Hi all - hoping for some realistic advice as I suffer quite badly from anxiety and also have a friend dying stupidly young from undiagnosed cancer just now so my mind is telling me everything that happens to me is a symptom of something that will kill me before my boys grow up.
Current freak-out related to an early and odd period (came on cycle day 18 - usually a ~28 day cycle, odd start with old blood and continuing stop/start and spotting when straining on day 7 of period when usually lasts only 3-4 days) combined with noticing that I seem to have lost a stone in the last six weeks without trying. It has been a hectic six weeks, I have been a bit more active than usual (usually no time for exercise but have been on holiday for a week having a swim most days, walking to/from work, working through lunch once or twice). Absolutely nothing concerted though and no attempt to diet or lose weight, so a bit alarmed by how much I've lost. Also have been oddly thirsty the last few weeks, but with a headcold really knocking me sideways this last week maybe that's not so odd.
Basically the question is would a not overly anxious person see their GP about this?