yet another update

[falcongrrl]

Okay, I went to the doctor's office yesterday. She told me to increase the Zoloft to 150mg. She really thinks this is hormonal changes related to my cycle (I meant to ask about perimenopause (!), but forgot, I'll have to do that at the follow up), but she wants me to increase it daily for six weeks and then she'll see me again. Just because it was so bad this time. I agreed and told her that I had dipped low enough to scare myself. I told her about the passively suicidal sorts of thoughts, and that seemed to be something she'd heard before from other depressed folks and wasn't shocked by, so that was good. She also wants me to take 100mg of vitamin B6 daily to help w/anxiety. So I'm doing that, in addition to my multivitamin and my flax/primrose oil supplement. Also trying to eat a bit better.

I'm curious, for the biological females on my fl, and for those of you of a certain age...did you notice your cycle changing in your 30s? Did you suddenly become, umm, batshit crazy before your period when you were in your 30s? Inquiring minds and all that.

To the males on my list, I apologize if I should have hidden references to my menses behind a cut. I don't want to offend anyone. At the same time, I just can't seem to bring myself to be all Victorian about it, when I see it as basic biology.

Anyway. This is what's up w/me.

(Edit: leave it to gleefulfreak to hijack the thread and turn it into a conversation about oral sex. Not that I mind, of course... :-D )

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[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

On my friendlist, probably not, no. In my family or in my circle of real life friends/acquaintances, most definitely.

But then, I'm from a pretty conservative part of Florida, so make of that what you will.

Also, quite a few guys on my fl are gay or bi--and while the majority of people, straight or queer, who are friends with me are more curious than squicked by such things, fortunately--I've heard stories of guys who just really didn't want to know anything about it. A friend's partner was that way.

Honestly, I should probably just post behind a cut.

[rowyn]

I think this was fine without a cut.

I've never had an emotional reaction to my period, but the only times I've ever had a regular cycle are when I was on the birth control pill. On my "natural" cycle I'll menstruate maybe once or twice a year. Sometimes not even that often. It's just as well that I don't want children because -- given that -- I doubt I'm fertile. At best, I'm not ovulating very often.

So not a good typical example.

I do get physical symptoms of PMS -- usually diarrhea. And I'll often get cramps. Frankly, I think the whole thing is a big pain and I'm just as happy not to be subjected to it on a monthly basis. =)