Period talk: Questions and advice
in Women's Health ·
electricstag2 said:I'm starting this thread because I need some advice or shared experiences regarding early periods. Has anyone dealt with this before?
Basically, my period arrived just ten days after my last one ended. 👎
It doesn't feel like a typical cycle, either. I’m not experiencing any of the usual symptoms—no breakouts, no irritability, no cravings, no cramps, no leg weakness, no digestive issues. Even the texture is different; it lacks those usual clots.
The blood is much brighter red, too. For the first three days, the bleeding was quite light, but it picked up on the fourth and fifth days. It’s still going; today is day five.
I actually had my routine annual blood work and urinalysis done just two days ago, and everything came back normal.
Naturally, I plan to see my OB-GYN, but I have to wait for this episode to pass first. In the meantime, I'm feeling a bit anxious and hoping it isn't anything serious.
Has anyone else gone through something like this? Any idea what might be causing it?
I've been there. My cycle would run for five or six days, heavy on the first day. Then, after a short break of about a week, it would start up again for another two or three days.
I went through all the diagnostic testing, and everything checked out fine. It turned out to be tied to high stress and anxiety levels; whenever life stabilized, my cycle eventually returned to a normal rhythm.
Regardless, you should definitely see your gynecologist and get some tests done.