Once again i'm on the first few days of my period and feeling extremely sick to my stomach. I'm trying so hard not to throw up. I also have cramps as if i'm still pmsing which makes no sense. I hate this and I want to give up.
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I have had MASSIVE improvements in 6 months! My life fell apart- I couldn't work, socialize, I remember being too scared to leave the house. I went 3 days without sleeping. I was sick and had to lie down all the time. This hell lasted months. 6 months later and I'm booking holidays, seeing my friends and have my normal life back! But I do have symptoms too, at random times in the month not just PMS.
In regards to the tinnitus, its a ringing electric sound in my ears. It hasn't gone away and is annoying, but doesn't drive me crazy like it used to!
In regards to the tinnitus, its a ringing electric sound in my ears. It hasn't gone away and is annoying, but doesn't drive me crazy like it used to!
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OMG thank you for posting this. I'm sitting here balling my eyes out, too weak to move, depressed.. i'm only on month two but I need something to keep me going.
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its a hormone thing, get a good pre and probiotic it will help with that. I had it too very bad last year after stopping the pill.... the worst of all the symptoms.
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I've also had HUGE improvements! I've been off since 15 Aug 2018, symptoms started 17 October 2018 .... the last 4 weeks have been the best ever, today though is not a good day. period just finished and feeling very emotional and nervous. Not liking it but its no where near what it was in the beginning but it makes me feel vulnerable because I don't want to go back to the beginning.... has this happened to anyone? where you've had a few great weeks in a row only to have a hiccup?
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I just wanted to second this. My life fell apart as well. Almost a year ago now. I felt like I could not live in that state and it was the first time in my life I came close to understanding why people would want out of their lives. This thread kept me sane honestly so I like to come back and give you hope for those actively struggling. Things will get better. You just have to find a way to make it through for the next few months. There is hope. I am now once again enjoying life. I am so appreciative for what it means to feel “normal” now and find joy in the things I always used to find joy in but were taken away from me last year. 2018 was the worst year of my life! I was so depressed after having experienced this quitting birth control chaos. I can function again and I’m so so happy. You guys are gonna get through it.
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I've definitely had hiccups, about a week ago I had a panic attack for the first time in months- my timeline is exactly the same as yours, and I know we haven't reached enough time for a complete recovery yet. Setbacks are scary because you know how bad it can spiral. But remind yourself of how much you've improved, and how the space in between setbacks is getting longer each month!
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Can anyone explain to me what their panic attacks are like? The thoughts you get (if any) ? Mine are so bad I think i'm dying and need to go to a mental hospital. I also experience depersonalization afterward.
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My panic attacks change which makes them worse and even harder to identify. At first when i got off birth control they would start with me feeling like i was outside of my own body and dizzy , then my breathing would speed up without my control until my limbs and body parts tingled .. now a year off birth control my panic attacks happen when my heart rate speeding up rapidly and my stomach getting nervous then after the episode i get freezing cold and can’t stop shaking. I have been rushed to the ER many times and all of my heart work ups etc some back normal. The worst is they happen most often in my sleep. What are yours like? I’ve been researching and science says the best way to stop them is to literally go along with it and tell ur body ok let’s see how fast ur heart can go etc like play along with it. I’ve been using this method lately with much success
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Very interesting. Your early ones sound a lot like mine. I'm two months off birth control and i've always been an anxious person. My panic attacks often stem from me feeling funny.. like something is wrong in my body so I freak out, my heart rate goes up, sometimes my hands and feet tingle really badly and I rock back and fourth. The worst is the depersonalization though. I've been feeling that a lot lately and it makes the panic worse. I'm going to try that technique and see if it helps me. Thanks for responding :)
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Today is a very hard day for me. I made it 2 months off the pill, but it's just not worth it for me. I put myself through extreme suffering , went on antidepressants, almost took my life and was almost admitted to a mental hospital. I've started having flu like symptoms now and I just can't do it anymore. I guess i'll be getting a hysterectomy in the future. It's messed up what these pills do to our bodies. I don't know why my experience getting off the pill has been so extreme. I was sure I would make it through but i've lost several months of my life trying to do this and I need to get on living again.
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For me a panic attack is like this extreme agitation, like I want to rip my skin off and get out of my body?? I get overwhelmed with this sense of doom, like I'm literally seconds from death, and obviously panic at this feeling. Sometimes I hyper ventilate. Sometimes I have to go outside to breathe, or change my environment. Sometimes I cry hysterically. They are all slightly different, but I guess I call them panic attacks because of how unbearable it is! The first one I had, my whole body was shaking uncontrollably all night- I didn't sleep, went to hospital- I couldn't of handled that more than a few weeks, I would genuinely of ended my life if that horrible feeling had continued.
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Hey, I'm so sorry you're going through this, I can remember how bad it was 2 months off. It was the worst thing I've ever gone through. Every hour was a struggle, never mind days, weeks. Take it one day at a time. The flu symptoms are normal and will pass. It's a slow journey, but it will end. I've gone through the same thing and I'm here on the other side- it does get better, but you have to fight through this impossible stage. Please don't try and end your life because this is only temporary. I felt the same when I was in the middle of it. You will see tiny, slow improvements every month, but in the meantime just distract yourself as much as possible. It really helps to post on here to make sense of this, and get it off your chest. It does get better after 4-6 months x
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Hi ladies, just here to update you all. I’m almost 1 yr and 1 month off and I am sooo relieved that I’m like almost 100% myself. I’m currently ovulating and this is like the first time I haven’t really had a minor setback. I feel like I’m in a pretty good mental state now, so I have hope for all of you. I do sometimes get a bit anxious when I think about the intrusive thoughts/ocd I dealt with in the beginning, but I’m trying my best to just leave them in the past and remind myself that thoughts were not me at all.
One thing that I’ve been dealing with that is a physical symptom: acne. 2 months after I came off the pill, I had a bad breakout for the first time in my life. Then, over the summer (when all my horrible mental symptoms started) my skin was pretty stable and clear. I’m assuming that my diet is playing a big role, being that I wasn’t really eating much when I was dealing with the worst of the anxiety. Anyways, now I have moderate acne and it’s made me so insecure. I wish I would have known to not take that birth control :/ i never had acne at all before I took it. On the bright side, I have a dermatologist appt later on today and I’m hoping I can get some topical prescriptions since I’m super paranoid now about side effects of birth control and other medications.
I hope that you’re all doing well. For all of you at the beginning of experiencing the awful symptoms, just know this too shall pass! Trust me the bad days get less and less each month.
One thing that I’ve been dealing with that is a physical symptom: acne. 2 months after I came off the pill, I had a bad breakout for the first time in my life. Then, over the summer (when all my horrible mental symptoms started) my skin was pretty stable and clear. I’m assuming that my diet is playing a big role, being that I wasn’t really eating much when I was dealing with the worst of the anxiety. Anyways, now I have moderate acne and it’s made me so insecure. I wish I would have known to not take that birth control :/ i never had acne at all before I took it. On the bright side, I have a dermatologist appt later on today and I’m hoping I can get some topical prescriptions since I’m super paranoid now about side effects of birth control and other medications.
I hope that you’re all doing well. For all of you at the beginning of experiencing the awful symptoms, just know this too shall pass! Trust me the bad days get less and less each month.
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how are you feeling now... I was having a good 4 weeks this last month and as of Monday the nervousness started again.... the trembling started this morning... its calmed down a bit but itsl ike that weird feeling where you on the verge of a panic attack but nothing happens....
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