Posts by Brenda Perez64

Just got my hormone labs back.

FSH 67.23

LH 23.02

Looks like I'm officially post-menopausal. Does this mean I've hit menopause and won't be able to have kids?
I'm 35.

If anyone knows what these numbers actually mean, let me know.

Just got back from my OBGYN appointment.

She gave me a referral for an endocrinologist to get some hormone levels checked out.
A bit nervous about what the numbers might actually show. I've never done this before.

I'll just make the appointment and leave the rest to God...

Michelle Parker3, menopause isn't the issue here. My doctors warned me from the start that my treatment might mess with my cycle. So yeah, this is just a side effect of the meds.

Angela Long64, moderate workouts and training are fine. I totally misread that. Any specific teas or baths that actually help with this?

silentpanther15, I'm definitely not anorexic. Honestly, I've got a few extra pounds on me. You're something else, though... I did struggle with anorexia and bulimia back in the day, but my cycles were perfectly regular at 28 days then.

Megan Peterson87, I fell into a really dark depression right in the middle of that treatment. Plus, life just kept throwing punches at me. I had to start antidepressants, which also mess with your period. I’m still on them because I haven't quite found my footing again yet.

Sophia Williams10, I get why you think my "behavior" is weird, but hopefully reading all this makes it make a little more sense. And for the record, I never said I wasn't seeing a gynecologist these past two years. I have been. My doctor even agreed that missing a period is pretty standard while on that specific therapy.

Now that one round of treatment is over, I was hoping my cycle would just bounce back on its own, but looks like the antidepressants are blocking that too. Does anyone know if it's even safe to take birth control pills along with antidepressants?

Thanks for checking in, ladies. I'll head to the doctor as soon as my work shifts settle down.

Obviously, I don't expect anyone here to fix my life.

I just wanted to see if anyone else has dealt with this kind of stuff.
Maybe chatting with the girls will give me that little push I need to actually get started on treatment.

I'm definitely hitting up the doctor.

Low-key, I can't stop worrying if all this is gonna mess with my chances of having kids later.
Dealing with all this stress just makes me spiral about whether I'll even be a good mom down the road...

Lately, I just find myself saying, "If it's meant to be, it'll happen," and "Only God knows if I'll ever actually get pregnant."

A little confused by this...

Did you know you can actually lose your cycle just from overdoing it at the gym?

It’s good hearing that from you, but I’m too scared to try fixing my hormones like that. Back when my period disappeared, I was basically living in a manic state—hitting like 1,000 crunches a day.

Anyway, thanks a ton. It helps knowing someone else dealt with this and actually figured it out.

Angela Long64, thanks so much.

My period stopped about two years ago.

Partly stress, partly because of some meds I had to take.
One doctor told me I should try birth control for maybe six months
to get things moving again.

I just haven't been able to pull myself together to actually see an OB-GYN and start the pills.

Has anyone else dealt with this or gone this long without a cycle?