Ladies- I'm 19 and i'm here to tell you I was going through the same thing beginning October 2017 after stopping my pill. I was actually diagnosed with a panic disorder it got so bad, and everyday I was completely dissociated/depersonalized from myself. I developed paranoia that i'm still trying to shake. I had to drop three of my college courses because I could no longer focus without panicking. I got my homornes/thyroid tested and things came back "normal" but I KNOW that something was NOT normal. My period was late and painful etc. It was absolute hell for like two-three months, I was convinced I had developed bipolar disorder or something. But now that it is January 2018 I'm here to tell you I have improved SO much. I have on and off taken fish oil and multivitamins, as well as trying my hardest to eat healthy (moreso in the earlier months of this), and I will say i'm not 100% better, I'm so close to being normal again (i'd say like 85% back to normal). Stress and ovulation/pms will still trigger dissociation and anxiety for me, but I will say EVERY MONTH IT GETS BETTER! I swear I have cycled in and out of doctors and truly all I have had to do is wait for my hormones to figure themselves out. I mean it when i say that every period I get through everything just gets better and better. Please don't scare yourself, just take care of yourselves, just know that the pill has screwed with your body's hormones and it just takes time and some therapy and maybe even a good diet/exercise to return to normalcy. Keep in mind also that I think if you are going through this and you already have had a history of anxiety/depression, this will most likely make it 100% worse, but IT WILL PASS. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!
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Thank you so much for your post. This gave me something to be grateful and happy about today that i'm having a setback. It's 5 days before my period so I figure what I'm feeling now is because of my hormones.
I stopped a month after you did , Nov 2017 but i did not link it to stopping the pill until last week of december. What supplements/vitamins did u take?
What physical symptoms did you have?
I stopped a month after you did , Nov 2017 but i did not link it to stopping the pill until last week of december. What supplements/vitamins did u take?
What physical symptoms did you have?
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How's everyone? Britanny how are you feeling? :)
Been having a tough couple of setback days and Im running to this thread for some comfort and advice. I am now experiencing the days leading up to my 3rd period after stopping the pill - seems like im back to where i started and its hard.
-Martha
Been having a tough couple of setback days and Im running to this thread for some comfort and advice. I am now experiencing the days leading up to my 3rd period after stopping the pill - seems like im back to where i started and its hard.
-Martha
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Sorry to hear that Martha, it's a long journey but a journey with a clear path at the end. I;ve heard this takes months to regulate but when it does you should feel like yourself..I'm still waiting for my day to come. I have heard people do get better but everyones body is different.
Has anyone experience obsessive compulsive disorder since stopping the pill...Unwanted intrusive thoughts and the need to ritual whether in your head or action. It's hard to explain, but if you have it you would know what I mean
Has anyone experience obsessive compulsive disorder since stopping the pill...Unwanted intrusive thoughts and the need to ritual whether in your head or action. It's hard to explain, but if you have it you would know what I mean
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Yeah I have read it takes at least 6 months to feel at least 50% of yourself back.. for some thats just a short period of time but for us.. it's a looooooong journey.
I get a lot of those unwanted intrusive thoughts everyday. Mine is mostly about my health and my dying from the pjysical anxiety and things that i feel. I also have health OCD and the rituals omg yes i do have those. Its like if i dont do it can't stop thinking about it so i will end up doing it anway.
Sometimes its so hard to see that i will get back to who i was and that's what makes me miserable :(
Martha
I get a lot of those unwanted intrusive thoughts everyday. Mine is mostly about my health and my dying from the pjysical anxiety and things that i feel. I also have health OCD and the rituals omg yes i do have those. Its like if i dont do it can't stop thinking about it so i will end up doing it anway.
Sometimes its so hard to see that i will get back to who i was and that's what makes me miserable :(
Martha
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Hi guys- (brittany here)
I actually have had 4-5 good days in a row now. My cortisol blood tests came back normal, found out today. I guess that’s good...although it would be nice to have a direct answer to what is going on. I have still been having shakes daily with maca and ashwaganda powder in them. I really believe it is helping me chug along.
The anxiety is becoming less and less and I have been training my brain to think differently. I try to wrap myself up in work more and whatever else might be going on. I am trying to regain my thoughts from before birth control. I think I am slowly getting there. Martha hang in there. The more support you get the better it is.
I saw another gyno yesterday who basically told me I am not crazy and everything will be okay. It just takes time. She said for 9/10 girls birth control is great. I just happen to be that 1/10. Woo lucky us :)
Anyways it is a step in the right direction. We are all going to get better. Just takes time and a positive outlook. I keep reminding myself of that and I hope you guys can too.
We know we aren’t crazy when enough of us have commented having symptoms. This is real and we will be okay!
I actually have had 4-5 good days in a row now. My cortisol blood tests came back normal, found out today. I guess that’s good...although it would be nice to have a direct answer to what is going on. I have still been having shakes daily with maca and ashwaganda powder in them. I really believe it is helping me chug along.
The anxiety is becoming less and less and I have been training my brain to think differently. I try to wrap myself up in work more and whatever else might be going on. I am trying to regain my thoughts from before birth control. I think I am slowly getting there. Martha hang in there. The more support you get the better it is.
I saw another gyno yesterday who basically told me I am not crazy and everything will be okay. It just takes time. She said for 9/10 girls birth control is great. I just happen to be that 1/10. Woo lucky us :)
Anyways it is a step in the right direction. We are all going to get better. Just takes time and a positive outlook. I keep reminding myself of that and I hope you guys can too.
We know we aren’t crazy when enough of us have commented having symptoms. This is real and we will be okay!
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Hi Britanny it was nice hearing from you :) this is Martha. Yay I'm glad you had good days! I had a couple of good ones too before my setback.. i guess we really just have to ridr it out. Currently on my 10th week off and ive read that 3rd month is really the hard one.
