[marvelousness]

I'm not sure if I'm in the right thread here but I have been having some issues lately that are concerning to me. I've always had incredibly painful, heavy periods, but I just thought it was normal. The pain is always the worst in my back, sometimes my cramps are so bad I feel as if i'm going to faint. It's quite hard for me to get through that first few days of my period and do much of anything. Recently I've started on birth control (Sunday start after my period ended) and I've been having tight back pain every single day and cramps on and off since the end of my last period. I also get very frequent migraines which I am not sure if it could be related. I know this website isn'y meant to be a doctor's office but I was just wondering if anyone with endometriosis could relate and maybe tell me how they felt when they found out they had it.

[possum220]

You may find a response for this here : Women's focused support.

[Sad Mermaid]

- visit an Ob-GYN
- if possible, switch from oral birth control pills to Mirena IUD
- see a neurologist for migraines and set out to identify triggers.

best of luck and hope your suffering will soon diminish