Readin all your stories made me feel less alone and...crazy! :-D I'm having a hard time too.Suddenly while i was on pill i had mood swings,depression and acted like crazy.I couldn;t go out of my house,take the bus or anything.Thank god i had my best friend,she advised me to stop the pill and see what happens.It's been 3 hard weeks!Fortunately, I'm getting better,still not my self though but at least I can go shopping and spend some time with my family without experiancing agony,panic or feeling like crying.
What scares me most is that I can't feel anything at all.Before all this mess i was full of enthusiasm,loving my bf and my friends,I was feeling blessed and all of a sudden nothing.I try really hard to be patient, but sometimes it feels so hard to just...live.
What scares me most is that I can't feel anything at all.Before all this mess i was full of enthusiasm,loving my bf and my friends,I was feeling blessed and all of a sudden nothing.I try really hard to be patient, but sometimes it feels so hard to just...live.
You need to go to see the doctor and also a therapist cos my therapist is convinced it's my pill co there is nothing wrong with my relationship ya no! And all of this I'm experiencing is all hormones ur feelings for your husband dnt change over night! Go andtalk to someone Hun
I would definitely go andtalk to somebody our feelings for our partners dnt just change over night ya know and because I was thinking of that all the time it was making me worse talk to your husband and a doctor ! My therapist told me that these are all normal feelings they really are!
But don't be afraid to talk to someone! My boyfriend and parents have been amazing let me know how you are ? The one thing that I always think of is of course I love my boyfriend because logically when I think of it I can't imagine spending my life without him you know so that's how I knowthefeelings are there somewhere
But don't be afraid to talk to someone! My boyfriend and parents have been amazing let me know how you are ? The one thing that I always think of is of course I love my boyfriend because logically when I think of it I can't imagine spending my life without him you know so that's how I knowthefeelings are there somewhere
I'm so glad to see that everyone is still posting here, and also glad to see how much we're helping each other!!
I agree that even though I'm mostly back to my normal self, on the bad days, it feels like I'm right back where I was. What I've learned from that is how much energy it takes to pull out of the depression. It feels impossible. Though, staying super busy does help a little.
Now that I'm almost back to normal, I can't help but worry for the women out there who think their relationship issues have nothing to do with their pills. Even worse, the medical community who might tell a woman that hormones have nothing to do with their moods. Hindsight is 50/50 and it's absolutely clear to me now that all the bad feelings I had before, were due to my hormones.
One last thing, has anyone noticed that the symptoms seem to return with a vengeance about a week or two before your period? I had a bad 2 days recently out of the blue, and am thinking it might have had to do with PMS. If that is the case, then we should all be aware of it. Until those 2 bad days, I was convinced I was completely healed.
I'm waiting for my period in a few days.I can't tell about that 2-day breakout cause I'm only a month without the pill.I guess mood changes during the different phases of cycle.I'm happy that you're almost back to normal,that's good news!The only advise i can give is talk to a person you trust in order to let off the steam,try to express your emotions and be patient.
Kon, your last sentence says it all. Being patient works, but it's so exhausting, especially when those negative thoughts played repeatedly in your head. The two bad days I had that were out of the blue seemed almost harder to handle because I'd been doing well for so long. It was a little frightening how quickly my mood slumped, but it was also comforting to be able to read these posts again. Also, I discovered through a little research that PMS symptoms begin 1-2 weeks before your period, which was likely the cause of my brief mood swing. Hopefully, those will also settle down the longer I'm off the pill.
I hope you're doing a little better now!
I hope you're doing a little better now!
I wanted to post how I have been feeling ! All I can tell you girls is it really does get easier. I stillcant believe how hormones can make you feel like the way I was..... And what didn't help me was I was goin through some personal things aswell in my life and that did not help at all...... The last three weeks have been the hardest three weeks of my life and all this thoughts I was having about my boyfriend upsets me because the support I have gotten off him is amazing and all I can say is I love him more. I'm still not back to my full self but I'm getting there slowly.
