Thread: Why have I been crazy since puberty?

got my period in fall 2001, at age 11. leading up to it, my personality got quieter. earlier that yr, i suddenly became increasingly nervous, serious, irritable, and shy. my grades dropped and i could not pay attention very well without getting a headache. i also had a huge, red swollen lymph node for five months that was supposed to get surgically removed, but didn't because it went down. that spring/summer, i developed OCD and started having panic attacks episodes (but i only had two "episodes" of those -- one everyday for a week when I was 11; then one everyday for 2 weeks when i was 14).

fast forward: i'm 19. a virgin. never been in a relationship even tho I get asked out because i always seem to have some kind of a problem that eats my life. moody, emotional, barely any energy, chronic headaches and stomachaches, horrible cramps and PMS, OCD, i've been accused of having an ED because i'm slightly underweight, eye floaters, vaginal discomfort, poor circulation, cold and light sensitivity,and get sore easily. have had breast discharge. my underarms and breasts are regularly tender. my bpm sent me to the nurse once during a bio class experiment. when i get hungry, i either feel very sick or i get hyper (talk fast, telling ppl weird things, etc). i get headaches/stomachaches upon physical exertion (lifting things/walking around or standing up for long periods of time, etc). i do the dishes in our house, and sometimes i cry cuz i get SO tired and just need to sit down.

since i have anxiety, i attributed all of this to it. plus i was scared of what it could mean, so i just prayed it would go away! i've been to therapy, which helped--but not my physical symptoms or my feelings of "off"-ness.

i see my doc in 2 weeks (i wish it was sooner but whatever). i think i have a thyroid problem since i have a whole bunch of the symptoms. was on zoloft for four months for anxiety attacks (brought upon by obsessing; basically it's a depersonalization attack along with headache and stomachache), but that made my OCD way worse and when I withdrew (never withdraw while on your period if you don't have to, ok?? because it's reallly bad), it was omg horrible...X_X...

My school therapist thought it was PMDD, but the psychiatrist (who was a jerkface) didn't think so.

ANY insight would be great while i wait for August 12.... Does this sound like a thyroid problem to anyone or something else?