ashmac13300
Nov 1, 2013, 12:58 AM
In April of this year I was prescribed Cymbalta for fibromyalgia pain. For the first month and a half or so everything was fine. Shortly after that my menstrual cycle began to go absolutely crazy. I have ALWAYS had a regular cycle, 28 days, sometimes with heavy cramping but nothing to unusual. I believe it was this medication that made me have anywhere from one to 3 "periods" a month, and one month was almost 15 days straight, half of which the cramps were either so bad I couldn't complete regular daily activities, one day I even ended up in the ER, and the other half I was bleeding and clotting so bad it was comparable to a miscarriage of had. I came to my specialist who prescribed it to my with my symptoms, and he was adament that I continue trying the medication, and that it was nearly impossible this medication was the cause. Another couple weeks later of hemorrhaging and pain, I went to my regular doctor, who also said it was highly unlikely it was the medication. He gave me a pregnancy test to make sure I wasn't miscarrying, I wasn't, and drew my blood a few times and ran all kinds of random tests which all came back normal. He even had me go in for a sonogram of my uterus to check for cysts, and stated I had a possible enlarged ovary, which was later ruled to be fine and not enlarged. Finally, around the end of August I went to my primary doctor and told him to take me off the medication and place me on something similar. I was then prescribed Savella, and 6 days after beginning this medication, my current week long period came to a hault on October 4th. Now after switching medications, I have yet to start my period, which is beginning to alarm me. I did have unprotected sex the day before I started my last period and October 10, 19, 20 & 21st. I do believe I may have fertility issues, I have been with my significant other for 4 years, I'm 25 and have had nothing but a miscarriage almost 3 years ago. Could I be pregnant? Or is this likely just my cycle re adjusting and my body getting used to the new medication?