How Long Will Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Recovery Take?

How long will it take to get your period back?! This is a big and loaded question and sure, it's nuanced and there are many factors to consider but I try to give you a starting point in this video.
This video will go through the need-to-know information for determining how long your period will take to return from hypothalamic amenorrhea and give you what to consider to speed that timeline up.
Here's the quiz I mention in the video too: How Long Might My Period Take to Come Back?
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[@rachelvasquez7826]

I had amenorrhea for 11 years. During those 11 years, I struggled with anorexia and periods of over exercising. For me, recovery was an extensive process of learning to fuel myself properly, love myself, appreciate my body, and learning to detach from placing so much importance on the way my body looked. I never cut out all exercise or ate 2500+ calories a day. After 6 months or so of gaining weight, maintaining the weight gain, eating about 2000 cal/day (eating to full satiety though AND not calorie tracking) and exercising lightly and in moderation, my period returned, just as I always believed it would. Keep the faith, recovery is worth it. ❤

[@Lmab-qs1kr]

What kind of exercises were u doing in ur recovery period

[@applesauceandhoney2407]

wait what what what you only at 2000 and worked out and got period!!! How how how

[@rachelvasquez7826]

@applesauceandhoney2407 well, after 5 periods, I lost it again. Trying to get it back, I love exercising, but may need to cut it out. My weight did not change since I got my period back till now. I'm eating 2500+ calories a dat, but with exercise, it's not coming back. 😭

[@applesauceandhoney2407]

@@rachelvasquez7826 ooh noooo what happen?

[@rachelvasquez7826]

@@applesauceandhoney2407 too much exercise too soon, I think. It’s very easy to lose your period again after you’ve gotten it back after a long period of HA.

[@KristinRose93]

Guilty of “how low can I go and still get my period” bull shit! Lol 😅but once I stopped playing that game, it took me 5 months to recover. And I got pregnant after two recovery periods! Miracles happen ❤

[@carmella88]

Howwwww

[@morelbliss78]

For me, it took just over 6 weeks to get my period back (after 8mo without one) - it arrived yesterday! 🎉 I'm 41 and have had 2 kids.

[@Lmab-qs1kr]

Did you have to gain weight and how much were you eating?

[@morelbliss78]

@@Lmab-qs1kr yes I had to gain weight. Went from 15% body fat (underweight) to about 20% when my period returned (had extreme hunger and gained very easily and quickly without reaching the 2500+ calories). I've continued to have regular 28 day cycles ever since and am around 22% body fat now (7 months later - so weight gain really slowed after cycles returned).

[@Lmab-qs1kr]

@@morelbliss78 tysm for replying can I ask if u were ever athletic? and if u were, are u trying to incorporate that into ur life again?

[@morelbliss78]

@@Lmab-qs1kr at the time that I was underweight, I had been doing a lot of low intensity exercise (walking, pilates, etc). I am now strength training 3x/week and only walk for 30mins a day instead of the 10k+ steps/day that I used to always get.

[@applesauceandhoney2407]

oh my G-d how in the world did you get it back so fast? did you exercise? How much did you eat?

[@lydiajosephine2853]

I heard of the ‘all-in’ approach a few years ago; and thought I would give it a try. Lo and behold, my period arrived the next month. However, when I reduced to a maintenance intake (2300kcals a day), my period ceased entirely. At the time, I wasn’t at all concerned. I knew it could take up to several months for my body to establish a regular cycle, so I decided to let it be. A year later, there were still no signs. I upped the calories again and got a period. Admittedly, this scared me (a bit). It was easier to believe the previous year was a coincidence, and not a consequence of eating more. Why, when I overload my body with food, I get my period the following month? I have not been in a calorie deficit for years (not since I was anorexic at ages 11-17); and eat regularly throughout the day. My weight is stable, averaging at 53kg in a 4lb range; and for my height 174cm, I’m not unhealthy. Obviously, being in a calorie surplus long term is unsustainable. Is there an alternative to restoring my cycle? I’m not an obsessive exerciser (ironically, I have M.E.), so aside from the floor exercises I do each morning, my lifestyle is sedentary. It has been a year since I last menstruated. Could this be related to being severely anorexic during adolescence (I was hospitalised 3 times) … might I have acquired damage to the hypothalamus from chronic malnutrition? I was late to reach the menarche (aged 17) and have only had handful of periods since. Sorry, if this sounds jumbled. My mind is all over the place.

[@noramuller5876]

i am 174 cm and eat the same 2300 for being at home and was also chronically anorexic for a decade. i have the same history in live with very very low intake

[@noramuller5876]

i think 53 kilo is to low. its bmi 16. i am bmi 20

[@noramuller5876]

bmi 20 is better than 16-17.

[@noramuller5876]

so its cool for me to see that you eat the same like me.

[@lydiajosephine2853]

@@noramuller5876 A decade is a long time, but it's an eternity when you're young. It shows extraordinary courage and strength of character that you're here today.

[@clisaa6974]

Most recently, i started exercising again after not exercising since November! And, i started doing a version of the 12-3-30 treadmill and i think that shocked my body cause my period was a week late this month and I'm not stressed and i eat pretty well but it's my body's way of saying slow down lol I really wanted to stick to it every day and took 3 days off so far and finally got my period! and i'm torn whether to do pilates or to do my treadmill again. I'm in my 20s and never been on any medications and not stressed. So this missed period was odd. My periods always regular. I was never a cardio person in general but in the past stuck to light at home strength training exercising with weights( not super heavy) and that didn't effect my period. But, with the whole 12-3-30 or in my case 7-2.5-30 it's a sort of struggle to just walk that fast for 30 mins.

[@DaniSheriff]

answering on tomorrows podcast!

[@tweediekaye9681]

I don't even know if I have this March 8, I will be 19 and I still don't have my period sigh someone help and yes I went to the gynae they said I don't have a uterus 😪😪 but still don't have proper diagnosis

[@fatimatarek.artist]

What do you think of very mild pain in the left uterus / very low abdomen? I've experiencing this for a while but still no period..

[@DaniSheriff]

answering on tomorrows podcast!

[@sharnays6435]

@@DaniSheriff Can you more specifically link which one?

[@DaniSheriff]

@@sharnays6435 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2mYm36Fq8qtqsU

[@giorginamezinu]

I’ve been having the same thing! I’ve been wondering what it is

[@bemagraceguadania7884]

o my god... i feel the same too....