Hey, just wanted to ask if you’ve dealt with the anxiety/ocd/intrusive thought symptoms? I’m gonna be 1 year off next month, my symptoms started when i was about 4 months off and I’m feeling so much better. I just get really down during ovulation and menstruation and it makes me so nervous lol I don’t even have the thoughts anymore it’s just like the memory of them that freaks me out. I just want all of us to be 100% better!!
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I had all of that in the beginning. I do still get anxious and it feels like anything can startle me like noises etc.. but I’m so happy i don’t have the intrusive thoughts anymore.. that was scary especially when you know yourself and know that’s not the real you at all!!! Although I’m not 100% better i definitely rather be where i am today than when this first started. Also i had my tinnitus before the beta blockers and i don’t take the beta blockers daily just as needed which has been daily lately but yeah the tinnitus is def hormone related for me.
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Thanks for replying!!! Yeah I agree I’d rather feel like this than I did in the beginning, I feel like I’m just anxious about being anxious at this point if that makes sense. I keep having thoughts where I think maybe it’s not hormonal but I try to remind myself it’s not a coincidence. I was only on the pill for 6 months and I just wanna go off on all the doctors that refuse to recognize this. I hope your tinnitus goes away soon!!
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I have these same worries about what if it's not hormonal, I get scared it's a chronic disease or something or a proper mental illness that will last forever! Especially when my symptoms come at random points in my cycle. But it is 100% hormonal as we're all going through the same thing. My doctors have been the same and no one has agreed with me it's hormones!! Even my family don't believe me, although they are supportive, they just think I'm stressed!
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Yeah it’s really hard sometimes to remember that it’s just hormonal. I think it’s mostly because I’ve dealt with anxiety in the past and it makes me think I’m just gonna deal with anxious episodes like this forever. But then I realize, I’ve only had anxiety this extreme after coming off the pill so it just has to be my hormones. I’m sure we’ll be 100% one day and we’ll just forget about this!!
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Good to know i'm not the only one dealing with tinnitus ! I'm about a week before my first period off the pill and i've never been so tired in my life. I can't stay awake from the time I get up until bedtime. I also have terrible sinus pain and blocked ears that won't leave but i'm not sure that it's related to hormones. Another funny thing - I twitch like crazy all day long. It makes me want to push through it seeing how far you all have come.
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I’m not sure what you mean by twitch but sometimes before my period i get really jumpy.. like any sound can make me jerk with fright which isn’t normal for me.. also i get weak legs and thigh cramping for no reason.
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I've reached 29 days off the pill and still no sign of my period. The past few days i've been filled with anger and rage. My brain keeps telling me to kill myself and even other people.. this is not like me AT ALL and it's scaring the c**p out of me. Has anyone else had this?? And if so, does it go away after your period starts?
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I had similar thoughts when i first came off. I felt like i was possessed! It goes away after a few months. My biggest advice to everyone is to be patient because this is not something that’s going to go away quickly. It takes time to feel like yourself again. I’m a year 6 months and still not completely better. I would recommend people just coming off to seek holistic treatment ASAP. Acupuncture, etc.
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I just want to thank everyone who encouraged me to stay off the pill despite how awful it has been. I'm now at day 31 and finally period is starting !! I've never felt so sick in my life and having panic attacks like crazy but that just goes to show how much these pills can mess up our natural hormone production.
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Well done on getting so far- my first and second period after coming off was unbearable, you really are at the worst part so if you survive this it will slowly get better!! The sick feeling was awful and also I had so many panic attacks, i thought they would never end. I didn't know who i was and was scared to be alone.But 6 months later and the improvement is significant. Stay strong it's a slow recovery but important so we never have to go through this hell again xx
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Thank you! Today has been the worst. Crying and panicking all day long and I feel so sick I keep thinking something is terribly wrong with me. I thought my period was starting yesterday but nope.. it seems to have just vanished.
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Has anyone been diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency since coming off the pill? I've dealt with bouts of low blood sugar and blood pressure since stopping.
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It's so awful I know exactly how you feel. Thinking something is wrong with you is an intrusive thought, we know this is because of the pill but somehow keep thinking the worst! I'm 5 months off and had my period today, I was feeling sick all day so that explains it. Now I have random neck pains and this weird sensation like I'm falling. But no panic attacks- the worst anxiety only lasts a few months then mentally you'll feel so much better!
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I haven't but have read other girls talking about adrenal fatigue. Did you get a blood test for this? What was your blood pressure? Mine started low when I was on BC, then went high when I was having panic attacks, now it's normal x
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