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I should add that I’m 26 and in good health other than the kidney failure. My weight is fine and my doctor said that many dialysis patients may stop having their periods altogether because one of the things that happens with kidney failure is your kidneys stop sucreting the hormone that tells your bone marrow to produce red blood cells so I’m on iron supplements and a weekly injection of EPO to stimulate blood cell production. I’ll have to do this until I get a transplant. Since the body senses something is off, it often will stop having a period, I’ve been checked by an obgyn and it’s not menopause. Any comments? ** Please sign your organ donation cards ** *** and tell your family of your decision *** ** to donate….you could save a life **
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I should add that I’m 26 and in good health other than the kidney failure. My weight is fine and my doctor said that many dialysis patients may stop having their periods altogether because one of the things that happens with kidney failure is your kidneys stop sucreting the hormone that tells your bone marrow to produce red blood cells so I’m on iron supplements and a weekly injection of EPO to stimulate blood cell production. I’ll have to do this until I get a transplant. Since the body senses something is off, it often will stop having a period, I’ve been checked by an obgyn and it’s not menopause. Any comments?
Hi, I have always felt that my PD was either caused by or greatly affected by hormones. My attacks started at puberty and got worse, then I had none during 2 pregnancys and terrible attacks right after each babies birth, when many women have post-partem depression. All this started 26 years ago when no one had heard of PD so of course my family and friends thought I was a complete nut. I had many medical tests also. But at age 26 I found a wonderful Dr., just out of his residency, that knew what was wrong with me. He told me that statistics showed that PD was most common in women of child bearing age. Of course there are many, many men with PD but perhaps this is a certain hormone related variety (who knows!) It has absolutly subsided a lot with age. I still have the problem but lets say, it has mellowed. The only med I am on is Xanax (as needed). It works wonders. Di ** Please sign your organ donation cards ** *** and tell your family of your decision *** ** to donate….you could save a life **
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Hello, I was diagnosed with panic disorder about 5 years ago and have been on imipramine for about 4 1/2 years. Currently on 150 mgs a day at bedtime. I was also diagnosed with kidney disease about 3 years ago, (completely unrelated to the panic disorder or medication) and about Nov of 96 I went on peritoneal dialysis, which has worked great for me. The imipramine had definately done it’s job because even with this very real reason to get anxious, I never had a panic attack and didn’t get depressed. But, in Sept of 97 my doctor lowered my imipramine to about 100mg a day and about a week later I started feeling "spacey" and just off…I also stopped getting my period and haven’t had one since. Now in Dec of 97 I started having full blown panic attacks and begged the doctor to put me back on the full dosage and to give me some xanax to help me through any more panic attacks. So far I haven’t had any more real bad panic attacks but I don’t feel like I’ve gotten back to the way I felt before september. I mean, I felt really good and never had panicky feelings of doom although I did have things to worry about. I can’t help but wonder if not having a period has something to do with that. I went to my ob gyn and he did some test and I still have estrogen it’s just that sometimes when the body is ill it will stop having a period because now is not the best time to get pregnant. In woman, not having a period can trigger alot of things but it just seems to me that something with the hormones could explain feeling more anxious lately. Thanks for listening…any comments or info/links would be appreciated. ** Please sign your organ donation cards ** *** and tell your family of your decision *** ** to donate….you could save a life **
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