Enlarged Ovary w/ 2 cysts, depression, anxiety, etc

Also the strange thing is that I felt emotionally stable on the first day of my period but that is slowly going now...it's like have reverse pms...

I am totally hearing you enfrance i am also very emotional my hormones are also all over the place feeling very hot and cold the next body aches also..periods are all over the place its a nightmare dont think i can wait 6 mths for the surgery..

I am also having the same trouble, i have a history of suffering OCD, recently I have felt so out of sync, feels like im going mad, i have severe panic attacks and i feel completely miserable. I had a scan done and they discovered a 2cm ovarian cyst. There has Definatly got to be a link between that and our mental state!

I have had these EXACT symptoms! Have you found any relief? I work as a primary care provider, I am in no shape to be my own patient. I actually had to leave work this past week because I couldn't stop crying. Day 1 of my period is like a miracle but then I start getting sad/depressed/anxious/fearful later that day and it's on and off with little relief. It gets worse 1-2 weeks prior to my period with the worst being 3 days before. My cycles are 28-38 days. I haven't taken birth control since I was 18, I'm 32 now. Married, no kids, stable job, little stress. I have thought several times about committing myself to a psychiatric ward. Ive seen psychiatrists, cardiologist, my primary care, I've been to the ER twice, I see a therapist, acupuncture, massage, spa, the works. Most recently I've undergone a series of hormone level labs with my GYN. I get those results Monday. I can't stand not being myself. I'd like to hear how things have turned out for you.

Hello, I’m 38 years old. I’ve never been pregnant, always have had consistent periods until about a year ago. I started to get random change ups in my period, which I had checked by my dr, but was sent home with clear bill of health. My period would return to normal and then about six mo th later I would skip my period one month, followed by two heavy ones back to back. I assumed it was from stress.

Last month I came home with cramps. Nothing out of the ordinary, I usually get cramps on the first day of my period, so I took some ibuprofen and decided o rest around 1PM. Gradually they got worse until I was on my hands and knees, sweating buckets and moaning at the top of my lungs. I had a pain consuming the lower half of my torso, shooting down my legs, seasoned with a sharp knife stab every few seconds. It was bad. I was dizzy from the pain and kept blacking out. Fearful that I habe burst my pancreas, I dialed 911.

Ambulance came around 8PM and by then, I was unable to walk and had to crawl up my stairs on my hands and knees to flag down the ambulance who could not find my apartment for some reason (the delivery guy never has a problem). 

On a scale from 1 to 10....10!!! Yes, 10!!!

They quickly started running tests and when they felt comfortable started in with the morphine. 

Two hours and 44 units of morphine later, i’m Still complaining about the pain, but I can at least relay my information to the multiple ER drs who for the life of them, could not figure out what was happening to me. The dr told me that all of my tests were fine. Next was for the sonogram, which I was told I’d have to empty my bladder for, but I had just done that and my bladder was empty. I found myself arguing with the technician, until he gave up and returned me to my hospital bed. 

My sweetheart of a boyfriend had come straight from the airport to the hospital to help me through my episode and when I turned to look at him, I felt a burst like a water balloon had just ruptured in my pelvis and a gush of warm clear liquid flowed from between my legs, followed by some blood. A bit confused from the morphine, I told my boyfriend he better get the Doc because my water just broke.

Obviously, I was wrong with my diagnosis, but I could have cared less. The pain was gone and I was able to pass out. 

When I woke up, my Dr. was holding my discharge papers and some information on ovarian cysts. He had a grin on his face like “EUREKA!” I was discharged at 3AM in a bloody nightgown and barefoot. The poor uber driver. Don’t ever go to  St. Mary’s ER in San Francisco. 

The next morning when I went to the bathroom, I was shocked to find the sack from the cyst in the toilet. It had been the size of a softball. 

I went to my follow up appointment and I was told I’m in good shape, but to be honest, I have been depressed and anxious like crazy. I cut my days short and spend all weekend in bad. I stopped running and feel like I want to cry all the time. I know my hormones are messed up from the whole ordeal, but can’t find too much info on others who have had their cyst rip free, burst and then fall out. 

