Guest ASchwartz Posted November 18, 2010 Report Posted November 18, 2010 Somethingorother,Its a good idea to discuss this with your doctor. I have been told that an SSRI can help with PMS. However, I am not an MD and cannot give medical advice. I just do not have the expertise.Allan
LaLa Posted November 18, 2010 Report Posted November 18, 2010 Hi, S., I'm sorry, I have no idea. I know it's stupid to post when I cannot answer the question, but... I somehow want to express that I'm not 'ignoring it', I only 'ignore the answer'.Maybe one suggestion: Isn't it possible to delay it by hormonal AC? I'm sorry, maybe it's a stupid idea; I really have no experiences with it...Anyway, please, don't neglect it and consult your doc... The fact that we don't know the answer doesn't mean she doesn't neither. I hope she'll help you and you'll not have this problem on your exam...
LaLa Posted November 22, 2010 Report Posted November 22, 2010 That's really frustrating!!! Anyway, it's like I'm supposed to foresee how I'm going to feel three weeks from now under conditions that are totally abnormal. What's the point and why didn't anyone ever invent anything helpful? All I can tell you: Just don't try to forsee anything; it would only make you more nervous. Try to act as if any PMS wasn't comming. Be prepared as much as you can - for the exam. And when PMS will come, ... just... remember that you are prepared, that if something "bad" would happen, it would not be your fault, ... Oh, well, I'm sorry, I know, I sound terribly optimistic ... How did you cope with PMS duing your study? You surely had some exams in that periods. Was it so bad?Take care and... good luck with your presentation!
Luna- Posted November 22, 2010 Report Posted November 22, 2010 I don't know if this would help immediately (for your presentation), which is why I didn't mention it before but after reading what you wrote about homeopathic squid ink (!!! seriously???) I'll tell you something that helped me when I was spending the whole week before, every month, crying and being irritable, bloated, depressed etc.I'm not big on herbal medicine, but there's a herb called Dong Quai which I took (in drops) together with a mild diuretic, also herbal but I can't remember what was in it, ask for a diuretic herb supplement. Amazingly, I avoided the monthly mess. I took it for the 2 weeks before I was due, every month. It helped where so many other things didn't.Just mentioning it in case it helps you.
Lindamomof7 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Posted November 22, 2010 Hi somethingorother, well for me my psychiatrist teamed up with my gynecologist to PREVENT me from cycling and avoiding the PMS stuff which seem to make things worse with the bipolar and PTSD. Since I cant psych meds, this was my only option. I had to come of the BC pills due to lung clots but I am the odd exception to meds but maybe this is something to discuss with your Dr... There are new birth control pills on the market that stop the cycling or at minimum help curb the severity of PMS
sensitive_woman Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 Evening primrose oil 1000 IU.... 1 daily. Helped me a lot!
malign Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 You will be missed, SoO.We will be here if you find you need us again.And no, it's not rubbish to say things that you mean.
malign Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 My capacity for logic is unimpaired, SoO. Luckily, I have more to go on than that.Are you okay? Is there a connection missing? Something we're not doing that we could do?It sounds like you're hurt, that you feel neglected here. Could you tell us what's wrong, rather than pulling away?
Luna- Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 um ... SoO, I'll miss you, too. I've enjoyed the familiarity you have about you, you know when people have hung around in the same group of people for a while, like we have. If you go, best of luck with it all.
finding my way Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 SomethingOrOther, I'm sorry you are in pain What is happening for you since completing your Phd? That is a HUGE thing to transition from.
