Climates above room temperature worsen all the symptoms and really make me miserable. During the 5-day acne phase, cravings for salt, vinegar, cheese, and alcohol increase dramatically, facial skin is highly sensitive, and skin on the back of neck is extremely itchy. Sometimes canker sores appear in mouth. I feel a notch above normal on the day before a crash. Appetite is severely decreased during crash.
Stomach has a full or indigestion feeling.
Forcing even small amounts of water is painful. Constipation often results. Several days are required to regain muscle strength from sleeping so much and eating so little. The frequency of my cycle had been about once every 2-3 months prior to 1997. It had increased to once every 3-4 weeks by early 1999.