Post by JackMcFarland on Aug 10, 2008 20:16:52 GMT -5
I need to roll my eyes for a moment - someone I know believes that because she gained weight on a certain pill she has PMDD. She says that she has severe pms with her cycles - from the time I've known her she's been on the pill and has NO clue about cycles, hormones and how the female body works. Her Dr believes now also that she has PMDD. Personally, I feel PMDD is one of those diseases that was invented by drug companies. If women understood what their bodies are doing and WHY, there would not be this terrible confusion of what is "normal" and was is "abnormal."
She knows I have endo, and often I think that people are rather...er, what's the word? Ignorant to what endo entails, maybe even feeling that we are just experiencing bad cramps, etc. This girl is one of those people. It's almost like a competition? "My cramps are worse." "No, mine are!" HUH? Not sure when this became a game. LOL.
I think that Doctors need to stop diagnosing girls with "pretend" diseases to push different brands of the pill, and I think that every girl needs to know exactly how her cycle and body works - both by first reading Taking Charge of your Fertility then temping to see just how this process comes about.
UGH. I'm so aggravated. Not only do I not want to hear about your supposed PMDD, which has sh*t on endo, but I do not want to hear about your stupid Dr who doesn't want to educate her patients!
This might have belonged in the rant space. LOL.
She knows I have endo, and often I think that people are rather...er, what's the word? Ignorant to what endo entails, maybe even feeling that we are just experiencing bad cramps, etc. This girl is one of those people. It's almost like a competition? "My cramps are worse." "No, mine are!" HUH? Not sure when this became a game. LOL.
I think that Doctors need to stop diagnosing girls with "pretend" diseases to push different brands of the pill, and I think that every girl needs to know exactly how her cycle and body works - both by first reading Taking Charge of your Fertility then temping to see just how this process comes about.
UGH. I'm so aggravated. Not only do I not want to hear about your supposed PMDD, which has sh*t on endo, but I do not want to hear about your stupid Dr who doesn't want to educate her patients!
This might have belonged in the rant space. LOL.