You aren't alone! I do as well, I didn't put them together until my mom mentioned that she noticed she heard me "complaining" more around that time.

More than you can possibly imagine. My first thought when I start my cycle is "Oh sh*t, not again." But heavy/irregular periods is a symptom of fiber. Really, the only thing that I've found so far is just resting and taking pamprin or midol. But beware if you have stomach issues, as pamprin can be a little rough on the stomach.

Well autocorrect hit again, I hope you can decipher properly. Lol