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Hormonal imbalance question?

I have done some recent research after still not feeling like myself at all *feeling like a completely different person than i was prior to pregnancy* and i have a ton of symptoms of having some type of hormonal imbalance.
Since i had my son 15 months ago these are some of my symptoms
* I lose tons of hair daily
* Moody
* Irritable
* My insulin levels were up recently in a blood test i had done
* I sweat like crazy- something i never ever did
* I get extremely hot even when it is like 80 degrees outside
* I get severe headaches 2 weeks before my menstrual cycle and seem to have a headache more than not
* Get severe menstrual cramps
* Feeling down in the dumps for no reason at all
* Fuzzy cloudy brain
* Acne
* Irregular periods
* Very difficult time losing weight
* and i over feel like i aged tremendously- my body aches randomly

A little background on me not sure whether it is useful.... I got pregnant in Jan. 06 miscarried in March 06 got pregnant in June 06 had my son in March 07, had an IUD put in 6 weeks later and got it out this Jan 08 since i thought that it was the cause of the way i was feeling. Waited and waited thinking that i would return to feeling myself but to no avail.So i have made an appt with my OB after being fed up with myself.
Has anyone ever had any experience with this or know anything about this and should i request any specials labs from my doc?
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Hi! I've been struggling with the same issue as you.  About 4 yrs ago I had a late term mis and almost 3  years ago my son was born.  I nursed for  6 months and when I finished nursing him my hormones went wacky.  I have had horrible headaches, feel edgy and moody, bad periods and I stain and cramp a lot mid month.  I feel down too and have sweating issues. I used to have insomnia at times My ob-gyn had tried several Birth Control Pills and the one that I am on now Yasmin seems to help but after two months of good, I had a bad month.  The ob told me that its not entirely uncommon and that a lot of women suffer from this. I only rrealized how bad the problem was 1/2 years ago and the various Pills tried took time, but I am slowly improving.  If you have any further ideas, I'd love to hear them/
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187666 tn?1331173345
Well, shoot. It's obvious something is out of whack. It's more than the usual post-pregnancy stuff. I grew extra hair during pregnancy then lost it after the birth of my children. But you're 15 months out from  delivery. Have they done a transvaginal ultrasound too to check your ovaries? Keep pushing for answers. You have to be your own advocate sometimes and that's hard.
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Thanks Ireneo,  but i recently had my thyroid tested and they came back normal the only abnormal thing was my insulin levels were a bit high
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187666 tn?1331173345
It sounds very much like a thyroid imbalance. Run it all by your doctor and see what s/he thinks. A simple blood test could rule it out.
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