Periods suuuuuck. Especially for FTMs.

I used to get really dysphoric on shark week. Now, I still do but since starting a new medication and using a reusable cup, it's really made a huge difference.

I am a guy. I'm just a guy with what I've come to see as a weird, somewhat harmless medical condition. I hate what it does to my boxers though. And blowjobs

 

I get really upset by it. I feel disgusting and vile and I just wish it didn't happen to me. BUT I don't know if it's because I'm very afraid of reproductive things in general and also the word "woman" being applied to me really makes my skin crawl and this is one of those times it is applied..or if it's some body dysphoria. but I haven't figured out if I experience that or not, because I find it difficult to understand. I know how I feel, as I have felt this way forever.. I feel I don't have a gender identity. it's a white blur/blind spot. but as far as my body is concerned, I would not want to transition and I'm not even sure if I could I would be physically neither male/female...and I feel comfortable female most of the time except these times, when I feel like shit -__-

 

I get really heavy periods, it's just awful. I'm just waiting for menopause. Hopefully it isn't too far off now, and I'll be done.

 

Drink lots of water! It helps keep you hydrated so you don't get stomach pains.

Sorry it sucks so much.

 

I'm so glad I haven't experienced one in over a year now. I am so, so glad.

Back when I did, ibuprofen was my lifesaver.

 

Guess I got pretty lucky.. didn't start mine until I was 15. I did inherit my mum's migraines though. You're young and might still be getting regulated. Mine were pretty heavy from 15-19. I got payback though that my cycle used to be only 22-23 days long. So short In the last couple years they've lightened up though.. might have something to do with running 60-75 miles a week for months on end though. My advice is to run more miles. >_> Honestly. The more you run the lighter they'll be. But alwaysalways make sure you get one. Don't want to end up with stress fractures. Also, don't take steroid pain relievers. Stick to advil if you have to take something. Tylenol always makes the pain way worse months later.

For the pain, take a magnesium supplement. It'll help your sore running muscles too.

 

I was lucky to get pretty light periods thank god (Maybe it's just because I'm young?). I'm an agender kid, but still, I hang out mostly with guys and it's a pain in the ass when they're all planning a weekend camping trip or something and I end up having to say no because I'm worried about the embarrassment/dysphoria associated with bleeding out of the incorrect anatomy. Also, when my girlfriend is on her period and I realize we experience the same bodily functions, it just feels so wrong...

 

You might have a look here:
http://www.medicaldaily.com/menstrual-cramps-6-home-remedies-247558

Some sources of vit d are for example sunlight, eggs and cereals... and supplements.
Watch out with supplements what the contents are... organic and no funny coatings might be a good choice.


(*hug*)

 

I have hated them all my life because I manage a chronic genetic blood disorder which greatly exacerbates the effects of a period - especially the bleeding - but it was the most predictable thing like clockwork and thankfully, once I became an adult, the cramping problems almost all went away while the mood swings got worse...

But in the last 7 years after dealing with literal hormonal imbalance irregularities (no, I'm not/can't be on T), I'm -almost- wishing to have them regular again.

Because of the imbalance, I may not see my period anywhere from 45 to 60 days on a 'natural' and 'unintervened' basis.

Sounds great, right?

Well, when they DO come, I can get 2 weeks of period and not-quite-period bleeding and it can land me in the hospital for a transfusion and that is definitely NOT good.

On the one hand, my doctor wants me to stop bleeding altogether so I don't have to worry about exacerbations of my blood disorder... but on the other hand, menstrual bleeding is the only natural way for my body to release some of the way-too-excess iron stores it has and I desperately need for that to happen.

Just --- UGH.

 

Blood donations? How about stopping the period and donate blood instead?

 

If there's too much iron in or if there's a blood disorder, you can't donate blood. It'd be dangerous for the recepient.

 

12? I'm so sorry.

Ha, no I'm definitely not on T. I can't because I'm competing in college as female. I did any where from 40-60 in high school. My coach just trains us pretty hard. His wife marathons and run 100-120 miles a week.

Magnesium is like $3 at Walmart.. if you've tried it before try having more. It's water soluble so it's not gonna hurt you to have 200-400 from supplements, especially around sharkweek. Space it out though, cause too much as once can be a laxative.

 

Since going off bro control (new term for birth control), shark week hasn't been as intense. Before, it would last a week, to months on end, and the pain would be so painful that I couldn't stand up for too long.

Now, it only lasts maybe 2-3 days now and the pain isn't too terrible. I don't have much to recommend besides drink plenty of fluids and take it easy. I find that watching stuff on netflix and playing video games help distract me from any dysphoria that might come about.

 

Nope, not in the slightest to me; more like high expectations. Sexist in my world is binary genders saying one is the better than the other, tropically males dominating over females or vis versa.

 

I hate it. I'm just like this is pointless, I don't want kids, it hurts, I'm not a girl (most of the time.) And when it doesn't come I'm like why isn't it coming?

 

@Tai: Periods can be lots of no fun for sure and I empathize with anyone who's had problems! Having too much iron is actually a natural and unfortunate byproduct of my blood disorder; I cannot control it at all as my body basically is hyper-efficient at pulling and hoarding iron.

@sherlock & @Lazuri: The disorder actually makes it unsafe for me to donate blood to get rid of the iron as that would put me into the same situation as losing too much blood. There are ways to filter blood and the extra iron out when it comes to donations but in all honesty, nobody with my disorder would be able to donate anyways. There is a way to remove the iron from my body without losing blood, but it (the method that really works well) is somewhat risky as well as it can be a potentially toxic process and there's the very real risk of pulling too much.

We need iron in our bodies in the right amounts... But too much and it becomes toxic as it oxidizes. Iron overload is uncommon in otherwise healthy people; in my case and for the people who share my similar disorder, it is part and parcel and comes hand in hand with the disorder.

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Hear, hear!

If it weren't doing something useful for me (releasing some iron), I would be even more irritated with it.

@suninthesky & @Tai, I've got to say that magnesium helps for me and so does more calcium and vitamin d. I use something called MagnaCalm which is a magnesium based drink powder you dissolve into water (hot preferable) which helps if I feel crampy and there is a calcium, magnesium, and vitamin d supplement I take on and off which has a ratio of 2:1 (cal and mag) which helps, too. I found that the citrate versions (for cal and mag) work better, too.

 

I hate the cramps I get during my periods. :x They suck immensely....and I get really bad body dysphoria too.