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intense period.
i'm a senior in high school, and recently, my periods have been getting increasingly worse and worse. i started friday, and passed out at school in the hallway. they said my blood sugar was low since i hadn't eaten breakfast or anything (it was around 11 a.m.), but i never eat breakfast and this didn't happen until three months or so ago. i get horrible cramps, to the point where i don't even want to get up from sitting. i've come very close to passing out twice before on the first few days of my period, as well. so i really would like to ask my mom about birth control for the sake of control my period's awful pains, and i know one of my friends is on it for the same thing. but how do i know if these symptoms are enough to be put on it? are these symptoms normal, something that most girls go through, or just a few? what birth controls are out there that would help my situation? thanks in advance.
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There's nothing normal about passing out because of menstruation or without reason suddenly. If you feel like you are going to pass out all the time at school there's something going on that you need to get checked out. Tell your mother about this immediately as that's not normal.
It sounds like you need to see a gynecologist about your periods, cramps, pain etc. They're the only ones who can put you on birth control and figure out what the problem is. I'm no doctor but they've put people on them that were your age without what you're describing. And yes, there's loads of people placed on them because of what you describe.
The fainting is what troubles me the most. You mentioned they said there was a problem with your blood sugar being too low. Are you diabetic? If not you need to look in to that also as the fainting spells could be related. That's something not to overlook.
It won't kill you either to eat breakfast as it would seem your body could sure use it. It will give you extra energy that you appear to need. But, to sum things up tell your mother exactly what you told us and consult a doctor about it all.
The fainting and constant feeling that you are going to is something that might be dangerous unless you check it out. I doubt very seriously that it has anything to do with your period but maybe it does. See a doctor so you get answers.
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Periods vary from woman to woman and they also change if you have added stress in your life. The best thing to do whether they put you on it or not would be to see a gyn. They will check you out and ask you all the questions about whats been going on and then from the sounds of it they will probably put you on birth control. Birth control helps make your periods shorter lighter and cramps so much better (know this from personal experience). The passing out ive never heard of but id definitely mention it to your mother and ask when you go see a gyn. Its weird to ask your mom about that sort of thing but its miserable being in pain like that and im sure she will agree and see things from your view. Also there are many kinds of birth control they can tell you what type is right for you and even then its trial and error they all have different dosages and you may get put on one and then changed to another
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