Thread: What's happening to me? Unexplained weight gain, high blood pressure and heart rate, missed period...?

I have had PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), insulin resistance, and chronic upper back pain that is muscle related for years. Other than those things I've been relatively healthy.

Lately my blood pressure and heart rate have been really high and I'm only 29 years old! My BP has been quite a bit higher than my 60 year old mother who is obese. I was on Celebrex briefly until the blood pressure rise but it hasn't gotten back to normal and I haven't been on Celebrex in about a month. Also, my last period was in late February but I'm not pregnant. My cycles have been longer than normal in the past but I have never gone this long without having a period. Does anyone have a CLUE as to what is going on based on my symptoms?

Please don't say ask my doctor....I will! However my luck with doctors lately has been terrible.

The only thing I can say (even if you say not to ask your doctor) is to have an exam by your gynecologist. I don't think a general practitioner is knowledgeable enough to know all the ins and outs of PCOS. It is better to know the truth, than read guesses submitted by well-wishers on these boards. The truth is I doubt seriously if many of them are certified doctors.