STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

squishy · Coach

help! pms is killing me

sfcaligirl · Dooney & Bourke

squishy wrote:

i'm so bloated i feel like a happy penis.

!!!!! that is one of the funniest things i've heard all day!

i don't have any suggestions, just empathy. sorry you're feeling yucky.

sydney · Kate Spade

I'm not a huge exercise guru, but I find that when I exercise the week or so before my period, my symptoms are much less - even it's just getting out for a daily walk. If I don't exercise as much, woah nelly!

boobaby · Kate Spade

Squishy, if you find a solution let me know. I am a bloated, self-loathing, surly, low energy, gluttonous rage-a-holic, usually with a monster zit somewhere on my face, the week before my period. I can usually tell its getting to be that time again when I start feeling inexplicable hatred for my fellow man.

Maybe I should exercise more...

Kelly · Hermes

The day before my period is the worst, and I usually take midol then. It really helps me with the bloating. Otherwise, I just try to drink as much water as I can

ejc423 · Coach

boobaby wrote:

I can usually tell its getting to be that time again when I start feeling inexplicable hatred for my fellow man.

Ha, that's so me. And squishy, if it makes you feel better, I lol-ed at your post, which I'm not sure that I've done all day.

blubirde · Chanel

I got nothing but sympathy for you. Personally, I've been eating everything in sight. I've found that laying in bed for multiple hours at a time (especially if accompanied by no work and soap operas) is usually a good cure for PMS symptoms. Just don't get bored or you'll start crying. (It's possible that's just me.)

sydney · Kate Spade

blubirde wrote:

I got nothing but sympathy for you. Personally, I've been eating everything in sight. I've found that laying in bed for multiple hours at a time (especially if accompanied by no work and soap operas) is usually a good cure for PMS symptoms. Just don't get bored or you'll start crying. (It's possible that's just me.)

LOL

Bastet · Kate Spade

I don't know if this is true, but I read that cutting back on salt helps with the bloating. Can anyone confirm or debunk this?

Kelly · Hermes

Bastet wrote:

I don't know if this is true, but I read that cutting back on salt helps with the bloating. Can anyone confirm or debunk this?

I've heard that, too. As well as drinking lots of water.

LRae9107 · Nine West

I've been on Yaz BC for about six months and I NEVER retain water anymore. My weight barely fluctuates, and it used to fluctuate during the month quite a bit. It's been helpful for stabilizing my mood throughout the month as well.