Thread: Anyone having problems with their Periods on the CD??

Hi All.

Is anyone, or has anyone had problems with the periods on the CD. I take the pill continuously so I don't have any periods, have done for last 3 months and its worked like a dream.. No heavey or painful periods.. Until, i started the CD. Have been on for last 10 days now, although its light (TMI, Im sorry, lol).. But sure its the CD thats affecting it.

Spoke to my CDC and she said it was too early on in to the diet for it to change hormone levels yet.. but now i'm sceptical.. Anyone have any problems too??

I did LL and within days a period started and it lasted 7 weeks!!
Hopefully you'll not experience the same, but just wanted to let you know that mine started very early on into the diet too.

Originally Posted by KittyB

I did LL and within days a period started and it lasted 7 weeks!!
Hopefully you'll not experience the same, but just wanted to let you know that mine started very early on into the diet too.

Wowww, kitty, I hope not, lol.. am on the pill too, so shouldn't be getting any. Might go to docs on Tuesday to check.. It can't be healthy all this time!

Did yours suddenly just stop?

Last month I had spotting for the 12 days before my period started and I think it is starting to happen again this month. I have had issues with this before when not on the diet. I am not on any contraception though.

I would say it is definitely hormone related and also dependent on when in your cycle you were when you started CD I would say it could affect you. Everyone is different and you may be more sensitive in this area. It might be worth speaking with your GP though as you are on the pill, you want to make sure it isn't affecting that.

Originally Posted by Eternalflame

Wowww, kitty, I hope not, lol.. am on the pill too, so shouldn't be getting any. Might go to docs on Tuesday to check.. It can't be healthy all this time!

Did yours suddenly just stop?

I actually changed progs and did 810 on CD instead and it stopped around the same time. It may have just stopped anyway then, or it might have been the increase in Cals.
Hopefully yours won't last anywhere near as long

Originally Posted by Wales

Last month I had spotting for the 12 days before my period started and I think it is starting to happen again this month. I have had issues with this before when not on the diet. I am not on any contraception though.

I would say it is definitely hormone related and also dependent on when in your cycle you were when you started CD I would say it could affect you. Everyone is different and you may be more sensitive in this area. It might be worth speaking with your GP though as you are on the pill, you want to make sure it isn't affecting that.

Ohh dear.. I was spotting too for about 3 days before. Gladly I have been sterilised and am only taking it to stop my periods, am committing to the next 2 months on he CD and soo hope it doesn't last all that time. Thanks Wales. x

Hi girls, When I was younger and lost too much weight I was dragged up the doctors by my mother because my periods stopped altogether and the Doctor said it was due to my diet-not eating enough so I always thought it was the other way round. I do hope my periods don't get longer. Zoe x

Originally Posted by KittyB

I actually changed progs and did 810 on CD instead and it stopped around the same time. It may have just stopped anyway then, or it might have been the increase in Cals.
Hopefully yours won't last anywhere near as long

Kitty.. i hope not too.. Maybe its the VLCD which is affecting them. Will definately go to the GP's tho. Thanks for letting me know that. When you stepped up to the 810 cals did your loss alter? x

Originally Posted by Zoe.D

Hi girls, When I was younger and lost too much weight I was dragged up the doctors by my mother because my periods stopped altogether and the Doctor said it was due to my diet-not eating enough so I always thought it was the other way round. I do hope my periods don't get longer. Zoe x

Hi Zoe.. I was on the verge of Anorexia when I was 15 and my periods stopped too. my daughter was under weight until she reached 19 (20 now) and her periods were very limited, but she's now ok with hers. I think its the VLCD that it is that affects it in anyway. x

Originally Posted by Eternalflame

Kitty.. i hope not too.. Maybe its the VLCD which is affecting them. Will definately go to the GP's tho. Thanks for letting me know that. When you stepped up to the 810 cals did your loss alter? x

I still had great losses on 810 - it worked well for me
Hope things balance out for you soon
xx

i started my totm the same day i started my shakes, it lasted maybe a day or too longer but no big change. i do however expect a very heavy one next month, then it will go back to normal. the reason i expect it is a did lipotrim once for a short time and had an extremely heavy totm on it, so bad that i had to call the doctor and he asked if i was miscarraging ( i definitely wasn't) sorry if thats tmi but i think its important to be frank about these things as we go through this, so we all know what to expect and help each other out

Thanks Nat.. Not TMI at all, I asked the question and wanted honest answers. I'm hoping mine stops soon. x

I had my totm in my first week on CD. I started spotting after a couple of days then had a really light period. The next one came 3 weeks later-again a couple of days of spotting, then a heavy and very painful period. The stomach ache lasted four days! The next one came slightly early again, more spotting beforehand and fairly heavy again. I tend to get more pain mid-month too.

hi all,
its pretty 'normal' on a vlcd... it is to do with losing fat fast and hormones reacting and causing a 'lil confusion in your body.
dont worry, i had a period (well spotting) for about 6 weeks and all i did was get some iron tablets from boots just in case.
hth
x

Thx girls.. CDC, I'm taking the pill continuously tho, so shouldn't be having any periods. Really don't like the thought of this continuing as i am on the CD. If I want to loose weight tho, it seems I have no choice. MY CDC said it was nothing to do with the diet at all, as I am only 2.5 weeks into it. I beg to differ with all of the replies I've had now. Not sure what to think now.