Diagnose me so I dont have to go to the doctors... again!

[OracleInaCoracle]

for the last few months my hormones have been going nuts, i had a period that was over a week early and shockingly heavy, my last one was barely there. my skin is spotty but dry, my mood swings have spectacular and ive put on weight. i keep having dizzy spells and generally feel bloody awful.

Have you turned into a teenager?

I rather suspect you should go and ask your GP as he may have a more sensible answer and, more importantly, some help :).

i wish! am 32.

ach, i was hoping someone would say "totally normal!" its been like this since my last mc.

I think that given your mc (:()seems to have been the trigger, you definitely need to see your GP for peace of mind.

hmm, no appointments for today. also have horrendous thrush. never had it before and i have it every month for 3 weeks at a time. its been 4m since my last mc thouggh, and its never taken my body this long to recover.

thank you btw.

Thrush too...? You poor thing!

Oh, don't thank me, I'm no help whatsoever :)

its a bit of a shock. I managed to get through my teens with no spots, no major hormone issues. up until 4m ago I'd never had thrush, now its all happening at once.

Please seek medical advice asap, your GP needs to be informed of these symptoms.

It may be a problem to do with your thyroid gland.

Symptoms of hypothyroidism:-
Many symptoms can be caused by a low level of thyroxine. Basically, everything 'slows down'. Not all symptoms develop in all cases..

?Symptoms that commonly occur include: tiredness, weight gain, constipation, aches, feeling cold, dry skin, lifeless hair, fluid retention, mental slowing, and depression.

?Less common symptoms include: a hoarse voice, irregular or heavy menstrual periods in women, infertility, loss of sex drive, carpal tunnel syndrome (which causes pains and numbness in the hand), and memory loss or confusion in the elderly.

However, all these symptoms can be caused by other conditions, and sometimes the diagnosis is not obvious. Symptoms usually develop slowly, and gradually become worse over months or years as the level of thyroxine in the body gradually falls.

thanks, i had my thyroid checked a couple of years ago during fertility investigations, but i do need another round of tests doing.

oh, i also have problems with my bones, so low calcium etc.

and am exhausted all the time. temper is also v bad.

:( Liss. Only the doctor can sort this for you. Go - write down everything, so that you don't forget, and make sure they thoroughly check you out. x

ok just really wanted to avoid going again. im a bit worried that it might be my ovaries giving up

sometimes developing polycystic ovaries has these symptoms. Please see your doc

Go to the DOCTORS! I will call you tomorrow and check. x

ok, will call after i drop ds off at school.

Good stuff.

ok, she is running bloods to check my thyroid and iron, i need my progesterone, lh and fsh levels checking again so its back to the cons. i spent 10 mins sobbing on her shoulder (literally)

Oh sweet. Did she give you strong pain meds and a referal to pain clinic?

lissielou same symptoms here, just trying to ignore them though (like that since periods when back 4 months after giving birth), not putting weight on but not loosing the baby weight either.
Can you kick my ass to go to the doc. Not sure it is bad enough to go to disturb them .

mama, did you go?

blood results are in, doc needs to speak to me about them. i did think "if it was serious she would have called before now" then remembered that they had the wrong number for us, she isnt in til monday so is aclling at 8.30 monday morning. am a bit scared now!