I have posted before about how my menstrual cycle affects me -- I don't get bitchy or angry -- but all the energy is sucked from my body and I find it to be a large effort to just get up and walk across the room. Looking at the calendar, I would have just ovulated about 2 days ago, so I can expect this for the next week and a half. Once my period begins, I am OK again. I shouldn't have to be a prisoner to my cycle like this. I'll admit, I overtrained last year and had a span of time when I didn't get my period at all -- but I didn't feel so crappy. I almost want to be at that point again, because at least I had energy. I am on absolute empty right now. Another strange thing this time around... I've had some breakthru bleeding today as well. I've had this years ago, but nothing like this lately. I don't know what to make of that. I have been taking iron supplements for nearly a year, and I recently switched brands. I don't know if that has anything to do with anything.