I hate menstruation. It sucks! (mini-rant)

[Democracy White]

Why oh why did God and evolution have to give this to us women? It seems to take soooooo long and it's messy as hell. Fuck!! it's 95 fucking degrees and I can't go swimming. (Can't wear tampons, I'll get sick)
God I can't wait till MENOPAUSE! No more messy napkins and shit. :grr:

Dee

Sorry if I grossed anyone out here or offended anyone.

[BlondieK143]

1. It's that bitch Eve's fault!

If she wouldn't have eaten that damn apple! :D

Man, I'm sorry you can experience the joy known as tampons. I'll never wear a pad again! :( Hang in there.

[notadmblnd]

18. At my age.. you get to use both.. super + tampons and overnight

maxi pads because I wouldn't be able to go anywhere the first two days if I didn't. I've been looking forward to menopause since I was 11 (the age I started menstruating. "The 3 Stooges Go to Mars" was on, anyone else remember those kinds of details?) and my mother took me to the drugstore for my "outfit" and announced to everyone she passed that her daughter had become a young lady. Talk about wanting to crawl under a rock!

I'm 46 now and hopefully the end is near.

[skygazer]

2. The day I had my hysterectomy was one of the best days of my life

After the initial shock, when a couple of months passed by and it dawned on me that I'd never have to deal with all that again, I was simply delighted. :party:

[Misunderestimator]

3. Yeah, it sucks... It really should be "optional"

I'd bow out immediately.

[Jara sang]

4. Menstruation Cured

Check out the green blinking messages under "Popular Monoculture"

http://www.theonion.com/2056-06-22/index.php?pre=1

[Jade Fox]

5. It needs to be a sacred holiday in everywomens's life....

No work, no nothing till its over. :)

[jmcon007]

6. What about what us men have to go through?

Ok, girls......back off. I'm only kidding.

[clydefrand]

8. Just tell us what you "men" have to go through. I'm waiting!

[China_cat]

11. They have to live with us

at that time of the month...and 2 weeks before, and 2 weeks after. :grr:

[clydefrand]

7. Trust me, menopause is no piece of cake either.

You just trade one problem for another. If you want to know what they are, let me know. There are worse things than bleeding every month of your life for 41 years...I think....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, didn't know it had lasted so long.

[Democracy White]

12. So what is so bad about menopause?

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Symptoms of menopause.

1. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling MORE INFO
2. Bouts of rapid heart beat
3. Irritability
4. Mood swings, sudden tears
5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
6. Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
7. Loss of libido
8. Dry vagina
9. Crashing fatigue MORE INFO
10. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
11. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom
12. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
13. Disturbing memory lapses
14. Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence
15. Itchy, crawly skin
16. Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons
17. Increased tension in muscles
18. Breast tenderness
19. Headache change: increase or decrease MORE INFO MIGRAINES/MAGNESIUM
20. Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea
21. Sudden bouts of bloat
22. Depression
23. Exacerbation of existing conditions
24. Increase in allergies
25. Weight gain MORE INFO
26. Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair
27. Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
28. Changes in body odor
29. Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head
30. Tingling in the extremities,
31. Gum problems, increased bleeding
32. Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor
33. Osteoporosis (after several years) MORE INFO
34. Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier
35. Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing' buzzing etc. MORE INFO MORE INFO

http://www.minniepauz.com/35symptoms.html

[Democracy White]

15. Geez I have half of those symptoms

and I am not even in menopause! I have fibromyalgia though.

Dee

[China_cat]

9. There's a new birth control pill

that allows you to only have 4 periods a year.

Hey, it's a start.

[LeftyMom]

10. If tampons are a problem

have you tried the Keeper, Instead cups or something like that?

I hate my period. I wish I could just have another kid and not have to worry about it for a year or three.

[progmom]

13. what does your username refer to?

:hi:

[Democracy White]

17. Eh, it's another fantasy world character

Democracy White is the Politics and Ideology from the Human Collective Consciousness in human form. She lives in the White House and helps keep the American Ideology in check.

I'd explain more but it's very deep.

Dee

[JVS]

16. UNCLEAN UNCLEAN!

Stay away ;-)

[Misunderestimator]

19. Are you Carrie's mother?!?

[JVS]

20. No, but they're still all going to laugh at you.

[Midlodemocrat]

21. Locking

While I sympathize with the OP, bodily function threads are against DU Rules.

Thank you.

DU Moderator