Unusual Situation- *need advice*

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Registered: 10-13-2006
Unusual Situation- *need advice*
Thu, 12-14-2006 - 2:21am

Okay- bear with me, this is the first discussion I have started.

First, a sumation of my "unusual" situation: I have idopathic hyperprolactinemia... the short of it means my pituitary gland makes too much of the hormone that regulates breast feeding & fertility (prolactin). When my levels get too high, I can produce milk (sorry tmi) and AF can either disappear or never stop. I am taking medication (parodel) to lower these levels. My DH and I have been TTC since August ...but haven't really gotten serious enough about it to chart my temps or anything. In October I noticed my relativly normal 28 cycle has shortened to 25. Last month I really though I had a BFP coming my way- had all kinds of symptoms and was flipping thru this board like my life depended on it. Sore B's, nausea (my medicine does have this as a side effect occasionally thou)...whole nine yards. But no. Now I have had two cycles in a row 25 days each exactly ... THIS month thou... I have had NONE of the symptoms. Nothing, nada. But I am now in day 26... no AF. I have to admit... I gave in last month and bought a handful of $ tests. I took one last Friday just for giggles. BFN. Took another (I know- I just couldn't help it!) on Sunday morning. BFN. And THIS morning I took my last one (ack!) -still- BFN- and no sign of AF. Today at work I got so emotional about a little comment from a co-worker- started crying & shaking. So now it's just this weird guessing game for me... Could be pregnant, PMS, prolactin levels could just be going bonkers ... Has anyone else experienced anything, even remotly, similar?
I do have one 7 yr-old DB, and with him one day late got a BFP. I conceived him approx one week after stopping BCP (had taken them for years previously.) Please any advice- even if you have not had quite as unusual situation as me- would be appreciated. Thanks!

LoonyAlana