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Fortunately, I’ve gotten a lot better. I believe most of the depression and anxiety has went away yet these feelings remain. I’m not sure if it’s because it has effected my relationship the most or what! I also think once you feel like this for a little while it’s very hard to just feel in love again.
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Yeah. I can't really get past the feeling too. Boyfriend is such a great guy but like all of these stupid thoughts showed up. For me, I had one day out of the blue where I questioned if I found him attractive , then I fell into a slippery slope of like all these doubts and fears and his flaws when I never thought them before. And because I focus on the negative I feel like I can't feel the in love feeling, or at least see him in a different light than what I do now.

My anxiety and depression caused me to get like a crazy rash all over my hands, kinda like eczema. My hands are literally cut up because they itch so much now, all because of this. I feel like I am more functional now, but I feel like my body is going through so many changes.

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I never experienced any rashes but my leg has been numb for some time and I’m not sure if it’s due to coming off the pill.
I started feeling like this while on the pill so it bothers me so much that I still feel like this. Yes! I question his attractiveness as well and I can’t get past it! As much as I try to think these things don’t matter and have never bothered me they still pop into my head and bother me a lot when we are together. I feel so bad because he’s honestly such a good boyfriend. The anxiety used to keep me from eating and getting out of bed so I am much better now. I definitely can live more of a normal life and I realized these thoughts are sometimes worse than other times.
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It used to keep me from functioning too. I feel the same way, things that never mattered seem to matter. It is so bizarre. I feel like depression is still there, but just very low level. We will get better. We are lucky to have boyfriends that stay with us despite all of this. Many would kill to have someone so supportive in their life.

The numbness could definitely be associated with the pill. I started to get sciatica right before I got off the pill and ever since then it has gotten worse. Sometimes when I sit long like when I'm in a meeting or something I get up and my calf turns numb.. this started happening post pill.

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We feel really similar. I hope we both get better soon! Yes we are very lucky to have such supportive boyfriends even if we can’t realize it now. Also I find myself always super moody and just like sarcastic which is annoying lol I feel so bad for him.
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Do you think other girls go through similar loss of attraction/feelings for their significant other when being on/coming off the pill?? And is it normal to last almost 5 months!
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Has anyone’s sex drive also been up and down this whole process??? Sometimes it’s high and sometimes is so low that I don’t even want to think about it.
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Yes and yes. Def normal.
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Thank you. You are giving me so much hope that I will go back to normal some day! It’s just very hard to believe I will because I’ve been feeling like this for so long I feel like it’s not even from coming off birth control anymore.
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I feel exactly the same. My marriage is really strugglin at min. I jus feel so paranoid an insecure an iv been off bc a year. Sex drive is virtually non existent an wer meant to be tryin for a baby. I kno i want my husband but i just struggle to feel happy. I jus wish things would go back to normal
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I feel like everyday I am almost just un happy. The expression “same sh*t different day” describes how I feel EVERYDAY! I feel like I am just not getting anywhere and unhappy with life and my boyfriend but when I don’t think about it I’m fine. Also I think to myself “how Can I be with someone I’m not attracted to” but then I think to myself that I love him and that he’s such a cutie just his height bothers me so much even though it never ever did. I feel like I will always feel this way now that it has been a thought in my head for so long.
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I am right there with you. Literally I feel we are on the same phase of recovery for lack of better terms. It makes me so upset just to think about it, I try to go about my days as I regularly would and like you mentioned if I'm not thinking about it I'm okay. But on some downtime I can't help but check on how I feel and then it's like a complete 360.
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It’s just very sad a tiring to go through this for so long. And of course it’s sad to look at our boyfriends under a different flight even though I know I have never felt like this before. I’m not sure when his appearance will stop bothering me but I hope it’s soon! I feel bad for him as well as myself.
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This really has been a living nightmare. I don't mean to sound ignorant because I know there are far worse things that could happen but it is the toughest thing I have gone through and I'm scared that I'm too weak minded for this. I can't wait until this is a thing of the past and I hope I am able to come back and tell other woman this too shall pass!
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We definitely have super similar situations. If you ever want to email me you are more than welcome to!
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