Okay, so I don't mean for the topic title to sound brutal or morbid, but I wanted your attention. I was wondering if anyone else has period symptoms as bad as I do. Now I know I'm not the only one who feels like their insides are kick boxing each other, but what about symptoms besides cramps? I tend to have terrible lower backaches, sore breasts, leg aches, headaches, I get extra lightheaded (I'm always lightheaded as it is because of a chronic illness I have), fatigue, nausea, and cold sweats! My cramps are a story all in their own. I lay in bed for the first two days of my lovely AF. My heating pad becomes my best friend! Anyways, does anyone else have symptoms like these and if so, what do you do to ease them?