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Originally Posted by cln1812
Has anyone else experienced worse PMS as you get older? I am 40 years old now, and I have horrible PMS. I am not on the pill or any sort of birth control. It seems like I am so much moodier and on edge than I used to be with PMS when I was younger. Has anyone else experienced this?
Also, and sorry if this is TMI, is it normal for periods to be more clotty too? IDK, I always have normal Pap smears and normal well woman exams, so I don’t think anything is fundamentally wrong with me. I want to kick myself though because I had a well woman exam today, and I forgot to bring it up with the doctor. Of course, when you’re all uncomfortable with the speculum down there, it’s easy to forget. I am lucky I remembered to ask her to write out the order for the bone density scan since I have osteopenia, and I have not had a bone density scan in some years.
Being a woman is so much fun  |
I'm just so glad it's not just me. I'm turning thirty this year and I've definitely noticed a difference. PMS is more painful than it used to be. My mood symptoms fluctuate and change with each cycle. I'm never really sure lately what I'm going to get with PMS and my cycle. I'm wanting to be tested for endometriosis. However, if nothing comes up there I can only assume it's just natural changes.
I wouldn't be surprised if the issue for me is just that my cycle hits me hard. I believe that's just how it is for some of the women in my family (at least on my mom's side). My grandmother had cancer of the womb when she was younger. Also, I believe my aunt seriously has PMDD.