period late, sudden weight gain, not pregnant...?

[babymooner]

Hello! Hope someone can help... Am very confused - am week late on period (usually like clockwork), have gained 4 pounds in the last week or so, all around my stomach, feel emotional... but have tested and am not pregnant. So could this be start of menopause? I'm 42, had copper coil fitted after miscarriage in Jan (a surprise after I came off Mirena coil and was deliberating what to do next...), and peed on stick yesterday morning so I'm pretty sure it's not pregnancy. Any ideas??

[scaevola]

I suppose it could be.

It's possible that it'll prove to be a one-off weird cycle, or it might be the end of the clockwork timing as you generally become more irregular. You can get changes in cycle years before full-on menopausal changes.

[babymooner]

Thank you

Am freaking out a bit as I've put on 5lbs in the past ten days, trousers won't do up and I'm feeling dizzy, cramping, starving but not interested in food etc... basically I feel pregnant. Which would be fairly terrifying as already have three young children. But combination of coil and negative tests suggest otherwise.

Will go to docs next week if AF still hasn't arrived... And maybe pee on another stick tomorrow...

[Weelady77]

Could be your thyroid go get it checked

[babymooner]

I hope so, scaevola!
Weelady77, I've had autoimmunehypothyroiditus since I was three, so get levels checked every year. Got them tested a couple of months ago and they're fine...
Getting worried - still no period (9 days now), still negative pregnancy tests, and gaining a pound a day (have digital scales and weigh myself before bed). All around the stomach, nowhere else. Have literally put on 6 pounds in the last week. And my weight is usually totally constant, has been the same for months, with maybe a pound extra pre period.
Saw doc on Friday and she's going to send me for scan and bloods next week if still no period/positive pregnancy test.
Just cannot fathom this. Must be water weight, but clothes aren't tight anywhere except stomach (which is huge and distended. that's usually my first pregnancy sign - stomach looks about 5 months pregnant when I'm more like 5 weeks )
Hopefully just very long cycle. But am still freaking out

[parkesgirl10]

Hi. I know it was a long time ago but what happened when your period was late and you put weight on. What happened next?

[Laylarose2016]

Hello can someone help please I am like 1 month late for my period, have gained soo much weight I don’t fit into any of my clothes anymore!! I am on the implanon get it taken out next year!! And always soo tired!! Please help

[Fairy2018]

Hi can anybody help me, i’m 32 have not had a period for 2 months now,I’m not pregnant, have also put on so much weight. I went to my GP who has referred me for an ultrasound all negative. Have been told there’s nothing have been told that I can’t be referred to Gynaecologist because it has only be 2months I have to wait for an 4months no period before anything can be done. Please help

[Emerald13]

Hi! Have you other symptoms except weight gain?
Maybe you need check your thyroid and your FSH.
There are a lot of causes for the absence of your period as stress, hard training, drugs, PCOS etc. Try to consult an informed expert.