Guest SomethingOrOther Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 What’s wrong? Using the plural to talk about yourself is wrong. Reacting to people once they threaten to go is wrong. Not reacting to people once they threaten to go is wrong. Every user with casino in their names is wrong. All the fake name accounts and random letter accounts and the plant and animal people accounts are wrong. That the site still displays the viewcount of threads is wrong. That nobody explains to new members how the reputation works is wrong. That people suffer from encouragement when they come to find understanding is wrong. That people think the more convinced they sound the better is their advice is wrong. That people think the louder they shout the more important is their message is wrong. The idea that helping other people is good for everyone is wrong. The idea that the ratio between people who come for help and people who come to help is anywhere near functional is wrong, so is the idea that advice and help are the same thing, and I know who taught me that and that hurts. It still hurts, that is wrong and it probably keeps hurting because I’ve stopped living, that’s also wrong. Though I’m not sure I even started living, wrong as well. I feel I have to correct other peoples replies and that is wrong. I’m going to end telling people that I can go someplace, selfharm and send them a picture. I don’t want to give the same lectures that I’ve heard. I’m tired of everything I know and that is wrong. Also, no, this isn’t a safe place it never was one and it’s not going to be much safer than a railway station ever. I’m digressing, that might be wrong. The idea that three people are the same person is probably wrong, however, what do I care. It’s snowing again, that is okay. It only illustrates that I do nothing and that is wrong. I get up, I eat, I take a walk, I watch TV, I lie down, in a few months I won’t have money left, then I could die. It’s wrong how that looks perfectly acceptable. People don’t hear me, that is wrong, and now I think I’ve lost my voice. I can’t expect people to hear me anymore. Though I didn’t know how much I was still convinced I’d find a sign that I actually mean something to certain people. That is on the stupid side of wrong. Also, I should stop being the one that ends up hurt. I don’t tell people that I hurt, because it would make them unhappy and I don’t see what good that would do. I probably don’t tell people I hurt, because I’d be disappointed with the amount of unhappiness I’d get. Anyway, talking about it is wrong, because it’s past and there’s nobody left to talk about with. Picking out single sentences out of context to make a point about how talking about the past is important is wrong. Reading peoples minds is only wrong when you’re not me. Oh, besides, arguing seems to be wrong. Being funny isn’t wrong. Expecting people to see what’s important is. Connecting with people is wrong and not connecting with people is wrong. I don’t know what to do about that. (...)Thank you for saying you’d miss me.
finding my way Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 Something, that is a lot of pain :). I really hurt hearing your words. There is nothing you have done wrong in my eyes, just so you know.
malign Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 I seem to be doing a lot of wrong.I'm sorry if my behavior is making it harder for you to be here.I hear a lot of pain, and some confusion, in your list.I'd make an effort to be funny, but I only have my own opinion that I ever succeed.You make a difference, SoO. I've seen it. I'm sorry that you're in pain.Can I help? And if I can, may I?
Guest ASchwartz Posted January 25, 2011 Report Posted January 25, 2011 Somethingororother,So much is wrong?? That explains nothing. What is really going on with you?Allan
Guest SomethingOrOther Posted January 25, 2011 Report Posted January 25, 2011 Allan, thank you for illustrating that people don’t hear me.Malign, I don’t know what you can do. I don’t mind you helping me, but I think you mind it, because I’m scary. Yes, I can believe that I make a difference. But the question is why nothing makes a difference to me. Sorry, you can find that an airy question as much as you like, but I keep deleting everything else I could say.
malign Posted January 25, 2011 Report Posted January 25, 2011 Well sure, it's a negotiation process: you don't know all my capabilities, and I don't know all your needs. And vice versa. {This is not fundamentally different from any other interaction between two people.}Do I seem scared of you? I don't feel scared. Perhaps it's a different behavior of mine, that you're misinterpreting as fear? I don't at all mind trying to help; that's the very reason that I'm asking you questions.Is it worth exploring why "nothing" makes any difference to you? "Nothing" is pretty drastic ... I'm not in charge of judging your question; I'm just encouraging you to keep trying.It's basically the same issue as whether others "hear" you or not. You seem to take that personally, as if it means something bad about you. When, in fact, it's the same as any communication: it takes two. If someone doesn't hear, or misunderstands, is it harmful to keep trying?
Luna- Posted January 25, 2011 Report Posted January 25, 2011 So many things wrong. I'm sure some of them are due to me, too. Do you want to unpack them further, SoO?
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