Lost period
weoutherelosingweight
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I lost about 12 kgs and have maintained my weight for a couple months now but my period hasn’t come in over 4 months. Has anyone else had this problem? If so what did u do?
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weoutherelosingweight wrote: »I lost about 12 kgs and have maintained my weight for a couple months now but my period hasn’t come in over 4 months. Has anyone else had this problem? If so what did u do?
Have you ruled out pregnancy or peri-menopause? If not, start there and I would suggest a visit to the doctor, all we can do here is guess and that can be as bad as googling your symptoms, particularly with such a little amount of information to go on.
It could range from anything from a vitamin deficiency to something more sinister.
Did you lose the weight quickly or have you been over-training?16 -
What is your current BMI? Are you below a healthy level? If so you may need to gain a little to get back to a healthy weight. When I did so my period returned pretty quickly. I was at BMI 19.5 when I lost my period so not even really low, but for me it was too low. I only had to gain a few pounds for my period to return.11
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What is your current BMI? Are you below a healthy level? If so you may need to gain a little to get back to a healthy weight. When I did so my period returned pretty quickly. I was at BMI 19.5 when I lost my period so not even really low, but for me it was too low. I only had to gain a few pounds for my period to return.
This was my experience too although I was hoping the lack of a period meant I had transitioned from being perimenopausal to menopause instead.5 -
It’s been 8 months for me. Dr did bloods and I have very low iron and some hair loss so we’re working on that.2
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What is your current BMI? Are you below a healthy level? If so you may need to gain a little to get back to a healthy weight. When I did so my period returned pretty quickly. I was at BMI 19.5 when I lost my period so not even really low, but for me it was too low. I only had to gain a few pounds for my period to return.
Thing is I’m not even below a healthy weight if anything I’m closer to the other end my BMI is 23.5 so it’s not that I’m underweight
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »weoutherelosingweight wrote: »I lost about 12 kgs and have maintained my weight for a couple months now but my period hasn’t come in over 4 months. Has anyone else had this problem? If so what did u do?
Have you ruled out pregnancy or peri-menopause? If not, start there and I would suggest a visit to the doctor, all we can do here is guess and that can be as bad as googling your symptoms, particularly with such a little amount of information to go on.
It could range from anything from a vitamin deficiency to something more sinister.
Did you lose the weight quickly or have you been over-training?
Definitely not pregnancy lol i did loose weight quite quickly but i thought that after a couple months of maintaining it that it would come back. There have literally been no other symptoms other than lack of period though0 -
Are you working out much? Overtraining can cause amenhorroea, although it takes more than the odd gym class or cycle ride.4
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The obvious questions to ask are those that Tinkerbell asked in the first response to your OP, which you’ve not addressed so far. We don’t know how old you are or anything else about you, so speculating further is not going to help you.
If you’re not pregnant, likely to be (peri)menopausal, or under a lot of stress (which can also cause periods to stop, temporarily) I would talk to your doctor or a practice nurse.1 -
weoutherelosingweight wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »weoutherelosingweight wrote: »I lost about 12 kgs and have maintained my weight for a couple months now but my period hasn’t come in over 4 months. Has anyone else had this problem? If so what did u do?
Have you ruled out pregnancy or peri-menopause? If not, start there and I would suggest a visit to the doctor, all we can do here is guess and that can be as bad as googling your symptoms, particularly with such a little amount of information to go on.
It could range from anything from a vitamin deficiency to something more sinister.
Did you lose the weight quickly or have you been over-training?
Definitely not pregnancy lol i did loose weight quite quickly but i thought that after a couple months of maintaining it that it would come back. There have literally been no other symptoms other than lack of period though
Rapid weight loss is definitely a potential culprit. But really your doctor would be able to give you the best diagnosis.2 -
malnutrition can be the case. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Proper meat to get iron or some beans. Or if you were on vegan/vegetarian diet.17
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kimondo666 wrote: »malnutrition can be the case. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Proper meat to get iron or some beans. Or if you were on vegan/vegetarian diet.
Is it really your suggestion that if the OP was vegetarian or vegan they should eat meat, because that’s all that’s wrong? 🙄5 -
kimondo666 wrote: »malnutrition can be the case. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Proper meat to get iron or some beans. Or if you were on vegan/vegetarian diet.
You do realize that it's just as easier or actually quite easier to get nutrient deficiencies on a restrictive diet, right? Your advice is often not connected to science and not based in fact.6 -
So what is the proper fact, i dont see you proposed an alternative. IF OP made diet without dietician it easy to see how malnutrition could come to be even on vegetarian, when eating on not enough calories.BecomingBane wrote: »kimondo666 wrote: »malnutrition can be the case. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Proper meat to get iron or some beans. Or if you were on vegan/vegetarian diet.
You do realize that it's just as easier or actually quite easier to get nutrient deficiencies on a restrictive diet, right? Your advice is often not connected to science and not based in fact.
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BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »kimondo666 wrote: »malnutrition can be the case. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Proper meat to get iron or some beans. Or if you were on vegan/vegetarian diet.
Is it really your suggestion that if the OP was vegetarian or vegan they should eat meat, because that’s all that’s wrong? 🙄
I did include beans, that are iron dense. So its not the case.6 -
kimondo666 wrote: »
So what is the proper fact, i dont see you proposed an alternative. IF OP made diet without dietician it easy to see how malnutrition could come to be even on vegetarian, when eating on not enough calories.BecomingBane wrote: »kimondo666 wrote: »malnutrition can be the case. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Proper meat to get iron or some beans. Or if you were on vegan/vegetarian diet.
