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[kittychilled.livejournal.com]

Hi everybody! My name is Michelle, 28, living in Houston, Texas. I have a question regarding an unusual period this month...

Usually, my period lasts about 3-4 days. Day 1 is medium/heavy flow, day 2 is very heavy, day 3 is medium and by day 4 it's either done or I'm spotting. This month, day 1 was light, day 2 was medium, and day 3 was very light spotting.

What do you suppose this means? I had been very stressed over a situation for a few weeks before this. Can stress have an impact on your period?

Thanks for any advice!

Comments

[garillama.livejournal.com]

Stress can definately cause a late/early/extra heavy/extra light/non-existant period. Our bodies are so receptive, it's amazing how they respond to different situations!

Since yours doesn't seem to be too much different that usual, I'd guess that that is all it is. As always, if it keeps up being strange see a doctor, but it doesn't sound like you should be too worried.

And lucky you with your short periods ;)

[kittychilled.livejournal.com]

HA! I know! As a kid and teenager, they were a solid 6 days. As I got older, they started becoming shorter. Someone musta been listening to me because I used to say "Why can't I just bleed really heavy for 2 days and get it over with?" Well, that's essentially what happens now!

At first, I was freaking out, thinking I was pregnant, but I woke up this morning and my period had started back up again. It's happened this way before. Weird.

[garillama.livejournal.com]

Strange. . .

And then of course, there's the "Pregnancy Scare Catch 22" where you're so worried about getting your period, and worrying about it not coming, that the stress messes it up even more :O

As they often say in here, if you're worried, buy a pregnancy test. They're not too expensive, and they will probably set your mind at ease :)

[kittychilled.livejournal.com]

And then of course, there's the "Pregnancy Scare Catch 22" where you're so worried about getting your period, and worrying about it not coming, that the stress messes it up even more

You are SO right! I was stressing pretty hard yesterday. I did buy a test and it came out very clearly negative, but from what I know, those tests usually won't show a correct positive reading until after about 3 weeks from the date of conception. My boyfriend didn't see what the big deal was. In his mind, he's thinking, "Eh, she still had her period. She's fine." Men think it's just that simple. HA!

[kowaiyukidono.livejournal.com]

Speaking from the standpoint of someone with a stress/anxiety disorder: I worried at a bunch of doctors about my Highly Irregular Period (I've been anywhere from two weeks early to four months late) and they said it was pretty common.

[kittychilled.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I posted that last night and then I woke up this morning and my period had started back up again. This has happened a few times. But mostly, I'm like clockwork. You could time a race with the accuracy of my periods! That's why I was kind of worried.