I need some advice... or help... or something.

**kysand7** · 03-05-2010 07:15 PM

I have no clue where to post this... so i figured this place is as good as any. I've been having problems lately, and they are confusing the heck out of me.

So basically it can all be tracked back to February 13th. Well at least that's when it became noticeable and pretty much unbearable. My little brother had gotten strep throat a day or two before and I started to feel absolutely exhausted. I had a small fever (100.3) for about a few hours then it went away. (I never get fevers, so this was uncommon.) The next day I slept all day. If i even just sat up I felt dizzy and sick. The rest of the week was much the same but the dizzyness wasn't as bad. I was always exhausted, had headaches, my throat hurt, my nose was plugged, I was extremely irritable and depressed. I didn't ever want to do anything but lay in bed. I would get irritated at people and then i would feel bad about it and feel like I was just a mistake and didn't matter. I told my boyfriend countless times that i don't deserve him and that he should just break up with me because i'm not good enough for him.

My Mom took me to the doctor (I'm only 17) and he decided to give me a full physical or something? The gave me the H1N1 shot and the Gardasil shot. They took my blood and did tests. They were thinking maybe mono, maybe an underactive thyroid, but all of my tests came back normal. The only thing he wanted me to do was take Vitamin D because I was a little low in that. As funny as it may sound, it was really upsetting to me to hear that there was nothing wrong with me. Atleast nothing that they had found, because there most certainly is something wrong with me.

The morning after they told me there was nothing wrong with me i literally had a mental breakdown. I just started absolutely bawling. I couldn't stop it. I ended up just calling my boyfriend and missed school because I couldn't control myself. My Mom called the doctor again and scheduled me for a "girly appointment" because she thought that it may have something to do with the fact that I am so irregular with my period.

I can not remember a time that I actually had my period every month. I always skip months, anywhere from 1 month to 4 months, and everytime I have my period it's really bad. Really heavy and gives me really bad cramps and I'm normally extremely emotional before it. One of my Mom's friends has PMDD and thought that maybe I have that... but I can't honestly say that I'm this bad every time,because I so rarely have them. The day before my doctors appointment i had my period, and the day of my appointment everything was gone. I wasn't tired, i actually had energy and I was happy. It was amazing. I went to the doctor and she put me on birth control to try and regulate me. I think its called "Low-Ogestrel." She also suggested me to take Super B complex.

Well I've been taking the birth control every night, and i attempt to take Vitamin D and Vitamin B every morning, but I don't always succeed. I've been off my period and on the birth control since last saturday, but now it seems like evrything is coming back again. Today i have been exhausted again and I just feel like crying and like I'm not worth anything and i'm really easy to get iritated. I hate feeling like this but i have no idea how to fix it. Granted I haven't taken the Vitamin D or B for the past 2 days, but its hard for me to remeber because I don't always eat breakfast and My Mom says I shouldn't take those 2 at night.

I just wish I knew what was wrong with me. I mean I can't have PMDD right? Cuz according to the birth control I'm not supposed to have my period for like 2 more weeks. I don't know, and I just hate feeling this way.

Sorry that this post was so long... I'm just hoping that someone can help me. I hope its not too hard to understand.

Thank-you for any help you can offer.

Oh and btw, I have IBS and am Lactose intolerant. I don't know if that means anything or not, but I figured I'd let you know.

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 03-06-2010 05:07 PM

IBS. " Irritable Bowel Syndrome", is diagnosed usually from a very stressful trauma such as an accident or something your mentally or physically couldn't cope with, it's a horrible thing to have, it makes you irritable personally, very tired, bloated, runs or constipated, wind, bloated stomach, but ultimately, very, very tired and nauseous.

Couple that with heavy periods, painful periods, that brings on more stress and as a result, highers the IBS levels.

Mintec is a natural tablet you should be able to get at a Chemist, which definitely helps with IBS.

Lactose intolerance, also means you should skip the cheese, eggs as well as the milk, you should be able to purchase Lactose free milk though.

In addition, it's all to do with diet and rest that will lower the IBS to tolerable, so that means things do trigger it from food as well, heavy meals, meats, chili, spicy foods.

The best thing to do is "as we are all different", change your diet immediately, no fatty foods, lots of veg / fruits / salads, no spicy stuff, chicken, fish, tuna, things like that are easier absorbed and easier on your stomach.

Your birth control may not be the right one and so you do need to keep trying there until you have one that helps you be more regular and not so painful or heavy.

Stress as I stated can trigger IBS as well as foods, so try to find ways to relax, reading, meditation things like that.

I"m betting your problem is all IBS related and if you can get that more under control, then you will be able to live a much better and happier life.

CW

**sourpuss** · 03-07-2010 10:49 AM

If you have bad heavy periods you could be iron deficient. Did you have your blood tested?

**kysand7** · 03-08-2010 09:29 AM

I had a blood test and everything was fine except for my Vitamin D was a little low. My doctor thinks that they are that way because I don't have them very often.

My only thing with the IBS is the reasons why my doctor said i probably have it was my symptoms. I got sick after everything I ate, but that doesn't happen anymore. Like if I get into milk it does, but as long as I stay away from that or take Lactaid pills I seem to be okay. But my hormones are so out of wack it scares me.

Yesterday all of a sudden I just snapped and ended up yelling at my brothers and telling them mean things that in the back of my mind I knew weren't true and I knew I shouldn't tell them that, but I did. And I feel terrible about it. I hate that I get that way. I've always had a "bad temper" and I get really emotional over stupid things. When I was little I actually had problems with wishing I would die, but I didn't really, I just didnt know how to deal with myself.

It hasn't ever been this bad before, I don't get why I'm so emotional and why it won't just go away already. I hate it.

**kysand7** · 03-08-2010 10:43 AM

Last month, my symptoms started February 13th, and my period started February 23rd, my symptoms were gone the 24th. Like totally gone, it was amazing.

Yesterday, March 7th, My symptoms returned. According to my birthcontrol I'm not supposed to have my period again until like the 22nd. (According to the little pills that is, that's the first day that they are inactive ones or whatever)

I'm exhausted, depressed, Easily annoyed, I get mad and blow up then feel terrible about it and take it out on myself. I feel like I don't matter and that everyone should just forget about me, but i absolutley hate this.

My Mom still thinks I have PMDD, but isn't that supposed to like only happen the week before your period? Not almost 2 weeks. Right?

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