him occupied more when he's home. Also this seems to peak 2-3 days into my period -- not right before like 'typical' pms.
I am taking magnesium, 500mg a day, since I tested deficient a few months ago. Only other thing I'm taking it vit. D (also tested deficient). I'm currently on a soy-free/gluten-free/corn-free diet that seems to help my other medical issues but with AF right now I feel just as bad as before changing my diet. I also eat vegan & nothing artificial or refined. I feel like a horrible mother because I don't want to be around my own son (who, incidentally, isn't feeling well today either and is extra clingy). I just want to go burrow in a hole where everyone will leave me alone 'til I'm done with AF.
After DS was born (and I had the world's longest PP bleeding), my cycles were much lighter & milder. I also switched to cloth pads around this time. Now my cramps are getting progressively worse each cycle (DS is 18mos & my cycle returned 9mos ago). I can no longer take OTC meds (Tylenol makes me vomit, Ibuprofen gives me severe headaches when I stop taking it, other pain killers make me borderline psychotic, and the meds never really helped that much anyway...) But I also find I am way more moody/irritable (never noticed this until AFTER DS was born) and still feel constantly nauseous & sometimes hot/dizzy.
But the worst part is that I want nothing to do with DS. I just don't want him to even TOUCH me. But he's still nursing about 1-2 times an hour & he is very clingy so not being around him is obviously not an option, though DH does try to keep him occupied more when he's home. Also this seems to peak 2-3 days into my period -- not right before like 'typical' pms.
I am taking magnesium, 500mg a day, since I tested deficient a few months ago. Only other thing I'm taking it vit. D (also tested deficient). I'm currently on a soy-free/gluten-free/corn-free diet that seems to help my other medical issues but with AF right now I feel just as bad as before changing my diet. I also eat vegan & nothing artificial or refined. I feel like a horrible mother because I don't want to be around my own son (who, incidentally, isn't feeling well today either and is extra clingy). I just want to go burrow in a hole where everyone will leave me alone 'til I'm done with AF.
