Good morning everyone. This is obviously more directed the female popluation here. Has anyone else had severe menstrual disturbances? My cycle showed up 10 days early last month on the 2nd and I already have it again today!!! Waaaaayy too close together.
I'm going to call my OBGYN to see him this week. He's not lymes literate but he will find me someone who is or consult with them (the man is one of the best).
I don't know if this is the lymes that can do this or if I have more problems on top of the lymes. I have PCOS and PMDD and have for years, but that's all been since my LLMD estimates I contracted Lyme.
Any information you ladies have would be appreciated and at this moment comforting. Now i'm panicking that something else is wrong. I've had problems with my reproductive system before. :-(
Posted by munchin (Member # 38744) on :
missed mine for two months prior to starting treatment. Back on track now
Posted by jackie81 (Member # 27031) on :
i missed mine last month..it came 7 weeks after so about 3 weeks late. weird
Posted by lyme in Putnam (Member # 11561) on :
Im a month late, but 49 so I don't know if I started changes. Since I was due, been getting flushes, never had them before, hormonal or tbd?
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- A good LL ND (naturopathic doctor) is most likely to be the best help regarding menstrual disturbances and what can help. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- By the way, lyme has no "s" on the end. Just lyme.
If you are communicating with doctors who add that "s" it's often a red flag that they've never read anything about lyme. Sometimes, it's a Southern drawl that seems to tag on an "s" but if you are getting that added "s" from a doctor, it's huge red flag. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- A stressed liver can cause all kinds of menstrual disturbances - and especially cramps -something fierce.
Again, after a check up with & advice from your gynecologist, a LL ND is best if you need help beyond that. Lyme can alter menses in significant ways, so someone who is both LL and also with herbal education is a good combination.
There are some herbal combinations that literally saved my life in this regard.
LIVER & KIDNEY SUPPORT & and several HERXHEIMER support links, too.
LL ND (naturopathic) links, too. -
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Yes, Lyme and coinfections can certainly cause irregularity with your monthly cycle.
Integrative or Naturopathic Physicians seem better able to deal with the hormone dysregulation from Lyme than other MD's.
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
Jessie, look into Vitex (Chaste Berry) to help even out the menstrual difficulties.
Read reviews of it at iHerb...it's not expensive and the reviews are inspiring. http://www.iherb.com/Chaste-Berry-Vitex Posted by terv (Member # 29410) on :
My monthly cycle stopped altogether a year ago. Tests showed that I am post-menopausal. I didn't even go through menopause. I am 48 but didn't expect this to happen.
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
Terv, look into Vitex.
Read the reviews at iHerb.com.
Posted by Jessig627 (Member # 36240) on :
Thanks everyone! I seem to see everyones cycles becoming less frequent. Mine are coming much too close together. :-(
Here's to hoping it's not an additional headache!! lol
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
My cycle comes closer together when I am really, really sick (i.e., losing weight, anemic, etc.)...this is the opposite of what most MD's think "should" happen...
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
My period stopped entirely four years after the tick bite, and my prolactin level went sky-high.
What's really strange, is that cranial work done by my chiropractor a few years ago started it again. When an older woman next door to us heard the story, she said to the chiropractor, "No cranial work for me!"
So, we are such physiological mysteries! We're guessing the brainstem got reactivated by the cranial bones moving again and that stimulated the interior hypothalamus area. As good a guess as any...
Posted by Jessig627 (Member # 36240) on :
Razzle, you and I have something in common! lol I've had cryo-surgery in the past to remove pre-cancerous cells from the cervix. I also have PCOS and am hoping it's not an additional issue stemming from that. We'll see next week after I see my gyn.
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
Jessie, have you had a chance to look into Vitex.
PCOS is caused by a problem with the hormones, and seems to be one of the things people with Lyme have. In reading through the reviews for Vitex, I noticed that it helped many women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Robin, High prolactin is a sign that there might be a cyst on the pituitary gland. People with Lyme often have hormone problems, and I wonder if Lyme Disease does something that causes that.
At one point I found out about Rhodiola, and began taking that in an attempt to relieve fatigue. I had just begun menopause, but noticed that my periods began again right after I started the Rhodiola. They continued regularly for a full year before ending for good.
Rhodiola helps to balance the HPA axis (hypothalamus - pituitary - adrenal glands). These glands regulate the hormones.
In the book "The Rhodiola Revolution," the author explains how she took Rhodiola to recover from Lyme Disease. Rhodiola does increase my stamina when I take it, but I've only found one brand that works well for me.
This was another example of how I tried a supplement in an attempt to alleviate a symptom, and was surprised to find that it helped something different!
. p.s. Robin, you know I love you, but that little bird drives me nuts.
Posted by Jessig627 (Member # 36240) on :
Hi Carol! Very interesting! I just looked it up. I'm always so scared to change anything or try anything because my palpitations can get out of control (I have to function with 2 little kids). Since the lyme, i've become hypersenstive to just about everything. I even get a rash on my stomach just from showering.
But thank you for the suggestion. I'm going to ask my gyno and llmd about it. Hopefully I can get an answer. Seeing that i've had sooo many ovarian cysts and the cryo-surgeries in the past, i'm just hoping it's something simple and not another headache. :-)