New here, looking for support

Junibugger

Hi everybody, I have been lurking here for about a year on and off after going off the pill to TTC and not getting a period... The forums have been immensely helpful and supportive over the last year ... I did one successful provera round six months after stopping the pill that brought on a period within a couple of days of completing the cycle. However I did not have a natural cycle after that but have been doing acupuncture and herbal treatments (prescribed by accupuncturist and Vitex/chaste berry) for another six months. Still no period after 12 months totAl of stopping the pill. After starting to freak out I underwent another round of provera (hormones being against my better judgment but I felt desperate and panicked) and it has been four days since I stopped and I basically just feel like a whale, mild cramps yesterday and very mild spotting. Hoping AF comes like a crazy flood asap! Never thought i would be so desperate to see her!

I know many of you have had similar experience and we all have different reactions so it is just nice to know what others have been through and what worked. I have also at times abstained from trolling the boards too much so I don't freak myself out with what is going on with others. But at he same time it is helpful. I'm just all over the place right now and I know the stress is the last thing I need!

ceclarlinetlo

Hi! I don't have any experience with your particular fertility struggles but I just wanted to say I'm glad you've come to participate and I hope you get answers that work for your body soon! Are you seeing a reproductive endocrinologist?

mraulston

Your story sounds a lot like mine. I have PCOS and haven't had regular periods without the help of Provera in two years. I am seeing an acupuncturist as well, just started in mid November. I'm taking d-inositol currently at the recommendation of my acupuncturist. I went to a reproductive specialist but I was disappointed by what she told me. She didn't seem too concerned about helping me fix my lack of periods. She just said to come back when I wanted to try clomid to conceive. I want my cycles regulated and my PCOS symptoms lessened. Frustrating!

Anyways, I know what you mean about the boards freaking you out. On various forums, I've seen people talking about they've been TTC for 5-10 years with failed IVF and all these expensive treatments. It scares me to death because I don't want that to be me. But then I see a success story from a person whose story is like mine and I get a little hope! I'm probably about to drive my husband crazy with all the talk about bbt, cervical mucus, charting, babies, supplements... Lol.

I don't have any advice to you because I'm in the same situation, but I'm wishing you the best of luck!

kwetsell

Welcome! Hope you get some encouragement and support for the boards. Sometimes you have to know what is triggering for you to read and just try to ignore it. :-) We're glad to have you! 

Junibugger

 I know what you mean about the reproductive specialist.  My OBGYN told me that I might NEVER get my period regularly again!  That was pretty shocking.  I asked her if I should see a specialist yet and she said no, just come back when you are ready to try clomid!  I'm not quite ready to try because I really want to go the "natural way" as much as possible.  (Although I'm not at all opposed to multiples!).  I'm really not even THAT baby crazy yet, I really just want my body to get back on track.  I always had normal periods before I went on the pill.  Short cycles and light bleeding but very predictable. 

Yeah...fear of the future keeps me up at night sometimes.  I try not to talk about it with DH too much but more and more it looks like a conversation that we need to have. 

Junibugger

Not yet... my OBGYN said that would be the next step if clomid didn't work.