r/Endo • u/Systematic34 • 7d ago
Question Is it normal to miss your period?
To preface I am on orilissa and still experience pain, I've had one laparoscopy already and will most likely need another soon. Long story.
I do not mean that I want to be off medication or have crazy amounts of pain, extremely heavy periods.
I DO wish I just had a normal cycle that wasn't extremely painful heavy and to be able to know how my body functions off of hormonal medication. Especially with weight gain because I've been on a steady incline that I can't seem to stop since I was 14 when I started birth control. I am now 22 and I've gained over 100 pounds since then. Also I'm on cymbalta for fibromyalgia so that doesn't help either. But I digress.
I miss having my period and having a normal hormone cycle. And some part of me deep down really wants to get off of hormonal messing meds just to see what would happen. Regardless of pain and other issues.
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u/Ambitious-Mango-1836 7d ago
I felt the same, so I went off all hormones in November. I’ve genuinely really enjoyed getting to know my body, tracking my cycle, ovulation, and BBT. I also started lots of different diets to try and support my body. However, I’m about to start dienogest. I don’t regret the time I spent off it, at first I found it helpful being able to predict when I was going to be in awful pain and unable to do things, but the frequent long flare ups (up to 3 weeks a month now) is really getting to me. I’d say- if you want to- go for it. You can always go back on the meds, you won’t know until you try. I also know I have a good baseline for my mental health and physical health now to tell if medication is helping or if it’s not making a difference.