The I've got my period and it really sucks thread

Post by **saman** » 6/11/2005, 11:33 am

happeningfish wrote:the pill does that too

cuz it makes you retain water. but you can get lower doses of the pill that doesn't make you retain so much water. the one i'm on now hasn't made me gain any weight

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 6/11/2005, 11:39 am

Maybe thats what i'm on. All i know is, I wont get into a family way.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 6/11/2005, 12:04 pm

was i the only one who didnt think the menstrual art was gross?

i actually think it's kinda neat. using you're body's waste to create something.

it's not my thing...but i respect it.

superrgirll · Post by **superrgirll** » 6/11/2005, 12:16 pm

saman wrote:
happeningfish wrote:the pill does that too
cuz it makes you retain water. but you can get lower doses of the pill that doesn't make you retain so much water. the one i'm on now hasn't made me gain any weight

i haven't gained any weight either.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 6/11/2005, 6:32 pm

sorry but the menstual art thing is disturbing. and im not disturbed often.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 6/11/2005, 6:33 pm

I'm disturbed constantly and I found it horrifying.

its4am_isanybodyhome · Post by **its4am_isanybodyhome** » 6/11/2005, 6:40 pm

i used to have really heavy unpredictable periods until i was put on the pill over a year ago for a few months. it worked well to settle down the bleeding and regulate cycles. then i went in for anti-depressants, and they took me off the pill because a side effect was depression and suicidal tendencies. so i was still depressed and had terrible periods

so about a year later i'm still on anti-depresssants and they put me back on the pill, and i'm fine.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 6/11/2005, 7:40 pm

thirdhour wrote:So erm, I went to the doctor today because I want to get the birth control shot, but apparently I have to wait until my period to do so. score.

Also, I may gain 10-20 pounds and bleed like, ALOT for 3-6 months. Suh-weet. :eye-roll:

I wanted to look into the shot too .. how much is it and how does it work? Like is it every 3 months you get the shot? Or am I thinking of something else? The pill is so horribly bad for you though .. but it's cool being able to skip your period whenever you want.

The first time I went on the pill in highschool I actually lost weight .. the second time around going on the pill I gained 10 pds. Same pill, so I don't get it. Then my bf started calling me a cow and I went off of it again. Now I don't have benefits and can't afford it anyway. Plus I have the WORST memory so I was horrible at remembering to take the damn thing everyday.

megxyz128 · Post by **megxyz128** » 6/11/2005, 8:43 pm

oh dude i seriously almost threw up when i looked at that livejournal.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 6/11/2005, 9:44 pm

yeah exactly. what. the. hell.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 6/11/2005, 9:54 pm

Am I the only one who wasn't overly sickened? Maybe there is something wrong with me, I found it very weird, but I'm no longer creeped out by these things.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 6/11/2005, 9:59 pm

That's funny, because initially i thought claire's post up there was by you and i was all impressed

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 6/11/2005, 10:04 pm

I didn't even see Claire's post

Does this mean you aren't impressed by me now?

Sonya · Post by **Sonya** » 6/11/2005, 10:52 pm

just saying that i didn't find it (the menstrual artwork) totally disgusting, either.

*shrugs*

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 6/11/2005, 11:40 pm

happeningfish wrote:That's funny, because initially i thought claire's post up there was by you and i was all impressed

you mistook me for rusty???!!!???

*changes avatar*

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 6/12/2005, 1:32 am

It might not be quite as gross if it wasn't photographed wet. I dunno why that'd change anything really. But. Just. Ick.

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 6/12/2005, 7:01 am

:O you can't get free contraception in Canada :O

Here you can get the pill on prescription from your GP (and you pay 6 or 7 pounds for a prescription) but if you go to a family planning clinic then they'll give you it for free!

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 6/12/2005, 9:56 am

A family clinic here will give it to you for $5 but not for free

A prescription through your doctor, without benefits will cost like over $30 a month .. with my benefits I was able to get like 3 months worth for only $12 or something but yeah .. $30 a month is ridiculous.

modern psychokitty · Post by **modern psychokitty** » 6/12/2005, 10:36 am

He called you a cow?! And you went off it?! You should have just beaten him with a stick!!!!

Making art with your menstrual fluid is far less creepy than making it with your other bodily wastes.

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 6/12/2005, 1:57 pm

Joey, yeah the shot's the one you take every 3 months. Except apparently with the first time, I should only wait 10 weeks, but after that 12 weeks. The hormone in it thickens the lining of your cervix, but for the first three months, it makes your bleeding really heavy and at odd times, but after that it gets thick enough that you don't bleed anymore. Ever. I think that's pretty damn cool. I really hope I don't gain 20 pounds though. going from 130 to 150 is ALOT.

ps, the doctor was british and talked really fast, so i'd advice you to google it rather than take my word for it.