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Hi everyone. I'm writing for advice. I stopped taking birth control back in December. After stopping I had a period. That was December 29. It's now May and I haven't had a period since! I called my gynecologist but he is gone until June. What should I do? I tried vitex but it flares me! I also took several pregnancy tests over several weeks and they are all negative.
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Update! Feeling much better these days and no longer on any meds!
Pelvic pain began July 2008. Urinary frequency began in November of 2008. IC Doctor says I'm one of the worst frequency patients he has had.
Things that helped me the most: IC Diet, Elavil (30mg), Elmiron since June '09 (500mg/day).
Previously tried and quit: one series of six instillations, Neurontin, Ditropan, Oxytrol, electric stimulation to the pelvic floor, Desert Harvest Aloe, Cystoprotek and Flomax, Hydroxyzine (50mg), Alesse Birth control (this helped my period flares when my symptoms used to be bad), PTNS (I think this helped).
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I sent you a private message about this! Good luck to you. I suffered from infertility for years before treatments finally allowed me to have 2 babies. I did not have IC during that time, though so I never had to deal with both at the same time. I'm sure that is not easy! I recommended a website to you that is much like this one only its about getting pregnant and all things babyhood. It helped me a lot!Live life to the fullest day to day. The best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time!
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DX: IC - November 2002 after hysterectomy
Interstim implanted March 2006 - died May 2011
Interstim replacement June 2011
Meds: Pain meds, muscle relaxer, cystex, and marcaine bladder instills as needed.
Docs: Pain management doc, urologist, family practice -
If youre looking to make your period start, go to your pharmacist and ask him/her to order you some Humphreys 11. its an old-school "remedy", if you will, that'll bring on a period as long as youre not pregnant.(\__/)
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When I went off BC for a period of time I have one period and then no period for 8 months and I was not prego. It takes your body some time to recognize that the synthetic hormone isnt there anymore and for it to start producing your natural estrogen and progesterone again. This is no uncommon for women who go off BC. If I dont take BC I don't have a period either for months at a time and then when I do it it he**!!!!!Diagnosis: IC '09, vulvodynia '10, fructose intolerance '06, GERD '06, fibromyalgia '09, IBS '10 and TMJ '09, PCOS '11, genital herpes '12
Current Meds: Butrans patch, welbutrin, lamictol, geodon, xanax, aldactone, linzess, topimax, trazadone and diflucan as needed.
Meds tried before: Elmiron, elavil, antibiotics, welbutrin, cymbalta, prozac, nerve blocks, instills, nyastatin, flexerol, percocet, naproxen (which was what I was given for pain for years).Comment
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Same thing happened to me years ago. I took BC but it made me so sick I didn't finish the month.
I didn't have a period for more than 6 Mons, finally my GP gave me some sort of med which he said would cause me to have a period. I took this med I got a period and then they came reg after that. He was not willing to go this route till I had past the 6 Mons mark.
I went on later in life to conceive 4 X's with no problems.
Just my suggestion but if you are not trying to conceive I would just enjoy the time you have with no periods, but that's just me my periods were awful, the reason I tried the BC in the first place.
Try not to stress about this too much it won't help you. MGMy
are with you all. May you all find a way to peace and joy in your lives.Comment
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same thing is happening to me from being off the depo shot since nov 2010... i dont think i will be happy about it when it returns but im like you i'd at least like to see it return to know im not infertile now. best wishes.Newly IC diagnosed as of February 2011.
Medications I'm on that seem to work:
Zoloft- one once a day
Butrans pain patch 5 mcg (THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THIS!SO MUCH PAIN RELIEF ITS UNREAL,I AM IN NO PAIN AT ALL UNLESS I STRESS OR SCREW UP ON THE DIET)
Failed Meds:
Elmiron-after 4 months,digestive side effects got to be too much
tramadol-allergic
DMSO treatments(5-6)
probiotics
THERAPIES:gardening,cooking,IC Diet,Counseling,Lots of warm baths,stress reduction,heating pad or ice packs,meditation/deep breathing,listening to relaxing music,having fun on pain free days,drinking chamomile or peppermint tea,pelvic floor physical therapy
AROMATHERAPY-candles,incense
Village Naturals Aches and Pains Peppermint Bath Salts
Johnson and Johnsons Lavender Melt Away Stress Body Wash/Lotion
ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS
Significant pain relief so far.
MAY TRY:yoga,swimming/hydrotherapy and anti-candida diet if i can kick my sugar addiction
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***TO MY IC SISTERS AND BROTHERS:WE ARE OUR OWN ADVOCATES!,PLEASE DO AS MUCH RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AS POSSIBLE AND TRY DIFFERENT TREATMENTS TO GET WELL.NOT ONE TREATMENT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.MOST IMPORTANTLY,TRY TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY/NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND NEVER,EVER GIVE UP!***
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life.
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