Subject: Phen/fen and menstruation
From: baubo@eskimo.com
Date: 1996/06/08


katia@dreamscape.com (Karen Brown) wrote:

>This is rather personal...

I'm going to post this only in the rx group and in personal mail to
you, Karen, because I think it's about time we all felt free to
discuss how phen/fen is affecting our bodies. Thank you for asking
openly!

And you menfolk, my apologies if you're offended, but we do need to
discuss this. I'm sure you probably have side effects that are
uniquely male, as well. Please feel free to discuss them openly!!
We're here to support us all.

>Has any woman who is either doing one or the other or both had a problem with
>their monthly cycle? I don't have the problem every month, but on some I go
>much longer than 5 days<I am normally 4-5 days>. On the months I go real long
>I start going real heavy on day 4 and continue til it stops.

I've discovered that over the years my cycle and flow have changed a
number of times, and have been told and read that it's quite normal.

>For those of you wondering...I have mentioned this to my Doctor and he doesn't
>seem worried at all. I don't feel ill or weak, just annoyed, and would feel a
>little better if this was a "side effect" since I am a worry wart to begin
>with.

When I began phen/fen, there was a definite difference in my cycle and
flow, too. In past years, the fatter I've become the lighter my flow
has become. When I began the phen/fen, my flow went back to what I
remember as "normal" during my 20's! I wasn't worried - I was
overjoyed.

Has anybody else seen a difference?