Five months ago I went on bc pill but I didn’t like the side effects so I stopped it about two months ago. Since stopping it I feel really sick, im not sure if it’s just because my hormones are adjusting or because I have an ovarian cyst but its really starting to worry me.
Right after stopping bc I got all the symptoms I had when pregnant with my daughter (I’m not pregnant) things like sore breasts and nausea. I lost ten pounds in two weeks and have continued to loose weight. I currently weigh only 100 lbs which is way to low. I don’t have an appetite but I make myself eat a lot because I really don’t want to lose anymore weight. No matter how much I eat I just can’t seem to gain any weight and I keep losing slowly. I also have been really tired and just don’t have any energy to do anything, I usually have a really good memory but I seem to forget everything lately, I also keep getting really dizzy and lightheaded often. I have always gotten lightheaded when I stand to quick but it seems to happen all the time right now, even when sitting.I have been urinating alot too, it almost seems like im releasing more fluid than im taking in, and when I do go I get a strange cramp it seems like its from the pressure of emptying my bladder. I have also had alot of discharge since stopping the pill, I have to wear pads everyday. It feels like a period but it is clear and has no smell. I have alot of other strange symptoms too like constipation, loss of sex drive, back pain, and a weird taste in my mouth.
I went to the ER two days ago because I was having extreme pains in my lower left side. They did a CT scan and blood tests and told me I have a large ovarian cyst. I have always gotten cysts on my ovaries and sometimes they are painful and other times not as bad, but I have never had one hurt like this one. I haven’t been able to get out of bed for three days now, they usually only last about a day. I have an OB appointment tomorrow afternoon and plan to talk to them about everything, but it just seems like every time I go to the doctor they don’t take me seriously. I really feel like something is wrong but the blood tests from the ER came back good and the only thing the CT scan showed was the cyst.
I’m sorry this is so long but if anyone has any advice it would be really helpful, I just don’t want to go to the doctor tomorrow and have another person tell me nothing is wrong and its probably just hormones or stress. Its been really hard being sick for this long with a two year old to care for along with school and work. Thank you (:

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Background: I’m 27 year-old female. I have 1 child and had a miscarriage in November 2005. I have gained a significant amount of weight over the past 2 years (about 50 lbs). I believe that I may have PCOS, because I have had abnormal or no periods over the past 2 years in addition to acne, some facial hair growth and symptoms of metabolic syndrome (boderline cholesterol, glucose, and carrying most of my weight around my middle.)

My question is this; I started my period on July 2, 2008. Nothing crazy, not real heavy, no cramping or anything. It lasted for about 5 days (like usual for me). I stopped for about 2 days and then started bleeding again. Not just spotting, I mean… full-blown period. This bleeding has been going on for about 4 weeks, and I am STILL bleeding! I thought it was worse in the AM, so I was thinking fibroids, but now I’ve realized that it is heavy all day long. It’s also more of a brighter red than I am used to for menstrual bleeding. I know that PCOS affects your hormones and maybe something is going on inside of me that is telling my body to bleed. I am starting to have cramps and feeling very tired. I have been taking Iron supplements and Ibuprofen to ease the cramping. And I have especially been having pain in my lower left side. I have had 1 ovarian cyst before, but this hurts waaaay worse.

Whats going on? Any ideas? I am sick of this. I do not have health insurance so I don’t want to go run up a bill at the hospital, but I am getting tired of this. I feel like the punchline of that joke, :why shouldn’t you ever trust a women? Because you don’t trust anything that can bleed for five days straight and not die!

By the way I’m a RN, so please don’t yell at me. Please let me know if anyone else has had anything like this.

I have had ovarian cysts since I was 13. It caused me to gain weight and also I started my periods a little earlier than all the other girls.

I had 2 previous partners, one for 3 years and another for a year and didn’t get pregnant. I met my fiance in 2007 and we started TTC #1 and I fell pregnant in 4 months. After our daughter was about 1 month we decided to TTC#2 as I thought my cysts may make it harder for us to concieve.

Anyway, we have been TTC #2 for nearly 2.5 years and had no luck. We went to see GP at 18 months TTC but even though i mentioned my Ovarian cysts and my mothers fertility issues she just did a blood tests and said my hormones were ‘normal’. She told us to TTC longer and wait it out as we already have a daughter. She didn’t think my fiance’s sperm was an issue and decided not to test.

My periods are irregualr lengths and sometimes I have a short LP or a long LP of 18-20 days and sometimes it has been 14 days. I have been taking folic acid and pre-natal vitamin. I have bought some Vitamin B6 and started to drink Green Tea today to see if that helps. My fiance is also taking Zinc & Vitamin C for sperm quality. Is there anything I can do? I want my GP to check my ovaries to see if i may have poly ovaries without the hormone imbalance? But what is making my periods so irregular?