You do realize that it's just as easier or actually quite easier to get nutrient deficiencies on a restrictive diet, right? Your advice is often not connected to science and not based in fact.
The ‘proper fact’ is that you know nothing about the OP’s diet. For all you know, the problem could be that they’re eating too much fruit and veg, and not enough of everything else!4 -
Thkimondo666 wrote: »
So what is the proper fact, i dont see you proposed an alternative. IF OP made diet without dietician it easy to see how malnutrition could come to be even on vegetarian, when eating on not enough calories.BecomingBane wrote: »kimondo666 wrote: »malnutrition can be the case. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Proper meat to get iron or some beans. Or if you were on vegan/vegetarian diet.
You do realize that it's just as easier or actually quite easier to get nutrient deficiencies on a restrictive diet, right? Your advice is often not connected to science and not based in fact.
The proper fact is that you are not qualified to be giving dietary advice and are giving bad advice on most every thread I've seen you on. Please stop giving advice and read and take some instead. You have much to learn, young padawan.19 -
yes, indeed i am not, so are most of people here. If i am not corrected on where i gave bad advice on, how can i improve. I did not mispread false information. MAybe not the good advice in the OPs cases. But not false facts. I stand corrected. Will not give advice then will stick to discussions.5
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weoutherelosingweight wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »weoutherelosingweight wrote: »I lost about 12 kgs and have maintained my weight for a couple months now but my period hasn’t come in over 4 months. Has anyone else had this problem? If so what did u do?
Have you ruled out pregnancy or peri-menopause? If not, start there and I would suggest a visit to the doctor, all we can do here is guess and that can be as bad as googling your symptoms, particularly with such a little amount of information to go on.
It could range from anything from a vitamin deficiency to something more sinister.
Did you lose the weight quickly or have you been over-training?
Definitely not pregnancy lol i did loose weight quite quickly but i thought that after a couple months of maintaining it that it would come back. There have literally been no other symptoms other than lack of period though
If you haven't had a period for 4 months and that's unusual for you, it's time to get a checkup.
It could be nothing, it could be a nutritional deficiency, or it could be a symptom of something else.6 -
Well I’m a dude so I obviously haven’t had this problem but I was listening to my fitness and nutrition podcasts today like normal and this was kind of talked about. He said sometimes when a female rapidly loses weight the body kinda freaks out and starts trying to conserve energy by not using energy on some bodily processes. I guess the period takes a lot of energy and the body will sometimes choose to just not do it for a little while to save some energy ya know. I’m no professional so just take that at face value or ignore it whatever. See your doc.6
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If your periods stop for no apparent reason, you need to see your doctor. This isn't a question for random people on the internet.9
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Well I’m a dude so I obviously haven’t had this problem but I was listening to my fitness and nutrition podcasts today like normal and this was kind of talked about. He said sometimes when a female rapidly loses weight the body kinda freaks out and starts trying to conserve energy by not using energy on some bodily processes. I guess the period takes a lot of energy and the body will sometimes choose to just not do it for a little while to save some energy ya know. I’m no professional so just take that at face value or ignore it whatever. See your doc.
The bit I’ve bolded is absolutely true, but not really just to save energy. It’s a natural response to what the body thinks of as as a state that would not safely support a pregnancy and a growing baby. If your body was losing weight rapidly due to actual famine it’s reasonable to assume any pregnancy would have a less than optimal success. Therefore the body has the ability to suspend ovulation, and therefore, menstruation until such conditions improve.5 -
I lost my period for a month when I was eating 1100-1200 with a hour of exercise. It came back as soon as I added back calories for exercise(1300-1400 instead)1
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Go to doctor get all your hormones checked. Might me worth looking up HA (hypothalamic amenorrhea) and the female triad see if you symptoms match as sometimes the combination between stress restriction and exercise can mess around with hormones too.
Do not do this instead of doctor0 -
Ty everyone I’ll see my doctor soon and I’m 18 for everyone asking ty
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It arrived guys it arrived11
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Hooray, and thanks for the update.
Cheers, h.2 -
weoutherelosingweight wrote: »It arrived guys it arrived
On your original post in August, you said you hadn’t had a period in four months (i.e., roughly April). Is this the first time you’ve had a period since April? And did you ever go to the doctor? This is absolutely still worth seeing your doctor about.4 -
^^ What @apullum said, especially if irregular periods aren't normal for you. Irregular periods are frequently symptomatic of a few things more serious than calorie loss and should be followed up on.
I have lost my period quite a few times over the course of my life and probably about 80% of the instances were due to other underlying issues. Hypothyroidism, B-12 insufficiency, Iron insufficiency, and even being too low in body fat.
At your age, it is a good thing to keep an eye on, even if it's just to know if irregularity is *normal* for you, and if so, what is the root cause(s)? It might be cause for concern, or it might not be, but you won't know until you talk it over with your doctor and establish a baseline for yourself.1 -
weoutherelosingweight wrote: »It arrived guys it arrived
Delighted for you.
Valid prompts @apullum and @ElizabethKalmbach1 -
Don't make an assumption - discuss with your doctor.1
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