- HI ! I am 33 yrs old, and for the the last 6 months to a yr my "monthly" has changed SO much, whether it's from age or having kids or a mixture i'm not sure but especially the last 6 months I have this horrible 2 1/2 wks of my life every month. Starts out up to a week beforehand I am very n. everyday , dizzy , feverish and achy, i feel like i'm getting the flu...then i get it and feel MUCH better in regards to all of that, i get cramps etc but that is nothing compared to the costant n. and anxiety/panic attacks leading up to it so then right near the end of my week with it , the n. comes back with a whole new wave of hormones ( i can actually feel it) and the n. comes back. Then when i'm completely done, 2 days later AGAIN with the anxiety and n. Double time on the panic/anxiety because of the emet. I'm miserable, i never know if i'm actually getting s. or if its my hormones, my bet is hormones always. I have been to the Dr. so many times , had blood work done for thyroid and hormone levels, had stomache checked the whole nine, he wants to put me on the pill, that is his only answer! I don't want to start the pill at 33 yrs old and then have to deal with all the side effects from that too!! Does anyone else go through this at that time of the month!?? and if so what other alternatives do I have to get control of this without going on the pill!??