completely irregular periods my whole life!!!
NicoleAlia posted:
Ever since I first got my period at age 13, until now (I'm 39) my periods have absolutely no rhyme or reason to them. I have tried for years to figure out if there was any pattern going on within my body but sadly no. I do have ovarian cysts and never wanted to go on the pill until the pain became so unbearable that I really had no other choice. This was almost 4 years ago now. So I gave in finally and I went on Loestrine 24.. (I think that's how you spell it), anyway- First 3 months I felt great! Cystic pain was diminishing, periods became more regular, but being on the pill started making me go a little crazy in the head! I wanted to run over little old ladies and their dogs for no real reason- except they were just taking a little bit too long to cross the street (for me). I mean i know I can sometimes be impatient, but this was insane!! I gained about 20 lbs and counting.. I was out of control~ what is going on??!! So of course I tell my doctor that I'm out of control and I really think I'm losing it. So he puts me on a "mood stabilizer" called Zoloft!! Maybe you've heard of it? Now at the time I thought to myself that this just can't be right! I'm now being prescribed a drug to treat the effects of another drug. But I was desperate and super moody and quite frankly at that time I trusted my doctor. Also the plan was to only stay on the pill for a year, until the cysts hopefully disappeared and DIDN'T GROW BACK! So I stuck it out for the year and the cysts seemed to be gone... but slowly they came back and a little at a time it got worse and worse. So I left that doctor and have seen other doctors since, but they all want to do the same thing... put me on the pill and I absolutely refuse to put myself through that again! So a friend of mine recommended the Depo shot, which I know very little about. I have a gyn appointment coming up this month, so obviously I'm so going to tell this women my crazy story and pray that she can help me! After reading some of the other girls comments about depo, now I'm a lot less interested clearly. Has anyone ever heard anything good about this shot? I'm really desperate to be regular, but I just dont think it's in the cards for me. HELP!!! Anyone!!! Any ideas??!! I'm also afraid I wont be able to get pregnant b/c of all this nonsense... any words of advice? Thanks for reading 
Nicole
Nicole1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:completely irregular periods my whole life!!!Ever since I first got my period at age 13, until now (I'm 39) my periods have absolutely no rhyme or reason to them. I have tried for years to figure out if there was any pattern going on within my body but sadly no. I do have ovarian cysts and never wanted to go on the pill until the pain became so unbearable that I really had no other choice. This was almost 4 years ago now. So I gave in finally and I went on Loestrine 24.. (I think that's how you spell it), anyway- First 3 months I felt great! Cystic pain was diminishing, periods became more regular, but being on the pill started making me go a little crazy in the head! I wanted to run over little old ladies and their dogs for no real reason- except they were just taking a little bit too long to cross the street (for me). I mean i know I can sometimes be impatient, but this was insane!! I gained about 20 lbs and counting.. I was out of control~ what is going on??!! So of course I tell my doctor that I'm out of control and I really think I'm losing it. So he puts me on a "mood stabilizer" called Zoloft!! Maybe you've heard of it? Now at the time I thought to myself that this just can't be right! I'm now being prescribed a drug to treat the effects of another drug. But I was desperate and super moody and quite frankly at that time I trusted my doctor. Also the plan was to only stay on the pill for a year, until the cysts hopefully disappeared and DIDN'T GROW BACK! So I stuck it out for the year and the cysts seemed to be gone... but slowly they came back and a little at a time it got worse and worse. So I left that doctor and have seen other doctors since, but they all want to do the same thing... put me on the pill and I absolutely refuse to put myself through that again! So a friend of mine recommended the Depo shot, which I know very little about. I have a gyn appointment coming up this month, so obviously I'm so going to tell this women my crazy story and pray that she can help me! After reading some of the other girls comments about depo, now I'm a lot less interested clearly. Has anyone ever heard anything good about this shot? I'm really desperate to be regular, but I just dont think it's in the cards for me. HELP!!! Anyone!!! Any ideas??!! I'm also afraid I wont be able to get pregnant b/c of all this nonsense... any words of advice? Thanks for reading <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/smile.gif" align="top" border="0"> Nicole
Anon_6061 responded:
I'm curious if you were told the cause of the irregular periods and cysts. It sounds like you may have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). That does sound crazy to prescribe an anti-depressant to counteract the effects of the pill! There are many options for birth control that will likely keep the cysts "in check." Different formulations can have very different effects on individual women so you may have to try a few others to find the best one for you. Here's a link of options:
http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/birth-control-birth-control-methods
http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/birth-control-birth-control-methods
Report This| Share this:completely irregular periods my whole life!!!I'm curious if you were told the cause of the irregular periods and cysts. It sounds like you may have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). That does sound crazy to prescribe an anti-depressant to counteract the effects of the pill! There are many options for birth control that will likely keep the cysts "in check." Different formulations can have very different effects on individual women so you may have to try a few others to find the best one for you. Here's a link of options:<br /><a href="http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/birth-control-birth-control-methods">http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/birth-control-birth-control-methods</a>
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