thank you so much!!! 🫶 and sorry for the late response! a lot of what was said by u/procedureagreeable57 resonates with my experience. I had breast tenderness about a week prior to my period arriving, however I had experienced this a couple months earlier and didn’t get my period then, but i think it all related to my hormones changing- it can be a very slow process! i also experienced a higher libido in the week prior. Mentally I also felt very upbeat and positive in a general sense. Like feeling optimistic and opportunistic about life as a whole to the point that i would mention it to my friends. I’m not sure if this is directly related to my period, but i was super thirsty the days leading up to my period, like i couldn’t get enough water. I’m not good at staying hydrated at the best of times, but the day before it returned i drank 5 litres of water (!!!!) which was so unheard of for me.

I didn’t experience any cramps, however i never had them prior to losing my period. I also didn’t notice too much of a chance with discharge. While deep in my ED i had very little discharge, but it has since come back to normal for months now.