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stef240377

rfd you have my sympathies. My daughter is 18 and has really terrible periods. She is lucky to get one week off a month. Drs have seen her and messed around with contraception firstly putting her on the pill, then the injection, then the implant. Implant + pill and still to no avail. She has even had to take other tablets on a daily basis which are meant to stop bleeding but she still carries on and always look deathly pale. One gp asked her if she was in the midst of a miscarriage - she relied asking if they seriously thought there was a chance of it with no boyfriend and the combination of tablets she were taking and was sent off to do a preg test:eek: Looks now like she will have to go in for laser treatment with a gynae but she is scared of doing so, so its a matter of me talking to her and making her see sense.

lushlifesaver

I was crippled by pain for all but ten days a month so much so I was on high doses of diclofenac and cocodamol everyday but thankfully the Drs put me on microgynon. Now I tri-cycle so only have *week once every three months - bliss! I used to faint and all sorts!

I'm sure it's contributed to my weight/food issues as I wouldn't be able to eat for days then would eat just instant noodles and chocolate for a few days then be back to finding it hard to eat anything. Shame as I love cooking!
Can't wait to do fajitas sometime once at target! been saving them for a target treat with my parents sometime when paul is at work or away :P

rainbowfairydust

stef240377 wrote: »

rfd you have my sympathies. My daughter is 18 and has really terrible periods. She is lucky to get one week off a month. Drs have seen her and messed around with contraception firstly putting her on the pill, then the injection, then the implant. Implant + pill and still to no avail. She has even had to take other tablets on a daily basis which are meant to stop bleeding but she still carries on and always look deathly pale. One gp asked her if she was in the midst of a miscarriage - she relied asking if they seriously thought there was a chance of it with no boyfriend and the combination of tablets she were taking and was sent off to do a preg test:eek: Looks now like she will have to go in for laser treatment with a gynae but she is scared of doing so, so its a matter of me talking to her and making her see sense.

Oh dear. I feel for your daughter. Its bad enough having to go through it now but at 18.. What exactly are her symptoms? are they similar to mine? If so i really recommend the agnus castus - i wasnt expecting it to work at all and was gobsmacked when i noticed a difference straight away. It sounds though she is like me - i think i just dont suit synthetic hormones.

Useful website to look through as it has tips on how diet influences monthly cycle (i cut out caffeine - i now drink only decaff tea & coffee, no fizzy drinks, try to avoid refined products, sugar etc) . Sorry if i am telling you things you already know .:o

http://www.pmswarrior.com/agnus-castus-does-it-work-for-pms/

free trial??

http://www.pmswarrior.com/try-agnus-castus-free-for-a-month/

beanielou

Sarahf wrote: »

Thanks that would be fantastic - have pm'd you with my address :j

Done~but it is only valid til Monday so may not be of use

fannyanna

I've found the last few posts really interesting. I also suffer with period related problems. Sorry if this is TMI for some - please stop reading now if it is

I have PCOS and used to not have periods. I started trying for a baby and was put on metformin which kick started my periods. They were fine for a while (long cycles but they at least resembled a cycle) but I then needed treatment for pre-cancerous cells on my cervix and ever since then my periods have been really messed up. I went through an initial stage of bleeding heavily non-stop for 4 months. That finally stopped and I went through a stage of not bleeding at all. I'm now unfortunately back to the continuous bleeding.

Because I'm trying (rather unsuccessfully) for a baby contraceptives are not an option to fix my problems. I did buy some agnus castus but I haven't actually taken any yet (God knows why not). After reading this thread I might start taking them tonight and see how it goes.

I wonder how this bleeding impacts my weight loss. I know they say you weigh more when you have a period (because of water retention) and I wonder if I'm consistently weighing more at the moment because of these problems. I'm not really fat - I'm just a camel :rotfl:

beanielou

lush~really hope it happe,in fact I know it will.

Sarahf

beanielou wrote: »

Done~but it is only valid til Monday so may not be of use

I have checked and there is a group on monday evening . Thanks :j

sharalee99

Hello my lovelies :wave:

Hope all those with health issues are feeling well today, and those that are struggling with anything else, I hope you all have a good day too

EE day for me.
B 1.5 shredded wheat, topped with skimmed milk, banana and strawbs (HEA & HEB)

L. HM SW leek and potato soup, muller light, banana and strawbs

D. Stir fry with Quorn steak strips

Syns....not sure yet but there will definitely be some :rotfl:

ETA: Syns 1 x bag kelloggs cracker crisps 4.5, 1 x fudge 5.5

beanielou

Sarahf wrote: »

I have checked and there is a group on monday evening . Thanks :j

Fantastic
Hope it goes well.

eashby007

Flat_Eric wrote: »

I attend a class weekly and there is often much hilarity in our group that what gets eaten after weigh in doesn't count.....

Of course it does count because the moment we step off those scales, we are starting a new week and are working towards our weigh in the following week (Except the new week for me starts the following day :rotfl:) BUT I'm wondering what other posters do? Do you still count your syns post weigh in or do you forget about the syns and enjoy a naughty meal/treat??

Must admit I did have a small extra wine and a flake after weigh in yesterday as I was feeling at bit sorry for myself (hubby working away stressful day at work!) But I counted them :A