We are now moving GP’s and hope to get a second opinion. What do you ladies think? Thanks =)

My periods 2008-2010

Sept 17th 2008 -
December 17th 2008 - 31DAYS
Jan 17th 2009 - 35 DAYS
Feb 21st 2009- 25 DAYS
March 18th 2009 - 40 DAYS (Moved house)
April 27th 2009 - 23 DAYS
May 20th 2009 - 34 DAYS
June 23rd 2009 - 36 DAYS
July 29th 2009 - 19 DAYS
August 17th 2009 - 37 DAYS
November 23rd 2009 - 36 DAYS
December 29th 2009 - 39 DAYS
Feb 6th 2010 - 33 DAYS
March 11th 2010 - 55 DAYS
May 5th 2010 - 46 DAYS

June 30th 2020 - CD11*

My chart - it seems to be that I may be Ovulating now from my temps so maybe this is another short cycle for me?

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/sally1987

Hi, i am 23, and recently my doctor diagnosed that i have an ovarian cyst, and my hormone levels are abnormal. Apparently, i gained 12 lbs in 2 months, and i have been taking birth control (which is suppose to balance my hormones) for about a month, and during this duration, i have gained 4 lbs. So i have gained total of 16 lbs. i know weight gain is a side effect, but my doctor told me to keep taking the birthcontrol for 2 more months. But, will i keep gaining the weight, or will it go away on its on.Currently, i am 136, with a huge belly. Also my breast is very tender and painful, and they have gotten bigger since i have been taking the birth control. HELP!!!

im 14 and im having a sweet sixteen in about a year and the final fitting is always 2 months ahead and i wanna be at my goal weight by then. i gained LOT of weight over the span of 6 months because i had an ovarian cyst and my hormones were bugging out. i also broke my leg an ankle that is just about to heal and im ready to get back to my original weight. is it healthy to lose that much weight?

about five months ago i started getting really bad stomach aches. at first i thought it was just menstrual cramps, but the pain was so bad and so severe that i couldnt move and i felt like i was going to throw up. i was taken to the emergency room and checked for appendicitis, but it wasnt swollen. a few weeks later when the stomach aches kept happening, i got an ultrasound of my pelvic region and they found that i had a small cyst on my left ovary. since i have been on birth control, they said that the hormones that are in the pill could help make it smaller, so there was no need to be concerned at the time. a few days ago, i started getting the same stomach aches again. i had to pull over while driving because the pain was so bad. it hurts the most on the left side, which makes me concerned.. i dont know if i should bring it up to my doctor, or if im just overreacting? if anyone has any idea or has ever experienced anything like this before i would really appreciate hearing from you.

I got it after I gave birth to my daughter. I had a bad pregnancy and a hard 56 hr labor with a lot of complications, this being one of the after effects. I started gaining weight and the doctor did all kinds of test on me before finding out it was hypothyroid disease. Everytime I try to take my synthroid I end up stopping because it makes me bleed..like a period …all the time and a lot. My doctor said its because the med is trying to regulate through my body and it can take up to 6 weeks. Ive never taken it that long thoug because I dont want the constant bleeding..and I am trying to conceive…cant do that with all the bleeding. Thyroid disease effects your metabolism and hormones. Does this happen to anyone else on thryroid medications? Im 25 if that helps anyone. Also I have irregular periods due to ovarian cysts and just getting off the depo shot after 6 years. When I dont take my med I dont have regular periods but as soon as I take it I bleed within 2 days. Any thoughts?

I had my first period when I was 11 years old and it was regular for one year. Between ages 12 and 17 it was irregular with periods every 1 to 1.5 months. In high school it became more irregular and the doctor said it is normal during high school due to study stress. After high school the same problem existed till now. I am 27 years old and I still have periods every 2 to 3 months and sometimes it is more. I used pills before and they work but I gain weight (not from eating) and sometimes if I use them for more than two consecutive cycles I start having short breaths and get tired very quick. I have tried different medications but all will have side effects such as vomiting and dizziness. I had checked for hormones, ovarian cysts,..etc. and everything looks OK. My height=5’2” and my weight is 162 lb. I have a healthy diet and even though I gain weight when I do not use pills and do not have a period. I am trying to conceive now and would like to have a regular period. Please Help.

I have 2 ovarian cyst one on each side i have gain a lil weight, i have lower back pain and some abdominal pain. what are my chances of getting pregnant? I have also took 4 pregnancy test and they were all negative but it does say in the instructions that they can cause "unexpected results"
i forgot to say that i was on the nuva ring since the summer but had to take it out last month bcuz the hormones was making me sick could that b y i gained weight?

i recently got off the depo shot.Havent had period for over a year.my last shot was due late Aug.but since I’m abstinent I dont ned&caused a lot of problems like weight gain&migraine and major depression&lack of energy.My Dr.recommends I go on birth control for ovarian cysts but I wanna try a home or herbal remedy to get my periods to start so my hormones are back in balance b/c I dont feel like myself.Am always tired.If anyone has any info on anything they used or heard of that isnt prescribed to help start periods thats natural or even over counter please let me know.I dont feel like a woman without my periods.I dont like them,but now that i am older,31&had 3 kids my periods have lessened.When i actually have periods.I dont need something that will make me bleed ongoing.And the only thing I know that can start& make u continue u is b.c.pills&hormone pills which i dont want the side effects.please help someone!

