Hmmm question

[i-like-lists.livejournal.com]

I read this post Here, I thought I was one of the few people who has whacky cycles. My question is, i'm 21 and my periods have never ever been normal. I can go up to a year without getting one. I get cramps, just not blood. I talked to the dr, and she said a lot of things can cause that (weight, body type, genetics, medication, stress ect) but I have it now, and I'm on day 9 it's annoying. Am i just doomed to have a strange cycle, or when it's over should I talk to my dr?

Hate to sound naive, but i'm not very girlie i'm more like a guy when it comes to this stuff. The less I have to deal with it, the better.

Comments

[noncalorsedumor.livejournal.com]

Hiya! Have you visited an ob/gyn and not just your regular (primary care physician-type) doctor? If not, it's worth going. The ob/gyn might see something or be able to tell you something that your regular doctor missed.

Best,
~Caithlin :-)

[i-like-lists.livejournal.com]

Yeah I saw one in feb and she said i was fine. And things were normal. I just don't get the whole 2week+ period/pms it's rather annoying.

[noncalorsedumor.livejournal.com]

Well, shoot. I'm out of ideas. :-/ Menstrual cycles are so weird--it's good that your ob/gyn said things are normal, but I agree that weird cycles are a total pain in the ass. Hopefully someone else will have more insight than I do! :-)

Best,
~Caithlin

[tiara-summer.livejournal.com]

hehe thanks :) yeah i figured it's just one more thing that's odd about me. ah well

[kiwitini.livejournal.com]

hi there.

I had exact same thing! For me, they found out i had a cyst on one of my ovaries. I do not think this is something Dr.s usually check for. The only reason i was checked was because i had a special blood test done and it found an imbalance so they checked everything.

Besides having the cyst they wanted me to have regular prds. They were gonna do surgery to remove the cyst and put me on birth control before they did it. Amazingly, the B.C. made the cyst disappear and no surgery was needed!

I hope this helps and maybe a blood test could help see if there are any hormone problems.
Good luck!
caitlyn

[i-like-lists.livejournal.com]

thanks, if it's not done by monday i'm going in - my family all the women have or had really bizarre cycles so i'm hoping it's genetic, so i'll know then.

[kiwitini.livejournal.com]

1 more thing-
bizaare cycles can mean thyroid problems.
Which happen to also be genetic.
Hope its nothing like this and your cycles just unique...its kinda cool isntit?
haha good luck

[i-like-lists.livejournal.com]

hehe, my thyroids are fine, i had to get that shit checked once a month due to being nuts (bipolar) i was on lithium up until about 3 weeks ago, i told my therapist about it being pulled by the FDA and he's like well i don't know about that, but i can't make you take it... im like WTF?!?!

[kiwitini.livejournal.com]

hey its so coincidental you would say that! These girls on the _survivors_ board were talking about how they think they may be bipoalr. Maybe you could help them figure it out?

Also the FDA is a little weird about meds lately. Some say it has a lot to do with money and such. Its a bit scary really...i mean ifits dangerous of course pull it..but if they have money as a motive then its simply ridiculous.

Anywho, thanks for sharing your period story...made me feel little more normal :-)

[i-like-lists.livejournal.com]

hehe glad i could help. and guess what it's over thank effin goodness. I went into the dr today, and he asked me about it. and said "oh, you're charts indict its never been normal" BUT they're still doing the whole thyroid, liver, kiddney check, cause I've got adema in my feet which is bad?! i guess. lol damn meds.

GYN

[amy-smith-bsw.livejournal.com]

Going a year between periods and not knowing why is a sign something is amiss. Please see your gyn and demand they figure out what.

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

When I was younger (14-17 approx) I would go 6 months without a period, then I'd bleed for 12 days straight, and so on. However, weather or not you're on birth control, this should naturally begin to level out around the ages of 19/20. If you've seen a ob/gyn and they gave you the brush off about it, I'd reccomend getting a second opinion.

For your doctor to just say "it's cool, forget about it" without trying ANY medication or running ANY tests seems a little neglectful. Missing periods isn't unhealthy, but it's not normal, and could be an indicator that something isn't as it should be.

[i-like-lists.livejournal.com]

they put me on birthcontrol - and so far it stopped, and things are back to normal. I'm suposed to go back in on monday - i did get a second opinion and thankfully, cause she even said something wasn't entirely right, even if my cycle hasn't been normal, to bleed 20 days isn't normal