So, almost a year ago, I had periods that would last a month with a 5 day break then the period would start again for another month. This continued for 6-7 months before my doctor gave me birth control to regulate the periods. That worked fine and regulated me.
Now, like 5 months later after being off the birth control, it started happening again. This is extremely problematic because I am in the process of preparing for a gastric bypass surgery so I need this fixed otherwise I’m afraid they won’t do the surgery. So, my doctor again prescribed me birth control and told me to make a gyne appointment.
I’ve been on the pill almost 3 weeks now and the entire time I was on them for the first two weeks, I was moody, cramping, and miserable. Note that when I was actually bleeding and ON my period I never had ANY of these common period side effects except maybe headaches. But when my period stopped I would be in extreme lower stomach pain and I would snap at the simplest things. Third week into the pills, I still have the cramps in my stomach, but I’m not as moody because my period has actually started again.
Then, two nights ago, I woke up with a charlie horse [cramp in my calf]. I thought nothing of it because around winter time I get them sometimes but my normal 10 minute relief remedy of eating a banana didn’t work. So I had the pain all day. Then the next morning[yesterday, Christmas] I wake up with a cramp in my OTHER leg ontop of the pain in my first.
I’ve had leg cramps before, so I know these are both them but I’m just wondering if it’s possibly related to my weird and annoying as hell period issues. Also, what would cause me to bleed out and get the side effects of a period when I’m not even ON my period. This is really affecting my life horribly and I just want over with.