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OllieTree
OllieTree

This may be a bit TMI, but I’m wondering if anyone here has this problem too and if it’s related to anxiety? I’ve heard that messed up periods can be cause by stress but mine are screwed up on a new level. 


Stopping and starting, delayed for three months then niagara falls, twice a month, starting then abruptly nothing. I don’t think it’s ever been on a predictable schedule (maybe more when I first got it, but definitely not now). I’m not sure if this is a cause for concern. Could my anxiety meds have a hand in this?

Sazx
Sazx
Mine are sometimes unpredictable still when I'm worried about things like exams but never as badly as yours seem to be. But other stuff is also different when I get anxious too.
arfie
arfie
Mine were irregular to the max from the onset. I'm a child sex trafficking survivor, so by the time I hit adolescence, anxiety was running my life. The doctors put me on birth control pills to regulate them and it worked like a charm.
Melis
Melis
I have PCOS and had irregular periods for a while. I would go months without a period. I am on birth control now and it finally regulated it.
Teresa11
Teresa11
Anxiety and stress can most definitely mess with your period. As hard as it is to do only when we can try and relax and fight against anxiety will it go back to normal.
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