No period in 5 months :( help!

Is Lyme to blame for my missing menstrual cycle? I haven't had a period since the holidays and I'm freaking out. I've always been irregular, but it's never been this long.

I'm 27 years old and slightly underweight. 5'3", 104 lbs- my whole family is pretty small-framed. 107-115 is ideal for me but I lost a lot when I came down with Lyme. Other than the typical Lyme restrictions (gluten dairy sugar), I don't restrict the quantity of food I eat. My hormones are in line with something called hypothalamic amenorrhea, which often affects people who have an Eating disorder or who over exercise.

Could Lyme be causing this to happen, or should I stop all exercise and start eating gluten and dairy to try to gain weight and see if maybe it's a separate issue?

I want to start a family once I'm better (if I'm ever better...) and I'm scared it won't be possible.

Post Edited (Kickin'Lyme) : 6/1/2016 7:12:07 PM (GMT-6)

You should get a hormone panel done - at a minimum - estrogen and progesterone.

You may find that lyme has affected your hormones - you may have low estrogen levels.

It's very likely that lyme has affected your hormones...and once you treat - everything should go back to normal.

This is absolutely indicative of a person that exercises a lot. As a huge fitness freak I lost my period because I was way into lifting and running. It is very common when you do not have a lot of fat on you.

Nothing to worry about.

But, when you want to have children you will have to get a little fat on you. Estrogen loves to hang out in fat! My overweight sister had absolutely no symptoms of menopause and I had them all.

Hang in there and eat healthy and stay hydrated.

Oh my gosh, I missed that you were asked to go on the pill. Sorry.

I do not agree with the pill to regulate your periods.

Not a good alternative in my world.

You just need to come eat at my house and get some good fats in you.

Quinoa pasta too!

Do you know which supplements can help in regulating period?

I wento to Endocrinologist, she put me on pill. I didn't started with it. I am afraid it will mess up everything.
But I don't have period for such a long time, I don't know what to do.

I know several of my friends who have had this issue (who don't have lyme). There are so many things that can cause this. If you've been checked out by the doctor don't freak too much. Your body is spending a lot of energy battling the lyme it could just be like "reproduction meh, that can wait." 27 is pretty young so you have plenty of time once you heal to get your body back into baby production mode. I got pregnant literally right after my lyme treatment ended with my first at age 29. My husband and I weren't trying either. During treatment my periods were more like spotting for two days than real cycles. Iron deficiency tends to like us lightweights too.

Pirouette, I did a bunch of tests - hormones as well as others, and my organs work fine, the problem is there is not enough hormones to induce the period. It is the only problem with me, so my endocrinologist thinks it will be fine, just to push my body a little with the pill.
I am not against pill, but I think it won't work well with abx, will it?

thank you Traveler.
I have checked on this website and it says no interactions.
However, I read inside abx that it can reduce effectiveness against pregency. It is not important for me, as I don't use it for that. But do you think it would be ok to take them togehter?

I don't like taking pill, but I don't have another solution, as it's been such long time since I had my period. I would wait for it to appear naturally, but I am afraid that I will not be able to become mother, and I want it, in the future - when I get better. It's not just the interaction that I am afraid of, but also if it will hinder my recovery in other ways. I don't like those hormones at all.

No, birth control pills are not bio-identical, although they are hormones, unless things have drastically changed.

I would agree with Girlie since you aren't looking for "birth control" at this point in your life. Although I would caution you about protection so that you don't get pregnant on accident. Stranger things have happened, and it would be so incredibly hard on your body at this point in time. I was undiagnosed for 11 years the first time I got pregnant, I lost 3, and then had 2 live births (who are quite healthy even now!), but it all took such a huge toll on my body. I nearly died on the delivery table, then I went into shock and they were very worried. And then we have to remember, it doesn't end there! Once you take home a new born, there's lots more work for the parents!

Do what you need to do to heal, then there's no reason for you to believe that you can't get pregnant and have children once your body is ready and your situation is right.

I would encourage you to have all of your hormone levels check as Girlie suggested first. Then proceed in trying to balance those first.

How you proceed and what you can use will depend on just what you are low in. I'll be gone, but have subscribed to this thread, so I can comment on it if I have any information when I get back from a weekend trip. I'm sure Girlie will be able to direct you on most things though. She's a smart cookie!!

Thank you very very much. I will get these information as soon as possible, as my results stayed at my doctor's office, but I will ask for them so they will give them to me.

Here are my hormonal results:


thyroid - all fine:
T3 1,67 (1,3-3,1)
FT3 4,42 (3,1-6,8)
FT4 16,87 (12-22)
TSH 1,83 (0,4-4)
Antibodies TPO <5
Antibodies ATG <10


I don't have normal range written for these hormones. I gave blood sample on an ordinary day, since I didn't have period for such a long time, it is not some particular day of menstrual cycle

CORTIZOL 366.7
ACTH 16.18
TESTOSTERON 0.187
PROLACTIN 184
FSH 6.62
LH 4.6
ESTRADIOL 20.94

Traveler if you have time please tell me which herbs can I use for regulating my period. I am currently taking abx and because of that would not like to take bc pill. Thank you in advanced.