Thanks for this post!! I honestly thought I was actually loosing my mind! My entire personality changed. My husband and I first thought it was just stress due to the fact that I was in Nursing School, had 2 kids, and was still working. however, it started getting worse, I would absolutly snap and go off at the slightest little things, I was always on edge and would just cry all the time. My husband was so patient with me and i would appoligize and we both would chalk it up to my stressfull schedule. Then, I began getting plain out crazy! I was doing things I had never done before in my life! I was accusing my husband of cheating when he was out with friends I would constantly text and call him the entire time he was gone and if he didnt amswer right away I would loose my mind. And of course there was always a gigantic arguement that would follow, with me crying frantically and screaming. Keep in mind, this is NOT ME AT ALL. I have been married for 12 years and have never done this to my husband, never was the type to be suspicious or tell him where or who he could hang out with. It got to the point that my poor husband was honestly scared. My husband is a very "mans mans" kind of guy, very though and burly, there are very few occasions I've seen him cry, but he was in tears telling me that he didn't know what to do anymore and did not even know who i was anymore. So i went to the doc thinking early menopause, but after the ultrasound they found my left ovary was covered in small cysts and my right had a massive 6cm complex cyst. sorrry about the long post but it is so good to know that i am not the only one who has been through this.

wow. its like reading about myself reading this. about 13-14 months after having my daughter i can only describe as having a nervous brakedown.

all the symptoms you have said the thoughts not wanting to get out of bed etc. and i love my life and my family. i saw a a therapist who helped me cope and went on medication.

unrelated or what i thought before reading this post

i got diagnosed with a cyst last year but when i went for my scan i was told this had burst.

they said they would send me for another scan but i never went back as they already said it burst and iv heard women can get these and they just go.

i too am thinking this is all related. has anyone had it confirmed that it is?

Wow your post really spoke to me! I've been getting a lot of those symptoms since at least February this year. Long, painful periods that last about 21 days with large blood clots, feeling really low and depressed, anxiety levels sky rocket from about halfway through my period. Back to back periods or breakthrough heavy bleeding that starts about 5 days after my last period and lasts 3-4 days. I blamed it on my contraception (implant) and just got on with it. Last week I was admitted to hospital with sudden severe abdominal pain on the lower right side of my abdomen, i thought it was appendicitis. Had an ultrasound which showed a cyst on my right ovary. They didn't say what size it was but looking at the image it looked at least 3cm. They were going to do a laparoscopy the next day, but having another examination they said because I was no longer in as much pain they just did a blood test which showed there was some inflammation, then sent me home. I still feel really bloated and not eating as well, but at the moment I no longer have any pain in my abdomen area. I don't know whether the pain was caused by the cyst rupturing? But I've booked an appointment with my GP on Monday. Having looked at this and similar posts it seems people get pushed from pillar to post a lot and don't feel listened to by their doctors, so even though I'm no longer in pain I want to get it checked out to be on the safe side as never had this issue before. I hope you feel much better soon!

same boat- cyst on right ovary from last year, grew- have a history of endometriosis- surgeon thinks it's leftover endometriosis they couldn't get because it was so bad 3 years ago. I felt something was off, recently- bad anxiety, ocd, anger, rage, just alot of overthinking for no f*****g reason- loss of appetite. Gonna go back in this month and clean up whatever is leftover, get the endo. cyst, get rid of the ovary that had given me so much grief, forever and keep the left, knock wood. Still scared. I just want to feel better. I'd like to say, I have mast cell activation disorder and the histamine release triggers my ovaries to produce more estrogen. It might be beneficial to get both ovaries out, but I'm not ready for that. I just want to feel better. Perimenopause has definitely wreaked havoc.

Oh yeah, 100%. Ive got a 9cm cyst (coming out tomorrow!!) and the last 10 months have been emotionally and physically exhausting. Its been like a year of PMS symptoms. Crazy dreams, hot and cold, night sweats, raging over nothing and so many tears. A couple weeks ago i cried at a segment on a garden show where teenagers were digging up potatoes. No doctor has told me this but its been quite obvious to me that my cyst has been over-producing hormones. My periods, like yours, have been totally out of whack, when usually i could set my watch by them. The pain is unreal, and the constant back pain, crippling. I have also been having intermittent suicidal thoughts and depression, as well as panic attacks but to be honest this last year has kind of warranted that! The only thing in my case is that i literally have Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder so being a hot mess is kinda my norm! But even so, the cyst absolutely has noticably worsened my feelings of being unstable. I can so relate to how you are feeling. You are not alone!