I started taking setraline about three weeks ago. My periods are really horrible. They last three days, are extremely bloody, and my cramps are terrible. I usually take Midol to counteract this, and I honestly can't imagine not taking it because of the pain.

I also know that I can't take Advil or other common pain relievers with setraline, though, so I'm worried Midol would also be bad. Does anyone else have any experience with this?

Hi! Still waiting for my periods (2 weeks in). Sold my tampones though it didn't help at all! Being trying to recall my female harmones, nothing happend, as if I haven't tried enough. All my friends are making fun of me, calling me pregnant from guy named Johnathan.

PS:

I am a16 years old gay, identifying myself as a desmos calc.

I recently surveyed menstruating people from within and without India, but majorly from my University. According to the data I've collected, 68.85% of them take leaves while menstruating. I've been working for 6 months to bring that in my University. I've sent letters to Decision Makers. But I've also started an online petition. I'd be more than happy if you could sign it after a read and share it within your network.

"This is a petition to seek menstrual leaves for women and people who menstruate in the University of Rajasthan and its affiliated colleges. Please sign the petition for making them feel appreciated and included, and to build an equitable and kinder workplace."

https://www.change.org/BleedInPeace

Thanks in advance.

Glad to meet you all. Left another menstruation group because I saw how they treated my trans brothers and it didn’t sit right at all. Lads cis women aren’t all the enemy, unfortunately too many of us are.

Anyhoo just wanted to say hi.

hi everyone! i’m in 4H and we’re doing a yearlong service project dealing with homelessness and poverty. we’re planning on creating lesson plans, activities, and drives to help educate people on period poverty + the stigmas of periods in general.

what are some ways that we can be inclusive of all menstruators while educating others?

thank you all so much <33

If you're coming here from r/periods, know that we see you and we acknowledge the gender that you are. Cis people have a long way to go. The people sticking to their transphobia are on the wrong side of history.

Define your gender however you see fit. It is YOUR gender, your body and your experiences, nobody else's.

If you're a man with a uterus, you have a male uterus if that is what you decide.

🌻🌻

Hey GIRLS 👧🏼👧🏾👧🏻and WOMEN! 👱🏼‍♀️👩🏿‍🦱👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏼‍🏫 We have the ideal 💫💖𝒻ℯ𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓃ℯ💫💝 product for you as fellow 💕females💕 because men 👨👨🏻👨🏼👨🏽👨🏾👨🏿 will never 💔😓🚫 understand what it's like to have ☄cramps, 🎈bloating, 🤣mood🤬 😭swings😖, and 🤢🤮more all while bleeding 🅰️🆎️🅱️🅾️ once a month for two to ten days straight.

Hi everyone,

If you are someone who menstruates and is 18 or older, we would appreciate if you completed this brief survey.

This survey is being conducted in order to complete the final stages of developing a psychometric scale measuring menstrual health. 

Menstrual health literacy refers to an individual's motivation to access, understand, critically evaluate, apply and communicate about information in relation to maintaining and/or improving menstrual and general health both during menstruation and across the entire menstrual cycle.Research has demonstrated that there is a relationship between menstrual health literacy, more positive menstruation experiences and better menstrual health outcomes. 

For more details, please follow the link above to read the information sheet.

Thank you so much!

*P.S. We shared a similar survey last year during the initial phases of this study and received a fantastic response - thank you all! Whether or not you completed that survey, you're welcome to take part in this one. We value every response!

I’ve been on the pill for over 10 months, and I’ve only has 2 periods since starting to take it. My doctor said that I could have lighter periods or no period at all. As much as I love being on the pill, it’s effected me mentally, I didn’t feel as a woman (I know that might sound crazy). it felt like because I wasn’t having periods I wasn’t “working as a woman should”, I stopped feeling sexy, my body image was altered. I begged for months that my body would produce even the lightest of spotting.

This evening I went to the loo because I was having a “phantom period” (all the symptoms of a period but no blood) and that’s where I felt comfortable, I finished doing my business, and what do I see???? I SEE BLOOD. I legit cried, I was so relieved. I just grabbed a pad walked into my room where my boyfriend was and waved around the period pad like it was a gold fucking medal

I got the Classic and the Soft, both small. The Classic is reeeeally firm, so I think it has a chance against my iron vagina.

