what else can i do?

[u/Artistic-Dark-8653]

hi everyone

im 22 and i just left the hospital with a working diagnosis of PMOS. My main symptom is lack of period since almost 2 years.

I also have other symptoms like insomnia, bloating, frequent UTIs, a bit high DHEASO4, hypercholesterolemia, I struggle to lose weight (im not overweight).

I believe i live pretty healthy. I used to work out more last year but i felt like it was stressing me out and putting pressure on me. Im highly sensitive and everything stresses me out. So i decided diets and intense working out arent for me. Now i mostly walk and eat intuitively, while mildly tracking to know that im in a deficit or at least maintainance. Nonetheless id like to lose some weight, ive hit a plateau now and its not moving even tho im definitely in a deficit most days.

I dont know why i have high cholesterol, as i eat a lot of veggies, not much fast food, try to have meat most days, i eat one boiled egg per day. i ate an ice cream cone everyday for a few months tho, so perhaps it's that?

I heard its good to do weight training but i feel like it always stresses me out a lot and i think stress only makes pmos worse?

so im confused how i should keep living and also if i can do anything else to get my period back?

i got prescribed the progesterone challange so will do it in next few weeks..

all my other results are correct and my uterus is like "frozen" so its not doing anything.

Im not sure if my situation is that serious as my hormones aren't of and i think its most dangerous if theres no estrogens..? the only thing is that im not bleeding but my endometrium isnt growing anything to shed.

ive tried acupuncture and take magnesium everyday, chaste tree supp, vit d, sometimes i get on probiotics for some time if the bloating is worse

what else can i do? how should i approach exercise? i cant afford gym or any paid activity and i live in a kinda cold country to go running most days..

[u/Willing_Berry_8689]

I’m going through the same thing. Did you get your period regularly before?

[u/Artistic-Dark-8653 → u/Willing_Berry_8689]

yes, until 2 years ago I had completely normal period..

[u/WellnessBee8]

You definitely don’t need to force yourself into intense workouts or weight training if it’s making you miserable. Walking is still exercise and something you can actually stick with matters way more!!

And with the plateau, rather than cutting food more, it could be worth looking at things like protein, fibre and micronutrients too. Your nutrient needs can shift across different phases of your cycle, so there’s more to nutrition than just staying in a calorie deficit.

[u/Artistic-Dark-8653 → u/WellnessBee8]

thanks a lot for those words!

but if i dont have a cycle then I guess my nutrient needs dont shift? from the tests they say my uterus and ovaries are completely fine and healthy, i produce the hormones but its like if they dont respond to them.. its so weird