Your posts have always been so helpful, thank you for stopping by all the time even though you’ve been feeling better. I know most women who fully recover don’t really come back much, so its great to see that you give us some hope :)
:-) i always wanted to hear from someone that recovered. How you getting along?
I’ve been posting a lot recently, I’m 1 yr and 5 months off the pill (but 1 yr and 1 month since symptoms started) and I’ve been really anxious lately. It’s mostly during the morning when I wake up and I’m assuming it’s because of my cycle. It’s nothing like last year but now I just feel like I overthink about eveeeeerything, like thoughts that I had in the past, thinking I’ve always been like this and will be like this forever, etc. I also am like 99% sure I have full blown PCOS now (without the cysts though) so I’m gonna be going on Metformin soon. I’ve heard from several women that it has reset their hormones so the anxiety and other symptoms went away. Hopefully the same happens for me lol. Wishing you the best!!
I've looked this drug up, its used to treat diabetes? is that correct? do they also prescribe it for hormone balancing? Hope it will help you.... :-) your current cycle could just be one of those "off" cycles. I see you say you have PCOS, so you dont get a period every month ? so yes that might be the reason its taking a little longer
yes it’s used to treat diabetes, but it’s also used to treat PCOS! Yeah my period is quite irregular :( for example, I didn’t get my period during April-June, then I got my period twice in July, and once this month. The Metformin is known to help with this issue and also will make me lose weight so I’m praying everything goes well. When I came off the pill, I was getting regular periods for months even while experiencing the withdrawal symptoms and I think that’s because the pill was still in my system. Now it’s become irregular
I feel like I haven’t had a truly GOOD day in months. The days are just passing me by as I wait for this anxiety to go away, and that gives me even more anxiety because I feel like I’m just wasting my life.
How long have you been off bc?
2 years. Typically I just feel bad around my period/ovulation. And just a few months ago it felt like I was coming up on the end of this journey, I thought I was finally 100% better. But now it’s back with a vengeance. I’ve also been sick and my work is crazy stressful right now, which definitely is not helping. I’m just so worried I’ll be stuck like this forever. I’ve already lost so much time.
Oh man I’m sorry :( I know a lot of us usually feel almost 100% and then we get hit with symptoms again during ovulation and our periods. If only there was an instant way to recover so we don’t have to keep waiting this out
I went to an endocrinologist the other day and all my hormones came back normal. I was SHOCKED. I have been so sick since I got off the pill so I was sure my hormones were super out of whack, but they came back normal.. which was honestly really upsetting. She didn't test my progesterone so that could be low, but my estrogen, testosterone, thyroid, cortisol.. all normal. I personally don't believe testing your hormones on one day of the month is useful so i'm going to be doing a month long urine test, but I was really hoping i'd have a reason for why i've been miserable. I have all the symptoms of hormone imbalance- awful cramps, cystic acne, hair loss, fatigue, tremors, depression, brain fog, hot flashes, irregular cycles, OCD. It is hard for me personally to believe that I can feel so awful off the pill and not have a hormone imbalance, because the majority of people have no problems or only very minor issues when they go off.
I absolutely think you have a hormone imbalance. Trust me it’s your hormones, you probably wouldn’t be here questioning it if it wasn’t because of your hormones. From what I’ve read, blood work isn’t as accurate as urine testing and even with urine testing, it may not be accurate on certain days. As hard as it is for us to convince ourselves that it’s our hormones, we just have to keep remembering that. No matter what, stay strong!! We can get through it
You should also have your thyroid checked! Because birth control can really screw up your thyroid which may cause a lot of those symptoms as well.
Sorry, just realized you said she tested your thyroid. My mind is so scattered these days. Have you been tested for any vitamin deficiencies?
It’s so hard sometimes to remember that I was pretty much 100% for a few months when I have setbacks. I’ve been feeling so off since last month, I keep obsessing over my relationships with my family, my mental health, my recovery as a whole. I really just want to be back to my old self again, without any irrational worries. I keep questioning whether or not this is because of my hormones, even though I’m pretty sure it is. For the months I had no period I woke up with no morning anxiety, and I barely had these anxious thoughts anymore. But now I’ve been going through it again and it just makes me feel so hopeless at times.
I totally understand how you’re feeling. I wake up everyday just not feeling like myself, and I’m so scared that I’m stuck. Even though a few months ago I was feeling so much better! It is really hard to remember the good times when you’re dealing with the bad. You should try making a daily journal of your moods/symptoms. That way you can actually look back on the good days and remind yourself that they DID happen!