I am 2 months off now, I am feeling worse when I am having PMS and my period. The rest of the days are fine
Ladies don’t go to the gynecologist! “Are you sure it’s from the birth control because the pill leaves the system within a month of coming off” it’s so discouraging to hear that because then I start to wonder.
I did go to my gynecologist. She had my hormones tested which all seemed fine (she didn’t test estroger nor progestin) but she actually did say that pill could cause withdrawal symptoms like most of us here have. She recommended artichoke tincture and also said that maca powder is good.
Hi Martha,
Some days are more bearable than others. Today was okay. That was particularly a bad day. How have you been?
-Alicia
Some days are more bearable than others. Today was okay. That was particularly a bad day. How have you been?
-Alicia
What kinds of symptoms do you feel?
Hey Alicia
I had some good days too :) The past 3 days though I've been feeling anxious. I'm not sure if it's the stress of moving apartments or am I PMSing? The head pressure is back with some slight muscle trembling. I mean i expected month 4 to be like this based from all the other accounts from other women so I just try my best to relax... I just wish all of us here will have good days after good days and eventually leave all of these behind.
God Bless everyone :)
- Martha
I had some good days too :) The past 3 days though I've been feeling anxious. I'm not sure if it's the stress of moving apartments or am I PMSing? The head pressure is back with some slight muscle trembling. I mean i expected month 4 to be like this based from all the other accounts from other women so I just try my best to relax... I just wish all of us here will have good days after good days and eventually leave all of these behind.
God Bless everyone :)
- Martha
Martha, it's good to hear you've made it to having some good days here and there! I've read several people say their symptoms are heightened around their period, so that could be it. Hope we all have one of those better days today - Alicia
My symptoms are head pressure, sometimes ear pressure, eye floaters and blurry vision, depression, anxiety, heart palpitations, panic attacks, night sweats, the worse for me is being worried that something is wrong with my health... most of them turn up 5 days before my period and last for about 15 days. I will have my third period in a few days so the symptoms turned back again but they are lighter then month before. Also I don't sleep well, I wake up during night and don't sleep firmly as I did before. I went to neurologist today, he wants to do CT and some other tests, I am also seeing acupuncturist tomorrow. I am drinking Omega-3, Maca powder, B complex and Magnesium. I bought theanin yesterday to see if it will help with my sleep.
Ive been feeling pretty good. I would say 80% of my feelings have came back & the anxiety is much much better! I went to the gynecologist yesterday to basically be told that she doesn’t think it’s the pill that did this to me. I understand that it doesn’t seem possible to feel symptoms 10 months post pill but trust me it is! I told her about my anxiety, depression and ROCD and she basically acted like I was crazy and asked if I saw a therapist during my worst times. I told her about the first month off and how it was the worst because I didn’t eat, only wanted to sleep and had such bad anxiety that I was shaking in my bed all day. She asked if anything else could of caused the anxiety because she really doesn’t think the pill did it. Extremely discouraging but I’m not completely discouraged because I know you all feel similar ways to me. My ROCD is still here but mild and I could say that I do enjoy time with my SO again. I still get that’s that “oh maybe I don’t love him” or “I’ll find someone else because I’m too young” or “he’s not The right one for me” BUT these used to consume every part of my day and now they only take up a little portion of it. I can’t say that I am completely in love or feel how I did before this mess but I am getting better. I think what makes me feel better is just remembering how bad my anxiety and depression was and thinking how far I’ve come. Also, when I really start to doubt the feelings I just think to myself that if I really didn’t love this man I would have left him at the start of all this. When you fall out of love it doesn’t cause constant worry to leave the person. Especially not after 10 months! I hope everyone is doing well because I know how terrible this all feels. I wish we were more aware of what could happen. Oh also! The gynecologist told me it’s normal for me to have ended my period on February 3rd and got it again on the February 15th. And I told her my boobs always hurt and she laughed and said that’s normal????
How long have you been off?
Acupuncture will help a lot! I just had my 7th session yesterday and i plan on doing it everweek till i get back to my 100% self. LTHEANINE helped me too! I take 400mg upon waking, 200mg after 5 hours then another 400mg mid afternoon and 200mg before bed.
Acupuncture will help a lot! I just had my 7th session yesterday and i plan on doing it everweek till i get back to my 100% self. LTHEANINE helped me too! I take 400mg upon waking, 200mg after 5 hours then another 400mg mid afternoon and 200mg before bed.
Guys, im off 7 months now. My symptoms consist of ROCD and anxiety. Ive never had anxiety problems before so this was really hard for me and i did feel kinda better month after month especially january. But i always feel worse the 2 weeks before my period. I think im having one of those setbacks... i feel horrible, i dont even know how i feel, i just feel out of my relationship, completely detached. Im feeling nauseous about it and im not even freaked out about it i feel like i dont care but obviously I do...