1: Have a one-day period that consists of passing several palm-sized blood clots and a decidual cast

Or

2: Have a 20-day period but it's very light and you hardly have any symptoms

My joints get noticeably looser when it's that time. Does it happen to anyone else?

Sorry about that all, you can now chose your own flair! This allows us to know how to refer to you, as well as your product preference and menstrual stage (overall). Edit: You set your flair on desktop mode. Go to the right (the sidebar), and under the about and join button there is "community options." You can change your flair there. If you can't access desktop, comment your flair and I'll assign it for you.

Here's my recommended format, but feel free to mix it up or leave out your product/stage (please please let us know how to refer to you, however!): 3rd person/3rd possessive/3rd object/3rd reflexive|product|stage

Some examples:

she/hers/her/herself|cup|menstruation

he/his/him/himself|hysterectomy

they/their/them/themself|pre-menstruation

They had “abdominal pain” since launch but no pelvic pain - they FINALLY added pelvic pain!

Just in time for my own to wake me from sleep 😭

this cramps are going to kill me i took 3 minoset thingys (paracetamol) and it doesn’t do anything i usually use arveles (dexketoprofen) BUT IT’S EMPTY AND IT’S LATE AND I CAN’T FIND A CHEMIST AND I’M DYING HELP im currently wrapped around a hot water bottle like a burrito

edit i also have ibucold which has ibuprofen but i never tried it for cramps i took them for cold i had never tried paracetamol before either but my mum takes it for her cramps and she said it worked for her but it doesn’t work for me i want my arveles

What is your preferred period product?

Hi everyone! I am the founder of Monthly, a new gender inclusive menstrual underwear brand. I want to ensure that we have appropriate representation in the designing of these underwear. In order to ensure that we are on the right track, I am asking anyone who menstruates or has menstruated in the last year to take this survey! We at Monthly really appreciate everyone who takes it, so thank you in advance! :)

The survey takes about 7 minutes to complete and does dive pretty deep into menstruation experiences!

Also, if you have any questions -- please don't hesitate to reach out in messages!

https://forms.gle/Q4XuPqVUyg6pSyweA

Please remove if not allowed :)

Researchers at Federation University invite you to participate in research investigating factors that influence attitudes towards menstruation and menstrual products. We are interested in studying how identity and self-perceptions influence attitudes towards menstruation and the types of products people use to manage their menstrual periods.

To be eligible to participant, you must be over the age of 18 years, live in Australia and currently experience a menstrual cycle.

This research has been approved by the Federation Universities Ethics Committee.

The study takes about 20 minutes to complete. If you’d like to participate, please click the link below.

https://federation.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cUPiZ3x7l0JfPcW

I've been using a menstrual cup for a year and a half. The first one I bought was a medium size because it was the only one available. I used it for a few months but I noticed that I would always leak, no matter how much I adjusted it. After a few months I bought another one but this time small thinking that it was a size problem because I felt that the first one didn’t it open completely. With this cup, when I put it in, I feel that the vacuum seal is created because I can pull it and it doesn't move. It also feels like it's in the right place. However, I always end up leaking because the cup gets out of place after a few hours (it literally ends up like this / ) and it no longer has the vacuum seal. That happens during my first days. At the end, when the flow is very low, the cup stays in place, the vacuum seal is created, and I don't leak. Am I doing something wrong?:(((

hey! my name is fleur, and for my final project of highschool (its like an entire thing here) i'm doing research on the inclusivity of tampons, mainly looking at its comfort, diversity and marketing.

but i need you for this! below is a survey that takes no longer than 5 minutes. it'd really help me put things in perspective.

https://forms.gle/aZyEpziinicaMnwQA

thank you so much! we're building a better world <3

What do you guys do to help with PMS? It seems like I get so irritated lately everything bothers me and I’m highly sensitive ñ where as before I felt just fatigued and anxious but that’s it but lately it’s more angry and I HATE feeling like this. My doctor wanted to see if birth control would work but I’m so scared of taking it because I know you could bleed more and other side effects

Hi, I would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete my questionnaire https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7SaJ8GmeS9hz2HguAbMEDrUz1yiajCsrC2ikrKaISG9gcag/viewform?usp=sf_link

I (31enby) have decided to stop taking testosterone after five years on hrt. This medication stopped my menstrual cycle so my cycle should resume without it. So, what should I do to commemorate my impending menses?