Am I the only one?
southerngirl89
Posts: 96 Member
Hey,
Just curious to if any of you ladies have issues with your period never ending and if maybe all of this has something to do with my mood swings
My freshmen year of high school my periods would get so bad that i would have the runs the day before i started, day of, and day after...i usually threw up on the day of cause I cramped so bad and was always on my periods 3 weeks out of the month with only a week between each period..so we went to the doctor and they put me on birth control to straighten it out. Which it took away the bad cramps and me throwing up and after a few years seeing several different doctors and changing pills 5 different times they started becoming regular, but the last few months Ive started spotting for 2-3 weeks and maybe actually bleeding every now and then along with crazy bloated...the last two months or so Ive been feeling completly exausted i work out but i still feel like if i close my eyes ill be out..none of the seven doctors ive went to within the last 10yrs have been able to figure out whats wrong with me so they change up my birth control and tell me to take B12 vitamins (which don't phase me at all). I have been on Ortho-Tri-Cyclin-Lo, Yasmin, Yaz, and recently switch over to B-Yaz about 3 months ago to see if it'd help with my energy level which seems do only be worse..has anyone else had an issue simular to this maybe some advice..ive had my iron checked out and several other things and they say iam perfectly healthy and can not find anything wrong with me...iam just tired of being constantly tired all the time and bloated for 3 weeks and constantly having to check and make sure iam not bleeding...
Which brings me to another topic..my mood swings...my moods change up so often since my sophomore year of high school I went from being the happy go lucky girl that everyone introduced as the girl who never stopped smiling to a i don't know anymore..I go from wanting to cry, then wanting to chew someone out, to just here, and then happy, and every once in a blue moon i will actually feel truly happy but it doesn't last that long..i just assumed maybe its just life and I just have to keep pushing to make it through and I will eventually find that happy feeling again...unless there really is something wrong with me that maybe I can fix it now instead of being so depressed and moody all the time...
Help Me!!!
Just curious to if any of you ladies have issues with your period never ending and if maybe all of this has something to do with my mood swings
My freshmen year of high school my periods would get so bad that i would have the runs the day before i started, day of, and day after...i usually threw up on the day of cause I cramped so bad and was always on my periods 3 weeks out of the month with only a week between each period..so we went to the doctor and they put me on birth control to straighten it out. Which it took away the bad cramps and me throwing up and after a few years seeing several different doctors and changing pills 5 different times they started becoming regular, but the last few months Ive started spotting for 2-3 weeks and maybe actually bleeding every now and then along with crazy bloated...the last two months or so Ive been feeling completly exausted i work out but i still feel like if i close my eyes ill be out..none of the seven doctors ive went to within the last 10yrs have been able to figure out whats wrong with me so they change up my birth control and tell me to take B12 vitamins (which don't phase me at all). I have been on Ortho-Tri-Cyclin-Lo, Yasmin, Yaz, and recently switch over to B-Yaz about 3 months ago to see if it'd help with my energy level which seems do only be worse..has anyone else had an issue simular to this maybe some advice..ive had my iron checked out and several other things and they say iam perfectly healthy and can not find anything wrong with me...iam just tired of being constantly tired all the time and bloated for 3 weeks and constantly having to check and make sure iam not bleeding...
Which brings me to another topic..my mood swings...my moods change up so often since my sophomore year of high school I went from being the happy go lucky girl that everyone introduced as the girl who never stopped smiling to a i don't know anymore..I go from wanting to cry, then wanting to chew someone out, to just here, and then happy, and every once in a blue moon i will actually feel truly happy but it doesn't last that long..i just assumed maybe its just life and I just have to keep pushing to make it through and I will eventually find that happy feeling again...unless there really is something wrong with me that maybe I can fix it now instead of being so depressed and moody all the time...
Help Me!!!
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Wow What a lot of stuff you have to deal with.