Plus my boyfriend has been out of the country for 2 months and wont be back until another 2 months so not seeing him for such a long time doesnt help even though sometimes i am happy to have my space and not be forced to always have a good time with him when on my bad days.
I never ever thought i would question my relationship, it has been the sun of my life...
I was wondering if you guys had dreams of leaving your boyfriend ? or dreaming about other people sexually... I think this is my worst fears coming through my dreams but it gives me such anxiety during the night.
Its awful because lately i have started to feel like me again... but now im like the first month.
Over the summer, my bf and I had a pretty big argument ( when still on the pill) and it is the first time this thought passed trhu my mind and i was freaking out about it thinking it wasnt like before and that i had lost my passion for him... and since stopping the pill it hit me like a wall, 24/7 for months.
This makes me think that it might not be the pill because i thought about it a month before stopping the pill and makes me think its another issue :(
I need reassurance, this is horrible, thanks to all the girls who post their success stories and encouraging words...
PS. do you guys think that if I went through that during this hormonal change, I risk having depression post partum ? This scares me a lot but I dont wanna start thinking about it.
Plus my boyfriend has been out of the country for 2 months and wont be back until another 2 months so not seeing him for such a long time doesnt help even though sometimes i am happy to have my space and not be forced to always have a good time with him when on my bad days.
I never ever thought i would question my relationship, it has been the sun of my life...
I was wondering if you guys had dreams of leaving your boyfriend ? or dreaming about other people sexually... I think this is my worst fears coming through my dreams but it gives me such anxiety during the night.
Its awful because lately i have started to feel like me again... but now im like the first month.
Over the summer, my bf and I had a pretty big argument ( when still on the pill) and it is the first time this thought passed trhu my mind and i was freaking out about it thinking it wasnt like before and that i had lost my passion for him... and since stopping the pill it hit me like a wall, 24/7 for months.
This makes me think that it might not be the pill because i thought about it a month before stopping the pill and makes me think its another issue :(
I need reassurance, this is horrible, thanks to all the girls who post their success stories and encouraging words...
PS. do you guys think that if I went through that during this hormonal change, I risk having depression post partum ? This scares me a lot but I dont wanna start thinking about it.
Hi, you sound exactly like me. Im 17 months off now- a long time i kno. I am def loads better but this is the week before my
Period an im feelin a bit low. Rocd is my main issue too- i overthink things in my head an then i start to doubt my husband all the time which naturally annoys him. I feel like im always worryin about somethin goin wrong that will ruin relationship and then i will
Feel like iv wasted time on it. Its hard to explain but ir annoys me. I kno my husband loves me unconditionally but i jus feel like i havw my guard up an cant relax or somethin
Period an im feelin a bit low. Rocd is my main issue too- i overthink things in my head an then i start to doubt my husband all the time which naturally annoys him. I feel like im always worryin about somethin goin wrong that will ruin relationship and then i will
Feel like iv wasted time on it. Its hard to explain but ir annoys me. I kno my husband loves me unconditionally but i jus feel like i havw my guard up an cant relax or somethin
Hello, I wanted to let you know I had a setback around my 7 month mark as well, I am currently 8 months off. I also wanted to mention that my anxiety started while I was still on the pill which is why I decided to go off it (mind you I had been taking it for nearly two years with no problems). I honestly believe if this wasn’t a result of the anxiety that was brought on to you due to hormonal changes you would’nt be fighting this. Deep down in side you feel like this isn’t what you want and so you’ve been fighting this off for 7 months. I’ve also had weird dreams when my anxiety gets really bad! And have anxiety about so many other things that I’ve honestly never even thought of in my lifetime, It’s exhausting it’s scary and totally unpredictable but the fact that it’s all over the place gives me reason to believe that this isn’t me! As far as postpartum I really hope we don’t have to deal with it! But I also think it’s two different processes whereas this was brought on by synthetic hormones and when pregnancy occurs it’s the bodies natural rhythm.
I know what you mean about feeling like you just can’t relax! We will get there soon! I want to commend you for being strong and fighting this for so long! Can’t wait to hear your success story because I KNOW you will overcome this!
hey girly! 11 months off and I’ve felt the same way even on the pill so I promise you aren’t alone! It’s so sad and confusing and I know how horrible the feeling is. I’ve felt a disconnection, loss of attraction, questioned everything about him and even more! I promise I’ve been to hell and back with this and you are not alone. I’ve had the dreams as well and I know what you’re feeling when you say you feel like you don’t even care. That’s how I am to the whole situation and I am almost used to feeling not “in love” anymore. I can often have good days but even on those days the thought will be in the back of my head and just ruin the day. I feel like even if I’m having a good time I will think of my feeling for him and get anxiety and depressed. We are all here to talk and you’re not alone!