Saturday, January 05, 2008

Hormonal Hostage

This is something that I need to rant about although it’s something that I cannot possibly avoid as I advance in years. Ever since I turned thirty, weird things keep happening to me and my body has been taken captive by villains called estrogen and testosterone.

PMS is wreaking havoc in my life!!! During my teens and twenties, I did experience a few of the symptoms but now at this age, it almost seems that I go through the whole gamut.

In no particular order of distress:

- Tender breasts (Double ouch)

- Bloating (Fat tummy does not help)

- Bad dull skin (Hate to look in the mirror when this happens)

- Tiredness (For no reason)

- Food cravings (Anything and everything)

- Extreme thirst (Multiple loo visits at night)

- Irritability (Barely restrained rage)

- Depression (Black clouds wherever I go)

- Heightened sexuality (Horny!!! Actually I’m not sure whether this a documented symptom)

- Crying bouts (Korean dramas do not help)

Maybe I should think of buying Evening Primrose or the like to take the edge off things. It kind of helps to know that others go through the same thing, give or take a few symptoms.

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