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DCRunningDiva
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 Posted: 10/11/03 - 19:59 Post subject:
I think I'm going through pre-menopause (and I'll be 38 in December) so I don't wanna talk about it!!! 
I think I'm gonna go watch Oprah reruns now and cry!!! 
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sistergoldenhair
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Posted: 10/12/03 - 01:51 Post subject: Re: Another ladies topic...
| Laurie Ellen wrote: | How much does it suck when you know you're not going to procreate any more to have to put up with this crap monthly for another 20+ (or however long it is) years?!
A lot.
I am sick of mess, cramps, irritablity, sobbing during commericals with kids or puppies in them, and the basic inconvenience of it all.
If I had my choice I'd get rid of it all. But then you gotta deal with hormonal issues, right? |
It's not like I enjoy it, but I definitely want it to stick around a while. I'm 31, not even really dating anyone, and want to have children.
Then again I don't get serious PMS, unless we're talking Pre-Marathon Syndrome!  
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Laurie Ellen
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Posted: 10/12/03 - 06:43 Post subject:
 , SGH!!
Yeah, if I wanted more kids it would be different. I actually would like another, but there's no guarantee that it would be a boy, which is the basic reason I'd like another, and I've got a health issue, and I realize that it's a heart & hormone issue rather than a head issue. I know I'm getting too old and my kids are older and I really don't want to start all over with an infant... on the other hand, my heart wants one badly, especially because I didn't have a boy, and when I hold a baby it's difficult. They're so sweet.
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akern
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Posted: 10/12/03 - 11:06 Post subject:
| Laurie Ellen wrote: | , SGH!!
Yeah, if I wanted more kids it would be different. I actually would like another, but there's no guarantee that it would be a boy, which is the basic reason I'd like another, and I've got a health issue, and I realize that it's a heart & hormone issue rather than a head issue. I know I'm getting too old and my kids are older and I really don't want to start all over with an infant... on the other hand, my heart wants one badly, especially because I didn't have a boy, and when I hold a baby it's difficult. They're so sweet. |
Maybe adoption? I might consider this eventually.
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Cappy
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Posted: 10/12/03 - 11:11 Post subject:
| akern wrote: | | Laurie Ellen wrote: | , SGH!!
Yeah, if I wanted more kids it would be different. I actually would like another, but there's no guarantee that it would be a boy, which is the basic reason I'd like another, and I've got a health issue, and I realize that it's a heart & hormone issue rather than a head issue. I know I'm getting too old and my kids are older and I really don't want to start all over with an infant... on the other hand, my heart wants one badly, especially because I didn't have a boy, and when I hold a baby it's difficult. They're so sweet. |
Maybe adoption? I might consider this eventually. |
Joel is to old to adopt
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rolling rock
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Posted: 10/12/03 - 20:30 Post subject:
| bonobo wrote: | I am by no means an expert on pregnancy, birth control, etc., but I've been having a good experience with an oral contraceptive called Yasmin. I saw a pamphlet for in my OB/GYN's office and he said he'd had several of his patients switch to it.
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hey - cool news. i'm about to start this new stuff this week. we'll see.
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elkid
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Posted: 10/21/03 - 22:26 Post subject:
Check out Depo Provera, the shot you get once a quarter that keeps your friend away forevah.
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airehead
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Posted: 10/22/03 - 11:07 Post subject:
| elkid wrote: | | Check out Depo Provera, the shot you get once a quarter that keeps your friend away forevah. |
I was on Depo for a couple of years and STILL had my friend. I am as regular as clockwork. I got my friend just within a month of Colin being born. 
So, don't count on depo provera to get rid of it, although I do recommend it for the get it/forget it aspect. It rocks!!! Side effects were really pleasant/mangeable, too.
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shelee
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 17:44 Post subject:
| kattzoo wrote: | | Personally, I can't wait to get on the new pill, the one that makes that special time only 4 times a year. (seasonall, I think is the name) |
OMG! Sign me up. Only 4 times a year sounds great...
I'm trying out "the patch" this month! It's new too and suppose to be better and easier on the system than the pill type of birth control.
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airehead
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 18:44 Post subject:
| shelee wrote: | | kattzoo wrote: | | Personally, I can't wait to get on the new pill, the one that makes that special time only 4 times a year. (seasonall, I think is the name) |
OMG! Sign me up. Only 4 times a year sounds great...
I'm trying out "the patch" this month! It's new too and suppose to be better and easier on the system than the pill type of birth control. |
Let us know how this works for you!!
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genie
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Posted: 11/06/03 - 15:01 Post subject:
I didn't forget you ladies who asked for that article, I am still digging up the bookmark!
What I do recall from reading the article and it's something I saw on the Internet the other day, was this: The full class of B vitamins (including B6, B12, and Folic Acid) are often deficient in patients with depression. Some medications, such as oral contraceptives, deplete these nutrients in the body, making mood swings more common. Supplementation with Vitamin B6 is extremely helpful in the treatment of depression associated with oral contraceptives6 or pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS).
There are several articles referenced on Medline regarding the effect of pyridoxine (VitaminB6) supplementation on depression caused by oral contraceptives, and the connection is truly there. I'll keep digging for the article and post it as soon as I find it.
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shelee
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Posted: 11/07/03 - 10:55 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | shelee wrote: | | kattzoo wrote: | | Personally, I can't wait to get on the new pill, the one that makes that special time only 4 times a year. (seasonall, I think is the name) |
OMG! Sign me up. Only 4 times a year sounds great...
I'm trying out "the patch" this month! It's new too and suppose to be better and easier on the system than the pill type of birth control. |
Let us know how this works for you!! |
the patch is a really, really, BAD idea. it did now work for me....i broke out around it, and then when i tried to take it off....OMG ouch.
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