Reddit mentions of Canada Mints - Pink * Wintergreen 2 Lbs

Ohhh Susan's Place! Haha, I remember finding that site when I was just starting out. I don't mind commenting here, I'm pretty open haha. But yeah, puberty was rough. So, when I was in second grade, probably about 8, my mom told me I'd need to start wearing a training bra soon. I remember being absolutely horrified, and when I took my next bath, I pressed on my chest as hard as I could to try to keep them from growing! [blood, period trigger warnings coming up] Then, two weeks after I turned 10, I had my first period. It's actually kind of a funny story; my mom says she'd talked to me about periods before, but I didn't remember that, so I had no idea what was happening. I was kind of freaked out, but then I remembered that the day before, I'd eaten a whole bag of Canada Mints, the pink ones. So, I assumed that they had turned my pee pinkish-red for some reason... not sure where that logic came from, or how I explained not being able to control it, but I accepted it and decided to see what happened the next time I ate them. In the meantime, I used toilet paper in place of a pad or anything. Well, about a month later, I was craving Canada Mints, and I ate another bag. The next day, my period happened again. I was convinced! Well, I guess my mom saw some blood in the toilet or something because she was all like, "You had your period!" and gave me pads and stuff and I was horrified. I had been sitting on the couch and I buried the pads under a pillow and just cried my eyes out. A while later, I let my sister show me how to use them but I just felt empty inside. Something felt just so seriously wrong and I felt sick. I remembered being so sure as a little kid that I'd get a penis and now I was as far from that as possible and I didn't know what to do. It was really rough. Interestingly, my hips didn't expand until I was 18 and that seemed to happen overnight after my birthday; I went up 2 pant sizes in like a month! That didn't particularly bother me because I want kids, and I was trying really hard to be cis haha, I was mostly annoyed because I had to get rid of all my pants. Even now I only have like 4 pairs that fit, haha! I'd be happy to hear your experiences too, if you want to share! :)

You're welcome with the advice. :) Oh yeah, cost is bad. I used to take Zoloft, which wasn't too bad with my insurance, but I'm on Cymbalta now because I also have fibromyalgia and it helps with that, and a month's worth is like $40. I'm going to try to look up manufacturer's coupons by the time I get on HRT because meds are really expensive and everyone in my family takes multiple ones. That being said, sometimes there's good discounts on meds - I got Breo Ellipta for free this year and last year when it would have been over $100 a month for me by using a coupon! Oh yeah, I hate big crowds like that. When I went to Pride in June it was way more crowded than I expected and as much as I loved the vibe, it also made me feel very trapped. My worst ever anxiety attack wasn't even social-related, I don't think - I was in 7th grade and we were playing dodgeball, and some girl (who was kind of mean tbh) broke her leg, it wasn't graphic or anything but I remember being so panicked that everything was blurry and in slow motion, and voices sounded all distorted. Thankfully that hasn't happened again!