First of all, is your doctor just a doctor or a GYN? If you're not hooked up with a GYN, you need to be. You might have some other kind of condition that has not been caught. I know it's hard to see so many doctors but your problems seem really frustrating and it might be worth another try with someone new, to start fresh.
Regarding the mood swings - are they related to your cycle? Or no? If not, you could be suffering from depression or something else. It might help to visit a doctor to discuss that.0 -
Three of the doctors were only GYN the rest did a mix of everything....mood swings i have them all the time and yes ive wondered several times i might have depression and i talked to the doctors about it everytime but they say iam not and its not anything to worry about and if i really wanted to they could put me on antidepresants which ive heard from several people i know that had to take them that they wouldnt recommend it..so i dunno0
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How could you be anything but feeling depressed when all of this is going on? I have a very similar story. Started periods when I was 11. By 15 I still was no where near regular -either bled all the damn time or not at all during track season (Feb-June). Every period sucked. I bled so heavy and the cramps were so bad that I would actually pass out. I also had intestinal issues right before. Constipated a couple days before, then the first day I bled I couldn't stop going. This lasted a few days, then at least that would normalize. I finally went to see an OBGYN when I was almost 16. She put me on pills to regulate me and found that I was anemic. This seemed to work for a while as far having more regular cycles, however the cramps and flow weren't really affected. Still heavy and still hurt, though my "out of commission" days were only one or two a month. I had to switch pills every year or so because they stopped keeping my cycles regular. When I was in college, I started spotting between periods again. The only thing that doctor did was switch pills almost constantly. I was on them four months, if they didn't work, he switched. Talk about mood swings! It's a wonder I had any friends! We finally found a fairly high dose pill that seemed to work. Cycles regular, flow a little lighter, cramps easier to take. I found out that endometriosis runs in my family, but he was unconvinced. After college, I moved and finally found a wonderful doctor (I went though more than a few). All of the previous symptoms began to return, so he put me on an even higher dose pill and told me that he was 90% sure he knew what was going on, but that I needed surgery to be sure. Once my rider was up on my insurance (apparently, the mere mention of endometriosis being in my family on my previous doctor's records was enough to put a rider on it) we went for it. Turns out, it was endometriosis. We were only "feeding it" with the high estrogen pills, but my doctor was forced to treat my symptoms at the time. Due to the location of some of the lesions, they couldn't all be removed, but he did what he medically and safely could. I went on a low dose pill. Two months later, all of the original symptoms returned. I even passed out at work more than once (I work with all men, try explaining this to them...). He decided to put me on Lupron. Other than that or having surgery outside the US, or having a full hysterectomy (at 26) that was my only choice. He told me that I would be on it longer than the recommended six months (I don't want kids, so I didn't care. I'll adopt if I change my mind). I was on it for 18 months (along with progesterone therapy after six months since I was in "menopause"). The side affects included hot flashes, night sweats and mild acne (I did not gain weight). All very tolerable when compared with everything else. It worked. I've now been on microgestin for over a year and I feel so much better. I take it continuously and don't have periods or any spotting. The key is to keep the estrogen low and to keep me from having periods. The endometriosis will eventually come back since there is no cure -though they are very close to it in Europe.
Sorry about writing novel. I tend to do that I guess the key here is to keep going to different doctors until you find one you like. I asked around to find mine. I also talked to other women who had or have similar problems to get a feeling for what their doctor was like and what he would do to help me. Stay persistent and find one that is willing to help you and all of your symptoms. It may be frustrating at first, but finding relief is the most important thing. Find out if that is why you are "depressed" before you get seek antidepressants. My horrible cycles and hormone imbalance were my depression factors, not depression itself. I wish you the very best of luck in finding relief. Periods can really suck for some of us. You can find relief though!0 -
Wow, thats crazy...hope they can finally fix you up for good glad you found something that helps make it better tho..yes i am trying to find a good doctor just wish i would find them already ha..thank you0
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