# Female Dopers, does this happen to you? (GALS Only, TMI!) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 12, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491 "2004-12-12T20:34:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/21 "2004-12-13T15:53:34Z")
I get slow, achy, and I can’t focus. Particularly during the first two days, I drop things, too. More than normal- I’m pretty clumsy. ---
**Author:** ![SusanStoHelit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@SusanStoHelit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SusanStoHelit)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/22 "2004-12-13T16:21:33Z")
> [@phall0106](#): > > …when I’m not sleeping, all I want to do it eat–EVERYTHING! My gyn suggested eating proteins; said it would balance me out, and keep me full for longer, however, I’m not eating because my stomach is growling, I’m eating because I can’t feel full! How weird is that? I’m the same way. I eat potato chips with cottage cheese, or McD’s french fries, or Cheetoes, because the fat keeps me feeling full. If I try to eat my normal fare (chicken breast with salad, pasta, or brown rice) I have to eat every 2 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/23 "2004-12-13T17:54:12Z")
I’m glad to see that I am not the only one who gets flu-like symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/24 "2004-12-13T18:06:06Z")
I get freaking weird right before my period. Not spacey, but my concentration is definitely off. Also, I feel like my body really isn’t my body- I feel like I’ve been abducted by aliens and my body has been removed and replaced by an identical synthetic substitute that is biochemically incompatible with my central nervous system. which basically leads to about three days of having to restrain myself from clawing the flesh off of my bones. And I get irritable and weepy- the slightest thing will set me off. For the first coupla days that Aunt Flo is in town, I get really tired and basically just want to sleep. Since I’ve been using the birth control patch (doc prescribed it for fibroid tumors) the symptoms are much less severe, but I still get 'em. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/25 "2004-12-13T20:51:37Z")
I get spacey, plus I get drunk faster. Also, I have this palsy sort of thing where my hands tremble sometimes (it’s hereditary; runs in my family), and it’s _much_ worse the first couple of days of my period. Now, to add to all the fun, I’m into menopause, and I’ve been getting my period every two to three weeks! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/26 "2004-12-13T21:03:32Z")
If there ever was a thread title to guarantee male viewing. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/27 "2004-12-13T22:09:26Z")
Oh, I get ravenous. Absolutely insatiable. And even though I should avoid salt so my ears don’t fill up (some get water retention and their clothes don’t fit; I get water retention in my sinuses and my ears are full of fluid), I crave everything salty-french fries, fritos, popcorn, etc. ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/28 "2004-12-13T23:32:41Z")
I crave chocolate, and I usually don’t really care for it. I also crave orange juice which can be a problem since it doesn’t really go well with chocolate. I’m really tired, cranky, and spacey too. However, I’m not sure if that’s a direct result of my period or just because I don’t sleep well that week. I’m so uncomfortable that I end up tossing and turning all night. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/29 "2004-12-14T00:19:35Z")
I get both stomach and uterine cramps, I would kill for salt, and I become a raging sex-crazed she-beast. I also break out. ---
**Author:** ![MelCthefirst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491/30 "2004-12-14T00:34:42Z")
I have discovered that it is when I’m ovulating that I feel my worst - I’m clumsy and I have one day when it feels like I have run into a brick wall. When I get my period, I have more energy and I’m horny! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-does-this-happen-to-you-gals-only-tmi/279491.md?page=1)