Hey all. Just wondering how you all experience and deal with PMS. I have a 28 - 30 day cycle. During the follicular phase (the first 2 weeks) I have unlimited energy; I feel cheerful, sweet, and get plenty of unsolicited attention from men.
As soon as I ovulate and enter the luteal phase my mood drops. I get anxious and can sleep 12 hours a day if able. As that 'time' gets closer I feel myself becoming aggressive and HUNGRY (and horny!). I just want to be left alone so I don't expose anyone else to my bad attitude. As soon as my period starts all these symptoms go away.
It just sucks because I feel like my cycles cause me to be bi-polar! I am a flex nurse (which means I can pick up shifts whenever I want) so I often work 60 hours a week during my follicular phase and then work very little after I ovulate.
So what's it like for you all? How long is your cycle, what sort of 'symptoms' do you have, and how do you deal?
As soon as I ovulate and enter the luteal phase my mood drops. I get anxious and can sleep 12 hours a day if able. As that 'time' gets closer I feel myself becoming aggressive and HUNGRY (and horny!). I just want to be left alone so I don't expose anyone else to my bad attitude. As soon as my period starts all these symptoms go away.
It just sucks because I feel like my cycles cause me to be bi-polar! I am a flex nurse (which means I can pick up shifts whenever I want) so I often work 60 hours a week during my follicular phase and then work very little after I ovulate.
So what's it like for you all? How long is your cycle, what sort of 'symptoms' do you have, and how do you deal?
