2 Month Spotting

[fuzlo]

Hi,

I have health anxiety and I’m really struggling with my mental health at the moment made worse by this issue! So I’d appreciate if you could be mindful of this before commenting anything that might trigger me or make me worry! (I know it would be better if I just kept away from apps like this but I just want some reassurance.)

I have PCOS and have always struggled with irregular periods. However, for a few years my cycles were 35-45 days until July. Since then I’ve only had 2 periods. One in October and one in December. It’s been 130 days since my last proper period.

I’ve been spotting everyday since late February. (2 months). It fluctuates between barely noticeable tinted discharge, brown discharge and also blood. So far it’s only been there when I wipe but yesterday it was actually in my underwear and so I put a pad on hoping it was a proper period starting but it’s back to being light.

I saw a doctor yesterday who said it’s likely just PCOS and he has sent me for some scans (hopefully a transvaginal scan as well as an external ultrasound). I’m also going for more blood tests.

I felt a sense of relief after talking to him but since I’ve been home I’m back to feeling sceptical. I’ve never been this late before and I certainly have never had this ongoing spotting. I’ve had mid-cycle bleeds before but they usually last a few days if that rather than 2 months.

I was made redundant in July and my mental health has been quite bad at times due to the pandemic. Job loss, not seeing loved ones and lifestyle changes like barely exercising anymore. I had a particularly bad mental health dip in November where I was having panic attacks and crying spells almost everyday and was convinced everyday that I was going to die. (Dramatic, I know but it felt so real at the time.) I was also on antidepressants and medication for ADHD very briefly for 3 weeks but came off. So, I put my unusual periods down to stress but now I’m starting to question things and feel anxious again and feel myself falling into the same hole I did in November.

I just wanted to know if anyone with PCOS had experienced this spotting before? I’m currently not on any medication at all for anything.

Thanks

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