Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A 24-year-old female asked:
Last couple weeks gas mood swings late period tired a lot dizziness & headache feeling faint nausea back pain mild cramps one min energy then next none?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Sexually active? If: Yes, take a home pregnancy test. Reasons for missed/late periods: low body weight, obesity, marked weight ^ or v, over-exercise, endurance athletics, breast-feeding, ^ stress, illness, eating disorders (bulimia or anorexia), anovulatory cycle (no egg released), travel, hormone irregularities, drug use, meds (i.e., birth control) or medical problems. #1 reason is pregnancy.
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