I have heavy prolonged uterine bleeding. it took 4 yrs and 6 drs to find a fibroid.?
Question: I have heavy prolonged uterine bleeding. it took 4 yrs and 6 drs to find a fibroid.?
at the onset of my menstruation (12) I was also diagnosed with severe depression at 13 and anxiety at 19. since April 1st, I have had only 20 days where I am not bleeding. I have PMS all the time. The Mirena IUD was suggested but I don’t really want it (because of depression). I feel like a bundle of psychiatric diagnoses and it took 33 years for a psych. to see the correlation between my depression and period. I have had to ask my dr to check for cancer. and I am so sick of the blood loss – but not anaemic (go figure). Their best answer is a hysterectomy. Has anyone else had this situation
Thyroid is normal. and I have been on the pill, but I have to take it continuously and even then I have bleeding anyway. I was given progesterone pills which stopped the bleeding for a while, but had to increase the prozac which caused panic attacks. I am on seroquel and prozac. I think I will not go with the IUD I have heard it is nothing but problems. There is no endocrinologist here
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Answer by janice
Have you checked with other docs? You could have a hormone imbalance or a thyroid problem. If all this started at the onset of your periods(12 years old)there seems to be an underlying hormonal cause. I think we have all endured anxiety at some point in our lives. I can’t imagine a 13 year old being “diagnosed” with severe depression, unless it was “clinical” depression. I would NOT get an IUD. You have enough going on with out your body adjusting to and IUD. Have you been on the pill? Sometimes that can adjust your periods and it’s not as invasive as the IUD. I would still see another doc or two. You should be sent for an MRI and checked out by some specialists. My first thought is an endocrinologist. These are just my opinions. I’m 55 and going through menopause. I have been going through a lot of changes(including vision)because of that. Hormones play a strong roll in the functioning of the female body. I have had friends who have had chronic problems and they were solved with a hysterectomy. That’s not to say it’s the right thing for you.
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