I went on the pill when I was 16. I was on it for 4 years for the duration of a relationship. When we broke up I went off the pill. My skin broke out, I gained a ton of weight, I didn’t have a period for almost a year, I had insulin resistance, elevated testosterone levels, dark skin on my armpits and one ovarian cyst that put me in the hospital. My doctor told me I had PCOS and there wasn’t much I could do about it except go back on the pill. I refused because I was sure that this is what caused my problems in the first place.

Now it has been about 18 months since I’ve been off the pill and I’m finally back to normal. No acne, regular periods, 112 lbs at 5′5. I haven’t had any blood work done, so I don’t know if my blood sugar or hormone levels are normal, but I assume they are since I’m having regular periods and the dark patches under my arms are gone (a sign on insulin resistance).

Do you think that my "PCOS" has gone away or do you think I still might have it? Or do you think this was just a bad reaction to my hormones stabilizing after being on the pill?

Okay, I’m 19 so this sounds ridiculous. I had my first period at 12, pretty heavy for a first period too, soaked through everything my first day and had bad cramps from the start. I never really charted everything until late 2007. Since then I noticed a pattern. My periods were getting farther and farther apart. I thought this was a little weird. Then I was hospitalized with an ovarian cyst and infection over there. My doctor was concerned about my lengthening cycles and wanted me to come see him two weeks after I was discharged (lots of antibiotics later…) Well, the day I was supposed to see him I had my last period so I cancelled the appointment. I tried to make another but I was spotting, and again, and again. Finally I got my appointment. I got another ultrasound on the ovaries and was given the all clear. He told me I had PCOS and took some blood to test my hormones. A week and a half later he called with the results and told me I had low progesterone, common in PCOS. He started me on metformin since I’d like to TTC in the next year and wanted to make sure I was ovulating. At this point my cycles were 48 days long, up from around 32 the year before. I started taking Metformin and I don’t like it. It makes me dizzy and gassy. Also I am currently in the range of cycle day 81.
I’ve been looking up stuff recently and have found I have symptoms of both PCOS and premature ovarian failure. Irregular (or no) periods, hot flashes/night sweats, cysts, insomnia (when not on metformin, metformin makes me incredibly tired all the time), occasionally sore breasts, moodiness, irritability, ect.
I DON’T have some of the big trademarks of facial hair, weight gain (or trouble losing weight, actually it falls off like nothing when I skip meals), and hair loss that are part of PCOS.

The thing I don’t really get is the hot flashes. I don’t see that listed anywhere in PCOS, only in POF. Someone help me…

Okay, I’m 19 so this sounds ridiculous. I had my first period at 12, pretty heavy for a first period too, soaked through everything my first day and had bad cramps from the start. I never really charted everything until late 2007. Since then I noticed a pattern. My periods were getting farther and farther apart. I thought this was a little weird. Then I was hospitalized with an ovarian cyst and infection over there. My doctor was concerned about my lengthening cycles and wanted me to come see him two weeks after I was discharged (lots of antibiotics later…) Well, the day I was supposed to see him I had my last period so I cancelled the appointment. I tried to make another but I was spotting, and again, and again. Finally I got my appointment. I got another ultrasound on the ovaries and was given the all clear. He told me I had PCOS and took some blood to test my hormones. A week and a half later he called with the results and told me I had low progesterone, common in PCOS. He started me on metformin since I’d like to TTC in the next year and wanted to make sure I was ovulating. At this point my cycles were 48 days long, up from around 32 the year before. I started taking Metformin and I don’t like it. It makes me dizzy and gassy. Also I am currently in the range of cycle day 81.
I’ve been looking up stuff recently and have found I have symptoms of both PCOS and premature ovarian failure. Irregular (or no) periods, hot flashes/night sweats, cysts, insomnia (when not on metformin, metformin makes me incredibly tired all the time), occasionally sore breasts, moodiness, irritability, ect.
I DON’T have some of the big trademarks of facial hair, weight gain (or trouble losing weight, actually it falls off like nothing when I skip meals), and hair loss that are part of PCOS.

The thing I don’t really get is the hot flashes. I don’t see that listed anywhere in PCOS, only in POF. Someone help me…

I have a few small cysts on both ovaries (but not PCOS, I had all my hormones checked, and all were normal). usually I get pain, like pressure, from the time of ovulation till AF arrives. I am currently 4 DPO and the pain is there, but it is differnt than usual, still pressure, but different, hard to explain, and it’s not as bad as usual.
Anyone with cysts get pregnant and have a similar experience?
hoping it’s my month!

I recently stopped using birth control for the first time in 7 years and have an ovarian cyst. Both of these affect my hormones and due to this I am gaining weight. What can I do to counteract the effect that the hormones have on my weight?