FabSwingers.com forum: Feel dumber on my period (and other odd things)

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Second period thread in as many days - I do apologise for shouting my menses from the rooftops - but as I get older I just keep noticing new things that happen around my TotM...

For example, I feel really slow and dumb today. I'm having trouble remembering things and stringing sentences together, keep knocking things over/bumping into stuff and finding it really hard to concentrate on my work.

Does anyone else get this? If not, what other odd things happen to you during this time?

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Hey Amber!

Yes, I definitely change during my period - I'm not sure if it's down to bad pain or hormones but I struggle to focus and remember things. It's slightly annoying, even more so because if I take my prescribed painkillers I get even more out of it. This might sound a bit hippy wankyish but I try and lean into my natural rhythm nowadays and embrace my cycle. So during it, I'll embrace self care dialled up to 13. Take things more slowly. Yoga can help with clarity for a bit, a quick 30 minutes is like a mental reset.

But yes, I definitely feel the change - my body has normally a high level of testosterone and during my period those hormone changes make me a bit... well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep. Bad memory and concentration. I go through a period (maybe a day or two) of being an utter bitch and then my attitude is "fuck it; kids, husband, do what you want" for the rest of the time that my soul is pouring out of my body.

My appetite disappears too because of the pain.

I can track my cycle down to the hour through hormones. I'll be jumping husbands bones a few hours before my period starts. One final hurrah for a week.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Hey Amber!

But yes, I definitely feel the change - my body has normally a high level of testosterone and during my period those hormone changes make me a bit... well.

I don't think that sounds wankyish at all, I'd love to be as in tune with my body as this

I mainly rely on a tracking app to tell me what's going on with me and even that's not always accurate...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Yep. Bad memory and concentration. I go through a period (maybe a day or two) of being an utter bitch and then my attitude is "fuck it; kids, husband, do what you want" for the rest of the time that my soul is pouring out of my body.

My appetite disappears too because of the pain.

I can track my cycle down to the hour through hormones. I'll be jumping husbands bones a few hours before my period starts. One final hurrah for a week. "

I 10000% felt like this yesterday. I just feel like these little things are not spoken about enough. There's the stereotypical cramps and moodswings that teenage girls grow up hearing about but I had no idea that once I hit 25 I'd start getting leg pain, low energy, increased anxiety etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My appetite disappears too because of the pain.

I can track my cycle down to the hour through hormones. I'll be jumping husbands bones a few hours before my period starts. One final hurrah for a week.

There's not enough education around it at school! I've not long had surgery for Endometriosis which has been an absolute life saver because in all honesty, the pain was so debilitating there was only one route I felt like I could turn if I didn't have the op and feel validated. It's so much more than mood swings. We just need people to show empathy and HELP when we need it.

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