anxiety attacks after stopping birth control

Oh my goodness.. This would make sense.. Maybe that is the weird pressure feeling we all have.. And the head tingling... Ugh. I am 8 months off and this has been the worst.

So, 8 months off. The only things that have worked so far for anxiety : Gaia holy basil (god send)  Gaia adrenal daily support- Tulsi tea. I am also taking a neurotransmitter balancer from douglas labs. So, I added Gaia vitrex berry and Yogi woman cycle and that seemed to really help my cramps this is my 2nd full blown period in 8 months. I went to the chiropractor yesterday and found out im out of alignment my hips my neck is in rough shape and my lower back. Has anyone gone to the chiropractor and it helped there anxiety? I am 8 months in this journey into hell and I feel for all of us. It has been the worst thing ive ever experience d. I am so thankful for this form though it keeps me sane. 

Hey One Day Sun Day, what symptoms do you still have being at 8 months?

Hi- at 8 months I still have tingling on and off anxiety- panic attacks - head sensations like crawling- and dream state like vison.My cycle is finally regulating. I was doing good a month ago but the last month has been so scary... Its like you do good for awhile then it comes back :( Part of my problem right now though might be from my spine being unaligned and my neck is in rough shape and hips are unalighned from hula hooping and not stretching first.That maybe making things more intense I am seeing a chiropractor fpr this. All I know is since coming off BC my life has down ward spirlaled. I am constantly worried about my health and its terrible. One of my doctors believe I maybe going through PMDD right now which is possible. I am hoping that since this is my second full blown period and my cramps have gone down it will get better from here . *I was on BC for 10 years* that maybe why this is taking so long to balance. My heart goes out to eveeyone . Hang in there. We got this.

Hi everyone ^^ I also wanted to note - I was on a progestin only BC (nexplanon) for 10 years . I also was on nuva ring on and off during that time... Really messed up.. My body never liked it until the last year I was on it. So, PMDD is thought to be brought on by unstable progesterone levels(basically hormome imbalance) . Basically you feel okay two weeks and feel crazy the other two weeks.. I believe with Vitrex berry(stabalizes hormones and increases progesterone) and maca and other herbs for hormone balance this can end. I think basically the longer you are on BC the longer it is gonna take to feel stable again/heal. I eat an anti inflammatory diet No dairy No soy No gluten and low sugar.Exercise 4 -5 days a week. So, we were stripped off a controlled substance what we are going through ia intense withdrawls. Everyone at the 3-4 month mark know it will slowly get better . I believe my symptoms flared up because my body is having a hard time producing/balancing the progesterone. Those of you that were on a mix pill (fake estro and progest) may balance faster? I am hoping by the end of the year I am well again(and the rest of us are well ^·^)Just some thoughts. Hope everyone is having a good week.

Does anyone feel really irritable and angry? For the past few days this is what I’ve been feeling. It’s been 3 days since my period. I desperately want to go back on the pill but it’s been 4 months and I don’t want to go through everything that I have but I want these symptoms to stop !!

Hi Chloxx,

Yes, all the time. It is frusterating.Your not alone! I have IBS(IRRITABLE bowel syndrome) so that doesnt help but I believe I got IBs from being on BC for so long... I've thought about it too...but its not worth going through all this again... Do you or anyone else get Joint pain and itching? Im on 8 months and the last month Ive been itchy and have had knee pain and body aches.Has anyone heard of autoimmine progesterone dermatitis? Basically where your allergic to your own hormones. I feel so bad for all of us. I am determined to get justice.. Anyone part of a lawsuit ?

Anyone has lack of empathy or mayve its your head mking u feel guilty, negative thoughts like something bad hppening and head like what if u want to laugh and u have urge to laugh but its no laughing manner and u dont laugh but then feel guilty and then intrusive mean thoughts and urges to laugh yet ur like whats going on

I’ve definitely had the joint pain and still do some days. I feel so old for my joints to be hurting like that but I’m only 21. I also get numbness in my right hand and foot.. weird right ? Today I stayed home from work because I was afraid I was gonna be to mean to people.. yikes

To the girl in Colorado that posted this .( Im so sorry :( It is terrible *understatement )
I feel like we are going through the same thing. I am 8 months off bc too. Last month I starter getting the sore feet and legs- like knee pain and also in my hands. I am going to the chiropractor for possible pinched nerves but do you think it is hormone related ? My name is Becca. I was so sad but relieved to see everyone who had posted after me about being on bc for 8 months and still having symptoms. We will get through this.

Oh my goodness thank you so much for saying this but also so sorry, that you get the joint pain too :( It sucks..it makes me panic. My left arm and foot get numb..(my nexplanon was on my left side.)It sucks. It almost feels like I'm going through menapause /post pardom depression at 26 :( The side effects are so crazy... :(I keep telling myself it gets worse before it gets better . I think they will end eventually . How long were you on BC? I was on 10 years... So, I feel like it will take awhile to feel better. I have wanted to take off work everyday... It is so hard to even get out of bed in the morning. I totally know how you feel.

I was on it 10 years too and I’m 9 months off. I have terrible swooshing noises in my ear that sounds like my heart beat. I also get dumbness in my right hand. I also get weird internal tremors when I’m sleep. Each month one symptom goes away and another replaces it but I’m no where near as bad as i was before. One easy fix i found was to drink LOTS of water

I was on yaz for 3 years and then aleese for 4 so a total of 7 years. I’ve been do my family doctor, had acupuncture, have a natural path which I did the DUTCH sex hormone test and still waiting the results. My family doctor put me on cipralex and that was horrid. Especially the withdrawal effects. Now I’ve made it past that but these symptoms are still constant. Anxiety, depression, nausea, heart palps, jittery feeling, crying, acne. I can’t seem to catch a break!

Also, I feel like that at work daily... I hate talking to people . If my job was in front of people I would call in A TON because I would be an anxious irritable mess. You are totally not alone.

today has been horrible with anger, like I'm scared I'm gonna snap being around people.. I think it might be the primrose oil though.. not too sure because I've only felt this anger twice since coming off the pill. It is usually anxiety and depression symptoms... Has anyone else experienced this on primrose? I thought i was helping myself by taking it.