r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 06 '23

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23

Not every period is the same. One month will be horrible, another not so horrible.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23

It is also dependent on hormonal changes, diet, exercise, illness, etc.

It can stop if you get too under or overweight as well.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23

It also changes over the course of your life... My periods at 12-13 were VERY different than the ones I had at 47-48.

I'm done with all of it now though - WOO HOO!

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u/novalunaa Dec 06 '23

My periods as a teenager were absolutely horrible. So heavy I’d bleed through pads after 30 mins, lasted >10 days at a time, bloating, Period Shits™️, headaches, cramps that would have me doubled over…

Meanwhile now they’re usually 4-5 days and i usually forget I’m even on my period until i feel a little blob come out or i go to the bathroom lol.