Do your periods have the same sensation each time or does it vary?
- Varies.
- It varies.
- Varies.
- Same each time.
- Usually the same each month but varies from day to day of each period.
- Varies.
- Similar.
- Usually fairly similar.
- Very similar most times, but the pain can sometimes become more like a stabbing sensation that can make me feel dizzy and very weak at its worst.
- Pretty much all the same.
- It varies but it’s always painful the first two days.
- Similar each time.
- Generally similar, but can be different.
- Slight variations.
- Since having the coil, they change.
- Similar each time, some are more painful than others.
- Different.
- For me, it's usually the same kind of runny feeling. And feeling hot the day before they start! I occasionally get migraines with aura a week before mine start – for me, that's the worst symptom, rather than the periods themselves.
- Yes.
- Same every time.
- Not sure what you mean by sensation.
- Pretty much the same I think.
- Same, it rarely varies.
- Sometimes I can feel it literally coming out, sometimes I forget!
- Varies depending on heaviness of flow, amount of cramping.
- Pretty much the same.
- They vary a bit. That’s why it’s so confusing. Sometimes you think you’re just sick because your body temperature changes and you feel pain all over.
- Usually the same pattern across the 3-4 days of bleeding. But sometimes the pain and general unwellness is more intense than other months.
- Rare changes.
- It can vary slightly in the order I experience the ‘symptoms’. But they all get me eventually.
- Similar each time.
- The pain and emotions get less intense after about four days.
- Varies.
- The same.
- Varies in pain – sometimes will be sweating with pain, sometimes manageable. Similar sensation.
- Varied.
- It varies. Sometimes the pain is just in my stomach, other times it goes down my legs and into my back as well. Sometimes I’ll feel sick and sweaty, sometimes not.
- Varies. Sometimes very painful, sometimes not. Sometimes I get tired and tingly fingers from low iron, sometimes not.
- Same same.
- Generally the same.
- No it varies, sometimes I have back pain, sometimes pain is lower belly, sometimes I get feverish, it’s always a bit different.
- Same mostly (and headaches sometimes).
- Pretty much the same.
- Similar sensations in month but for example this month I’m really aching deep in my hips and hip flexors like I’ve done a really hard workout.
- The same vaguely tingly feeling each time.
- It can vary, sometimes I get slight cramps or no cramps, and sometimes I'll have painful ones.
- Quite similar each time.
- They are usually stronger every third month.
- Pretty much the same for me!
- Some are more painful than others, some give me more mood swings than others.