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Periods, emotions, hormonal, pain.. please help or advise

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amy57522
amy57522

I will keep this as brief as I can. For about 6 years I have tried several different antidepressants. Several times I have told my doctor they don't work I am constantly emotional, hormonal, moody and a major crank. Especially during my time of the month I am so much worse. 3/4 weeks I am really bad. For years I have thought I was suffering with depression but now I think it's down to my hormones. My doctor wants to refer me to psych because she thinks it's depression and I don't!

I am 24. I have heavy painful periods where on 3 occasions the pains been that horrific before the bleeding starts they have admitted me into hospital for suspected appendicitis. I have a lot of clotting, I bleed heavily for 6 days and lightly for 2 days.

I don't want psych I think it's my hormone levels. Does anyone have any similar problems or is it me just having an awful body??

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  • tricia51298
    tricia51298 amy57522

    Posted

    Hi it sounds hormonal. You may suffer from PMDD

    can you get another doctor or discuss it with a gynocologist?

    • amy57522
      amy57522 tricia51298

      Posted

      We only have 2 female doctors one specialises in gynae and family planning but the other doctors I've been with for a year she's the only one I see. I have tried mentioning it over and over it's hormonal not depression but because I have PTSD they think thats causing my moods and I've tried to explain it can't be. I am speaking to them again for the third time this week hopefully they listen. I only thought its hormonal as I have found a lump and a nurse told me it could be a hormonal gland that's popped out or got infected which means there could be something wrong with my levels or something

    • amy57522
      amy57522 tricia51298

      Posted

      The lumps on my inner thigh by my knicker line but more round to the middle so it's difficult to see myself. And Merseyside area

      I have been given antibiotics which seems to be making the lump a little smaller. I asked for a hormone blood test to check the balance to see if I have something wrong with my hormones but the blood test was refused because I'm only 24 and not menopausal.

    • kolgs75
      kolgs75 amy57522

      Posted

      Hi Amy,

      I would really push to have the blods done, as even young women can have an early menopause.

      I would highly recommend reading a book called The Period Repair Manual by Lara Briden, as she talks about all natural ways to heal your body. It has advice a doctor just wouldn't give you.

      I suffer from a hormonal imbalance and I have for three years with no proper diagnosis or cure or anything - let me know how you get on. 

       

    • amy57522
      amy57522 kolgs75

      Posted

      My doctors have still refused to test but prescribed me Noriday pill and told me to see how that works so I started it today. I'm on weekly appointments and they think my emotions are more than just emotions and are trying to send me to a psychiatrist easy way out for them I know it's not depression as I've stopped my tablets and felt better since not being on them and I know it's hormonal I know it is I can feel it being all hormonal

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