The only reason I'm stopping the birth control is because my husband and I want to have a baby. Well, it's been less than a week and I'm absolutely miserable! I'm second guessing everything, every single day. It was all perfect, but now I'm over here with swollen eyes, trying to calm myself down. Reading all of your experiences helps, even if it means I have to tell myself it's ME that's causing problems! I know my husband is amazing, but right now I can't even see him without getting anxious. And I can't even imagine going through 9 months of additions moods... I already miss feeling normal.
It’s been a terrible experience! I hope it doesn’t take you as long as it took me to start to feel better. I still have off days even though i do experience days of clarity. It’s a rough rough road and the relationship anxiety makes everything 10x worse
How long have you been off?
Hello all, i’m In need of some words of encouragement. This weekend marks 5 months off. I was wondering for those who are further along did you still feel bits of depression there’s just some days where I can’t seem to get a grip whereas other days I’m able to cope much better. It just scares me me because I begin to think I’m just never going to move past this!
Hello, i am 7 months off and yes some days are better than others. On my bad days i usually feel very down and uncertain about things in my life for ex my husband. Dealing with the uncertain feelings towards him has been the largest battle during this. But i, and i hope you can say that you have gotten much better since the beginning!
Thanks for the quick response, i am naturally a very emotional person so sometimes I feel like that interferes with my recovery. Before this whole mess I was a very positive, happy and loving person so to feel like that’s a distant memory scares me because i so badly just want to return to that. So glad you’re recognizing that you are recovering!
I forgot to mention that yes I’ve also noted improvement since this whole ordeal began, I just wish this whole thing was over already. This is a living nightmare :(
May i ask what your symptoms are?
Intrusive thoughts and depression seem to be the ones lingering at the moment.
But I used to have a lot of the other more common ones towards the beginning, loss of appetite, anxiety, heart palpitations, trouble breathing, nausea, this overwhelming feeling of sadness which still persists but not as constant as before. I’m sure I’m forgetting some, it’s been exhausting!
But I used to have a lot of the other more common ones towards the beginning, loss of appetite, anxiety, heart palpitations, trouble breathing, nausea, this overwhelming feeling of sadness which still persists but not as constant as before. I’m sure I’m forgetting some, it’s been exhausting!
Yes definitely exhausting! Felt all of these things and thought it was because of my husband! It will hopefully get better! I am still waiting
Hello everyone, ever since quitting birth control I’ve felt depressed and uncertain about the future. I find myself think about the future with my boyfriend A LOT! as of now we are young yet, thinking about getting older, moving in together, sharing things & stuff like that scares me! I’m not sure if i doubt it will work or if I’m just at a low point where i doubt everything. Or this may be normal ! I’m not sure but it’s only been after stopping birth control that i doubt him and our future.
Yeah I’m taking it day by day, trying to keep my routine going because i don’t wanna give in to the depressive moods. Fortunately when I’m with family, my friends or my incredible boyfriend I can sort of get away. Sometimes better than others I’m just hoping with time it’ll get easier and eventually i return to my regular mindset.
It’s funny because I write here and I almost feel silly like i can dismiss all of it but sometimes when you’re in that funk it’s like you’re a whole different person with no positivity, or light just dark ugly unwanted thoughts
It’s funny because I write here and I almost feel silly like i can dismiss all of it but sometimes when you’re in that funk it’s like you’re a whole different person with no positivity, or light just dark ugly unwanted thoughts
Im glad you found this forum! As you can see a lot of the women on here have a similar situation to yours where they feel disconnected from their partners! Give your body and mind time to heal. Were you on the pill for very long?
Not long at all and that’s the crazy part! Only a few short months.
When I get home after a long day being with my husband really helps and it kind of shakes the feelings, if I’m not with him is when my mind goes crazy.