Hang in there girls
Hang in there girls
Hi there,
I went off bcp three weeks ago and have the exact same sleeping issues you described. I tried some sleeping aids and they do not help much. I am going back to the doctor in a few weeks to have my hormone levels checked. I am pretty sure that we suffer from a sudden drop in hormones and our bodies are not catching up yet.
I went off bcp three weeks ago and have the exact same sleeping issues you described. I tried some sleeping aids and they do not help much. I am going back to the doctor in a few weeks to have my hormone levels checked. I am pretty sure that we suffer from a sudden drop in hormones and our bodies are not catching up yet.
JenniferE wrote:
:) Thank you!I make baby steps but at least there's progress!I'm gonna keep a mood-diary and I'll post my progress!
Kon wrote:
Readin all your stories made me feel less alone and...crazy! :-D I'm having a hard time too.Suddenly while i was on pill i had mood swings,depression and acted like crazy.I couldn;t go out of my house,take the bus or anything.Thank god i had my best friend,she advised me to stop the pill and see what happens.It's been 3 hard weeks!Fortunately, I'm getting better,still not my self though but at least I can go shopping and spend some time with my family without experiancing agony,panic or feeling like crying.
What scares me most is that I can't feel anything at all.Before all this mess i was full of enthusiasm,loving my bf and my friends,I was feeling blessed and all of a sudden nothing.I try really hard to be patient, but sometimes it feels so hard to just...live.
Kon, your last sentence says it all. Being patient works, but it's so exhausting, especially when those negative thoughts played repeatedly in your head. The two bad days I had that were out of the blue seemed almost harder to handle because I'd been doing well for so long. It was a little frightening how quickly my mood slumped, but it was also comforting to be able to read these posts again. Also, I discovered through a little research that PMS symptoms begin 1-2 weeks before your period, which was likely the cause of my brief mood swing. Hopefully, those will also settle down the longer I'm off the pill.
I hope you're doing a little better now!
:) Thank you!I make baby steps but at least there's progress!I'm gonna keep a mood-diary and I'll post my progress!
Hi girls,
Just wanted to give a quick update on how im feeling. Things are getting a little easier. Im still extremely tired all the time. But my sessions with my therapist seem to be going well. I just couldnt deal with all the negative thinking it was really really effecting me. Things have gotten better thanks god and all i can sa is i have the most understanding boyfriend ever he has not left my side when things got too much. I love him more than ever .
Hope you guys are doing ok would love to hear back.
Just wanted to give a quick update on how im feeling. Things are getting a little easier. Im still extremely tired all the time. But my sessions with my therapist seem to be going well. I just couldnt deal with all the negative thinking it was really really effecting me. Things have gotten better thanks god and all i can sa is i have the most understanding boyfriend ever he has not left my side when things got too much. I love him more than ever .
Hope you guys are doing ok would love to hear back.
I am 21 years old and this is my first month off the pill. I didnt really experience problems until my period came. Anxiety, depression, dehydration, nausea, hot and cold flashes, and absolutely no appetite for going on 5 days (the length of my period). Oddly enough all this would happen during the day and about late afternoon i would start feeling normal but back to awful in the morning, doctor said it was probably hormones and to come back if it didnt get better. Needless to say i am back on the pill as of today and hope its the solution!
Hello again everyone,
I thought I'd send out a quick update and some food for thought. On normal days I feel great, completely normal and back to my "old self". However, I just had my second period after coming off the pills (the first period was torture), and while the second was loads better, I still had a few days where my mood was up and down.
Typically, that wouldn't bother me because I certainly had mood swings before taking pills. However, the mood swings I have now instantly take me back to how I felt before, depressed, anxious, and questioning things. While it is much better than before, it's still bothersome. I think that the memories of those times haunt me, so that even when I do feel better, the moment I get just a little sad, I'm taken back to that place. I'm just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this and if eventually those cyclical thoughts will fade away.
Any thoughts?
