your symptoms of pms/pain/etc. weight/frequency of period

[letherselfgo.livejournal.com]

I've always though PMS was a little overblown, and I'm a litttle shy of saying some of the mood swings I get are because of it.. seems like a lot of it is a placebo effect. However I've noticed that maybe 3-4 days before it starts, I usually have one night where I wind up in tears; it always seems like an appropriate response to something 'bad' that happens at the time, but I'm beginning to think it's pretty much because of my mood. It seems fairly consistent. If nothing is wrong to be sad about, I'll get depressed about lifein general/how we're all gonna die in 70 years or less, haha.
Also, my cramps usually aren't bad at all, but I get BAD back-aches. CAN you get backaches with your period? I get them the first couple of days, I try to correct it, as if my posture is causing it, but I can't fix it, and I think I'm just stuck with it.

and also, I used to have really irregular periods at 5'4 and 120 pounds, went to college and after my first year I was like 130 by the middle. then my periods came like clockwork. 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days. this summer, i've just started losing a bit safely, running a bit more.. down to 126 or so. and this last period took 40 days to come. the funny thing is, my doctor ( i go to a general pediatrician) says 120 is my normal weight and that 130 is on the heavy side for 5'4ers.. is the fact that my period comes irregularly unless i'm up at 130 a sign that that's my universe/god-given weight to be at?

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[ainadal.livejournal.com]

i usually know i'm going to get my period when i get incredibly emotional over nothing. last week my SO had to leave at the end of the night instead of staying over like he usually does, and i ended up crying. (even though i was going to see him again the next day) i had to laugh at myself. sure enough, i got my period the next night. i've also gotten lower back pains as well, and i think that's fairly common.