ASD and menstruation

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Hi, do aspies have more problems with menstruation than NTs, or is there no correlation?

I become very emotionally delicate and the most random things can trigger floods of tears or even meltdowns prior to and during menstruation. Some days of my period I cannot function at all. Is this an aspie thing or an individual thing?

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I'm not sure if it's an aspie thing or not but I am the same way.

I'm the same way. I just stay in bed crying all day long. At school it's especially bad because I can't keep my head up and pay attention, and it just hurts so badly...

I am the same way. It got better with age though.

In my case... It doesn't seem to be the case.


I have no troubles whenever that monthly came-- Either physically or emotionally.
Only 'issues' I have are the usual discomfort and hormones ended up affecting my judgment which is why I wouldn't trust myself during those times... And not to mention occasional cravings that isn't helping at all.

I don't have extreme sudden moods or have cramps or ended up unable to function during any of that. I don't even need meds to make it any easier. Or make things any easy at all, I could even still walk for miles with a heavy flow. And NTs around me are more likely to complain, and more likely need any kind of accommodation while I'm not even trying to tough anything out.

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I'm the same, my time of the month has always been intense and kinda debilitating. It's not so much the cramps that bother me but the mood swings. When I was at school I'd sometimes miss the days they were affecting me and now I usually cancel plans to stay home when they do, or at the most I can handle doing something little. Usually it's only 2 - 3 days I get the hormones, but they're seriously horrible, I just feel intensely angry, sad and anxious and my thoughts go all irrational. I've spoken to doctors about it and been diagnosed with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder).

I know someone else on the spectrum who has terrible times of the month like me and I suspect being on the spectrum could make us more sensitive to our hormones. If they're really troubling you definitely talk to a doctor, they can sometimes prescribe stuff that helps symptoms.