Ok, so I will explain to you guys what are my problems so that maybe someone will know what is wrong with me.
The first and most important problem that I have is almost never having period. The first time I had was at 15 and after a year of no periods, I decided to go to doctor. I discovered I had ovarian cysts and in order for them to disappear and have regular periods, I need to take birth-control pills. So, that’s what I did for like 2 years, but I decided to stop because from my research, pills have many many side effects. I went again to the doctor, found out I do not have ovarian cysts anymore, but I couldn’t have a period without taking pills. I did a lot of blood tests, went to different doctors and they all told me something else…One of them was sure I had hypothyroidism, another one said I am hypoglycemic. I was so fed up with doctors and blood tests and that’s why I kinda stop doing anything in order to be a ‘normal’ girl. Now, I am 20, last time I got my period (with pills) was in October and it lasted 3 days.
The symptoms I have, probably because of this, are: insomnia, for almost 4 years (falling asleep at 6 am every night, restless legs syndrome), hoarse voice, not exactly skinny but not fat either, size 12 UK, 5’9 tall (gained weight when I was on pills, which makes sense but managed to lose all the weight I gained in 2 months). Now, I don’t know why but I have started having anxiety problems…which are the worse. I’m not the type of girl who is emotional, likes to keep all of her problems to herself, but lately I am feeling sad. And it may sound superficial, but I have always been the happy type of person and I hadn’t understand why are there so many people having anxiety and panic attacks.
Another weird thing is that I NEVER cry. I just can’t, especially in front of other people even though I want to. I feel like I want to scream as loud as I can but something is holding me back. And I keep telling to myself that I am a strong person, because I have always been one, but it is so hard now...
That’s why I want to know if these problems, especially the depressing, anxiety and insomnia ones, are somewhat related to the fact that I don’t have a period.
Please help! x
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There are a number of questions and ideas I have for you, which you can decide if you want to pursue them or not. I am not a professional of any sort, just a regular person with problems too!
As you mentioned in the last sentence, ''the depressing, anxiety and insomnia ones, are somewhat related to the fact that I don’t have a period.'' I agree with you. Since 15 years old, when your body was suppose to change, something prevented that from happening properly. Now 5 years later, things may be just overwhelming you emotionally. I think depression IS setting in, and all this stress causes panic and anxiety to come up too. But you should have hope!
Since you''re not the pill-kind-of person, try investing some time in other alternatives. First some easier ones you can do on your own. See my link below I found for assisting stress relief physically and mentally. Here''s just a small read.
When stress overwhelms your nervous system your body is flooded with chemicals that prepare you for “fight or flight”. While the stress response can be lifesaving in emergency situations where you need to act quickly, it wears your body down when constantly activated by the stresses of everyday life. The relaxation response puts the brakes on this heightened state of readiness and brings your body and mind back into a state of equilibrium.
This other link is to Homeopathy. Since you''ve had issues with a normal doctor, perhaps this could be something to look into. Another small clip from the Wikipedia and also a link to a general site for this science.
Homeopathy is a 200-year-old system of medicine used successfully by over 100 million people worldwide. It has a laudable and extensively-documented clinical record and there are literally hundreds of high-quality, peer-reviewed basic science, preclinical and clinical studies showing it works
Homeopaths generally begin with detailed examinations of their patients'' histories, including questions regarding their physical, mental and emotional states, their life circumstances and any physical or emotional illnesses. The homeopath then attempts to translate this information into a complex formula of mental and physical symptoms, including likes, dislikes, innate predispositions and even body type. From these symptoms, the homeopath chooses how to treat the patient. A compilation of reports of many homeopathic probings, supplemented with clinical data
As well, if you are the talking or social kind of person, try group therapy. They have them everywhere and a good group can give you a lot for very little cost.
If all else fails, which I''m sure it won''t, try again to see if your regular doctor can help when you use the word ''depression.'' Tell them what you already tried and that things didn''t work. If you don''t have a doctor go to a hospital and they have information and can assist as well.
Hopefully this information can be of use and help you, even a little bit would make you feel better. Sometimes even trying something can lift your spirits, knowing you have something to put into action or investigate.
Good luck!
- your just stressing out about this, the important thing is that your healthy, my friend had the same thing as you, since she was a teeen she didnt have periods and needed birth control for along time, she had ovarian cyst too, maybe you have smething called polycystic ovary syndrom where you have irregaler periods or none att all, google the symptoms and see if you have similarities, if you think u have it after reading about it, please bring it up to your doctor and ask him if you might have that. good luck girl
