Importantly, women who primarily suffer from psychosocial stress and not metabolic distress recover
from hypothalamic amenorrhea without changing weight or leptin levels.
Many people who suffer
from hypothalamic amenorrhea eat regularly but always try to stop themselves from reaching a state of fullness.
I had completely stopped menstruating for over a year, suffering
from hypothalamic amenorrhea, which is basically when your brain decides you aren't healthy enough to reproduce because you're either too underweight and / or not eating enough fats / carbs.
Now after taking the supplements for two weeks my hormonal issue (I was suffering
from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea which you can read lots of helpful information about here), seemed to be relieved and has since not returned.
Not exact matches
Kate's e-book Healing
Hypothalamic Amenorrhea is an all - inclusive guide to dealing with HA that provides you with Kate's own personal experience, a short scientific background to HA, reflections / inspiration
from other women, healing strategies AND recipes.
How long did it take you
from discovering you had
hypothalamic amenorrhea to getting your fertility back on track?
There is an infertility condition — called
hypothalamic amenorrhea — that millions of women suffer
from due to being overly restrictive.
But not in a) someone who is both stressed and leptin resistant, since increased leptin levels
from the re-feed might not be powerful enough to offset other excitatory pathways b) someone who is currently emerging
from yo - yo dieting or caloric restriction c) someone who is dealing with an over-stimulated appetite, d) someone experiencing stress, e) someone who has had a history of insomnia, f) someone who is underweight, since they have low leptin levels, g) anyone who has ever had an eating disorder, particularly bulimia or binge eating disorder or h) anyone with HPA axis or endocrine dysregulation, particularly women, including overt stress, hypogonadism,
hypothalamic amenorrhea, hypercortisolism, or hypocortisolism (adrenal fatigue.)