Hello all. My hormones have overruled my life for years. When my period started, I was a mess. It wasn’t until I was seventeen things finally started to balance out (even if they still weren’t great). I adapted to the routine, to the “possible endo” my doctor told me I probably had but no one checked for, to the birth controls that personally didn’t help me (different for everyone of course!). But it got to a point where I knew what to expect and everything was regulated for me personally. However, I turned 21 and suddenly everything’s terrible. My moods are all over the place, my cycle is unpredictable, I’m getting physical symptoms I haven’t had in years along with new ones, and my weight distribution is changing drastically. I’ve been the same weight for years and now I suddenly have more of a tummy and my shoulders are broad again. I’m not terribly upset about it, just very confused as to why it hit me so suddenly. I guess I just want to know if this happens for other women, because I’ve heard the whole second puberty thing is not real, or it comes later in your twenties. Thank you all in advance for hearing me out and answering!
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