That was so good to hear coming from your gyno, at least we get the reassurance that hormones can really do this to us women...
Im gonna ask my naturopath abt the MACA powder. In what aspect does it help you? I'm taking ashwagandha caps 300mg bedtime. And now we've added probiotics durinh bedtime too. I hope that combo will be good for me.
Here's to more good days ahead of us Britanny and all women like us! Is it still cold out there in Chicago?
That was so good to hear coming from your gyno, at least we get the reassurance that hormones can really do this to us women...
Im gonna ask my naturopath abt the MACA powder. In what aspect does it help you? I'm taking ashwagandha caps 300mg bedtime. And now we've added probiotics durinh bedtime too. I hope that combo will be good for me.
Here's to more good days ahead of us Britanny and all women like us! Is it still cold out there in Chicago?
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Hey Martha - I really feel like it helps me with mood and energy. Or it’s atleast tricking me that I am. Slowly but surely. :)
it’s still pretty cold here...although we have had a few days above average for this time of year. It snowed yesterday...but the sun is out today so I am thankful for that. You guys are definitely getting more vitamin d- I’m jealous :0
Random question but what do you do for a living Martha ? I am a teacher...it has been a good distraction atleast.
it’s still pretty cold here...although we have had a few days above average for this time of year. It snowed yesterday...but the sun is out today so I am thankful for that. You guys are definitely getting more vitamin d- I’m jealous :0
Random question but what do you do for a living Martha ? I am a teacher...it has been a good distraction atleast.
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Has anyone developed ocd after stopping pill and like really bizarre thoughts that make you uncomfortable and guilty (intrusive thoughts and negative thoughts)
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Yes (brittany here) but the more you try to let it go the better off you are. I had it really bad for two months but now I am doing a better job of brushing it off and I notice it doesn’t happen nearly as much anymore. Time is the key
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Hey Britanny - i'm a Video Editor for a TV Network here in Manila :) Although i stopped working after all these craziness happned. I'm just at home now resting and trying to get better. My job is night shift (unhealthy lifestyle that probably contributed to my state atm) so my doctor said it's better if I focus on my health for better healing.
Wow! I also considered being a teacher before. I salute you for being able to continue working while going through all these.. for me it has been a struggle to even walk inside a mall :( spikes up my anxiety..
I'll defnitely want to try MACA. As for me i think the Probiotics is making me sick. Ive read it can be the "you'll get worse before u get better" detox while taking probiotics. It's so hard to handle though. Makes my muscles shake and makes me weak. I stopped taking it for now because I have been crying for the past 2 days because of it.
Hey britanny if you want we can add each otjer on social media so we can support each other better. Let me know what you think :)
-Martha
Wow! I also considered being a teacher before. I salute you for being able to continue working while going through all these.. for me it has been a struggle to even walk inside a mall :( spikes up my anxiety..
I'll defnitely want to try MACA. As for me i think the Probiotics is making me sick. Ive read it can be the "you'll get worse before u get better" detox while taking probiotics. It's so hard to handle though. Makes my muscles shake and makes me weak. I stopped taking it for now because I have been crying for the past 2 days because of it.
Hey britanny if you want we can add each otjer on social media so we can support each other better. Let me know what you think :)
-Martha
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Yes! And all of us have these unfortunately :( it might be different thoughts for each of us but i know how bothersome and hard it is to live each day trying to shake the thoughts away.
What OCD do you have? I have health OCD and it makes me really paranoid and mad some days.
What OCD do you have? I have health OCD and it makes me really paranoid and mad some days.
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I am so glad I found this. I am 31 and have been on The pill sense I was 15. I stopped talking the pill In sept 2017 I was on Apri and I started having really bad heart burn And my ongyn told me to stop taking the pill. Well she failed to tell me all the side effects that would soon come After. I had to get a scope done for the acid reflux and suffered daily with heat burn until the middle of January. Now going in to my 4th month Being off the pill my cycle for the 1st time is not regular amd it happened a week early. Now this week is have had extreame dizziness and nausea and it’s been an extreamtly ruff week. Glad I’m not alone. I hope I get through this soon. My dr actually asked if I wanted to get back on the pill, i think I bacially yelled no! Never again
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Hey my ladies around the world!
This thread is life saving and needs to be shared with ALL fellow women. I'm so upset with pharmaceutical industry putting women through this hell!
I've been off BCP for two months now.
FIRST MONTH: panic attacks, depression, anxiety, endless crying, thought of suicide
SECOND MONTH: insomnia, pain in body, tiredness, brain fog, depression
My lifestyle is very healthy: doing yoga, eating clean nutritious food, eating super foods and vitamins, no caffeine or alcohol and so on. I hope this will make the symptoms disappear faster... What seems to help is distraction. Someone mentioned it here. Just do what you enjoy doing, even if it's just music, movie, petting dogs or traveling!
I can relate to everything that has been written. This is also the scariest and strangest thing I have ever been through: having almost zero control over your thoughts and feelings.
What I have found extra hard is to explain all of this to my super understanding spouse. He is in full confusion and worry watching me drowning. I keep saying it will pass. Needless to say sex life is on hold, which is very upsetting as well.
I also need to go on with my work. No sick days for business owners. I was about to give up the company, actually. I had no idea what was wrong and ended up having panic attacks at work. I just keep working, and crashing.
Now that I think I was about to give up my life, business, everything really, for just having my hormones looking for a balance.... pheeeew! I really hope doctors will get on board with this and there will be more discussion about the topic.
If anyone wants me to join the movement, I'm in.
BE STRONG LADIES, WE GOT THIS!!!
-Laura, USA (the worst place to be in any medication or having any health issues)
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