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Is this a peri thing or something else potentially? (Yes, I know you’re not doctors, what is your personal experience?) I’m reading that it could be, and right before my period they make sense. I’ve always been a “headachey” person and just get them quite easily, but these are full on migraines. I wake up in the morning with a headache and by noon I can’t function, sometimes I do vomit. Yes I know I need to see my doctor. It’s to that point now. I try my hardest not to take excedrine everyday but sometimes it’s necessary every other day. I can’t take NSAIDS, because of the headaches I’ve always had I took too much when I was younger and caused an ulcer. Ibuprofen is really the only thing that helps but that’s out. I only say I try not to take the excedrine daily because I don’t want the caffeine to cause a rebound headache when I don’t take it. Ugh 😣 just put me out of my misery 😆

Someone posted about Hobonichi day and it got me thinking. I have a spring start cousin and I’m obsessed. Written almost every day except for maybe 4-5 since March 20-ish. (I back dated). So do I:
- put this book aside in Jan and start the year fresh and leave this one half-ish blank? (I like the idea of starting Jan fresh each year)
- start a Jan book and use this spring start for…?
- keep on with this spring start and just keep doing spring start every year?

I’ve had PMDD for my whole life. Was on BC before having kids (haha hell on wheels) then an IUD after. At 37ish I felt… weird. Like headaches were worse, fatigue was worse, brain fog was worse, but I couldn’t track anything because of the IUD I wasn’t getting a period. So I had it removed and IT GOT WORSER (from a meme I know how to spell lol).

I did go to the doc and she said it’s probably peri and track everything for six months and we’ll reevaluate. Ok. All my blood tests were totally normal.

I get completely debilitating migraines that last 1-3 days. My cycle is sometimes 15 days and sometimes 60. Cramps and bleeding isn’t too bad and has stayed consistent for me. Brain fog is bad. Fatigue is bad but it’s always been that way. Cranky for sure. Unreasonably Irritable for absolutely no good reason.

I’m pissed because:

1. this isn’t fair to me, my kids or my husband.
2. I thought my mom was psychotic and needed to be hospitalized! I had NO idea. No one talks about this! No one tells us!
3. It means I’m getting old. And I’m not ready.

Anyway. That’s my story. Been putting off coming here looking for advice because I didn’t want to admit it was true.

My son is in sports and very active in the summer. I’m looking for some easily portable low treatment that he’ll actually carry with him and won’t melt at the pool, park, etc. We’ve done fruit snacks but he’s pretty sick of them and they’re not always fast enough. The glucose gel is so farking expensive I can’t believe it. I thought honey packets but he hates it. (I know, he needs to get over it, and when he’s low, he’d take whatever but when he’s packing a bag to go, it’s not what he’d choose). Juice boxes are great but bulky and heavy.

My 12yo son is t1. I was a teacher but lost my job and this insurance. My husband and I think it would be best for me to stay home.

- Husband’s full time job is probably going out of business so asking them for insurance is not really a good option.

- I’ve started researching plans on healthcare.gov but I lose my coverage June 30 and with how much we’ve made/will make it’ll cost $2000-3000/mo. This can’t be better than going without. Right?

- when I try to ask the doctor or pharmacy how much a visit or insulin or g7 or omnipod would cost without insurance, they give me the run around. How do I get a straight answer?

- my kids father might be able to get them on his insurance but he’s such a jackass I don’t even want to ask because he’ll make a whole thing about it, even though he’s never paid a dime toward my sons care in 6 years.

- maybe I should just look for teaching jobs (not even close to what we want for our family, personally, so this is a last ditch option).

Editing to add: this year (2026) we’ll have made too much money to qualify for any assistance, including programs for kids. That’s why it’s $3000+ for marketplace insurance.

Is next weekend. Actually about 20-30min west of the city. I’m thinking I might go, but idk… I’ve never been to a stationery or pen show or fest. I have more supplies than I need already… but it might be fun…