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Posted 2/8/2011 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I have noticed that the cramping is so much worse and the pain in my back is also! are there many other people on here that are still child bearing age? sorry this is short and sweet, don't feel like writing much but wanted to ask
Posted 2/8/2011 5:59 PM (GMT 0)
Everything for me gets worse with my period. It starts around 7-10 days before. I alway get foggy, fuzzy, tingly and more pain. My cramping can get awful as well. Right after I was diagnosed with Fibro I was told I had PMDD, I got so bloated I literally was up two pant sizes during my period and I acted like a crazed maniac. Thankfully that has subsided. But definitely the Fibro gets worse, probably as a result of the hormones. I am 28, haven't gotten pregnant yet though to know how that will impact things.
Posted 2/8/2011 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
oh, the pms is horrible too! I feel like I could hurt someone or something! i should probably at least cut back on coffee during that time but it's hard to do. My poor husband! Even th ough he has fibromyalgia too at least he doesn't have to deal with this stuff! I get bloated easily too. Is that part of PMS? Although, I do get bloated easily the whole month but it does seem much worse before my period. The weird thing is that my periods have gotten LIGHTER since a few months before I was diagnosed. But judging by the cramps you wouldn't know it.
Posted 2/8/2011 10:12 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Bridget. Yes, every month that happens. Mine is usually about a week before my period. I'm on birth control but since my fibro was diagnosed, they seem to be heavier. Who knows?
Posted 2/8/2011 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear you're suffering so. :(

Before I went through menopause , I noticed that Paxil made my periods much heavier, etc. Pamprin became my best friend.
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