I thought I'd send out a quick update and some food for thought. On normal days I feel great, completely normal and back to my "old self". However, I just had my second period after coming off the pills (the first period was torture), and while the second was loads better, I still had a few days where my mood was up and down.
Typically, that wouldn't bother me because I certainly had mood swings before taking pills. However, the mood swings I have now instantly take me back to how I felt before, depressed, anxious, and questioning things. While it is much better than before, it's still bothersome. I think that the memories of those times haunt me, so that even when I do feel better, the moment I get just a little sad, I'm taken back to that place. I'm just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this and if eventually those cyclical thoughts will fade away.
Any thoughts?
Hi Jen, I have only had one period since all this happened but that period was when I was extremely bad! I'm waiting now on my period and I will let u know how I get on but I do feel the same as u the negative thoughts still haunt me ya know but my therapist said that once ur back to normal all those negativity will disappear but this should help also she told me that usually women's hormones are all over the place eithe 2,3,or 4 days before there period so she said dat in this days before look after yourself take a bath relax and wen those days have past you will be ok!
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
Hey there girls!I'm happy to hear that there are good days!I think that the whole experience is still fresh to your mind.I had my first period and I feel a little bit better but I have to do a lot of work with my mind.It's really easy to sink into depression or anxiety if you are vulnerable.If you feel sad it;s important to have in mind that this is fake(the extreme sadness,anxiety etc).It;s just the hormones!I have cyclical thoughts too but I'm trying really hard not to let them develop.The past 2 days I'm more stable after a huge agonizing outburst of tears and anger!:s Wasn't pretty!
Hi everyone! All of your posts have really helped me through this difficult time.
I had been getting anxiety attacks and having lingering, annoying thoughts since last October (so about 8 months). Everything was going well in my life - bought a new house, got engaged, had a great job. Everything that I wanted was happening, but for some reason I couldn't feel happy. Well about 2 weeks ago, due to my sister-in-law deciding to get married in the woods (literally out in the middle of nowhere, with no bathrooms) I had to "skip" my period by taking the new pack. I was on Ocella, but previously had been on Yaz. Immediately after doing that I was having horrible anxiety and fatigue, but I placed the blame on the stress of her wedding. After her wedding I thought I'd go back to being ok, but I didn't... it just got worse. A week after her wedding I found myself home alone having these crazy thoughts like "I'm going crazy", "I'm never going to get back to normal", "what is the point anymore??" I just felt emotionally numb. I'd find myself just sitting staring at something and thinking these thoughts. Nothing made me super happy anymore, and I didn't look forward to things as I always had before. My sex-drive was non-existent and it was starting to affect my fiance and our relationship. All this stuff was really starting to freak me out.
Well, just a couple days ago, for some odd reason I just decided to Google if my birth control had anything to do with my anxiety and depression (My mom had told me she was crazy on it - so I figured maybe I am too!). I am so glad I did, because I found that I'm not alone and I'm not crazy!!! As I said, I had been on Yaz for years. A while ago, my insurance switched me to the generic form (Ocella) without my knowledge. When I figured that out I was a little annoyed, but didn't think much of it. However, a couple days ago when I was having a complete breakdown from learning that all this craziness was brought on from my birth control, I did a little research on when they switched it. October 2011. The exact time I pinned down my anxiety starting. I'm just so disappointed that I didn't figure this out sooner. I quit that day, and while my anxiety is a little better, and I'm not having the crazy depressed thoughts, I still get scared that this will never go away and that I'll never be the same as I was. I'm trying not to focus on that and tell myself that I'll be ok, because I know that it's just anxiety, but it's hard as I'm sure you all know.
Is there anyone out there that was on Yaz or Ocella and had these same symptoms? How are you feeling now? Any help would be much appreciated :)
And SPREAD THE WORD! I can't believe this drug is just treated like candy and handed out to whoever wants it! We need to make women more aware of this - I feel sorry for all of those who are having relationship problems and feeling crazy and have no idea why!