Thanks for the reply, having one of those tough days :( buttttt let us focus on the new year! To more recuperation and leaving this all in the past! Wishing you all a happy new year!
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Intrusive thoughts have been the hardest for me. I think an worry about things that i get myself so worked up an paranoid. It was comjng between me an my husband as i was accusing him of all sorts for no reason becasue i became so insecure. In the end i bad to go to the doc an iv been taking. Fluoextine which i have to say has been life changing for me. I feel so much better. I didnt really want to take anything like this but i was at the end of my tether and now i am glad i did. Hope we all feel better soon :-)
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Hi everyone!
I've been posting in this thread every so often to give an update on how i'm feeling as the months pass since stopping the pill. I've been off the pill for over 9 months now and I feel like my old self again. The anxiety and heart palpitations are almost none existent, and the obsessive anxiety thoughts are nearly gone. They occur during like 5% of my day and when they do happen they are very short lived. I still need a little while longer but personally I think time is the best healer for me anyway.
I noticed I started to get better when my monthly cycle set itself to a regular time. Its now every 28 days give or take a day. I mention this as I've seen some women on here ask about whats a regular cycle. Pretty much if your cycle is ranging from 33, 24, 32 days between each month like mine was at the start then its probably not settled. This was also when my symptoms where at its worst.
I hope this gives anyone else some hope that this will go away eventually. Hope you all feel better soon!
I've been posting in this thread every so often to give an update on how i'm feeling as the months pass since stopping the pill. I've been off the pill for over 9 months now and I feel like my old self again. The anxiety and heart palpitations are almost none existent, and the obsessive anxiety thoughts are nearly gone. They occur during like 5% of my day and when they do happen they are very short lived. I still need a little while longer but personally I think time is the best healer for me anyway.
I noticed I started to get better when my monthly cycle set itself to a regular time. Its now every 28 days give or take a day. I mention this as I've seen some women on here ask about whats a regular cycle. Pretty much if your cycle is ranging from 33, 24, 32 days between each month like mine was at the start then its probably not settled. This was also when my symptoms where at its worst.
I hope this gives anyone else some hope that this will go away eventually. Hope you all feel better soon!
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YAY Congrats! I hope you all the happiness and positive in your life after this :) !!!
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Wow im so happy you went to the doctors and got the right medication prescribed !! :) I hope you can live a happier life with yourself and your husband/family/friends now :D
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Thanks so much for coming back! Which month did you come off the pill and what were ur symptoms
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I will try my hardest to accept the thoughts and let them go..
For me the physical symptoms are the hardest to fight. Once i start feeling one of them my body just shuts down and it will drag my mood down along with it.
Is it really the hardest time in the morning when you wake up? Because ive noticed a pattern with me... every morning is the worst time of the day. As soon as i open my eyes the thoughts invade my mind and then I will start to feel the leg & arms weakness.. i also have a feeling of vomitting just kind of like a morning sickness..
For me the physical symptoms are the hardest to fight. Once i start feeling one of them my body just shuts down and it will drag my mood down along with it.
Is it really the hardest time in the morning when you wake up? Because ive noticed a pattern with me... every morning is the worst time of the day. As soon as i open my eyes the thoughts invade my mind and then I will start to feel the leg & arms weakness.. i also have a feeling of vomitting just kind of like a morning sickness..
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Yes the mornings are the WORST. I used to say i feel like a vampire or a night owl, the nights were just so calm and i kind of ruin my sleep pattern because i never wanted to go to bed therefore i would have to wake up. But yes EVERYONE would agree that the mornings are the worse, your body is weak you have no nutrients, when brushing your teeth you will problem feel like throwing up and gaging. Thats the typical symptoms of somebody who is so anxious. The psychical symptoms are how i recognize when my anxiety is here or not. My whole body shuts down, i lose all this weight, its terrible. just know you are not alone :) we all experience similar symptoms so just know its not YOU, its your anxiety
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Thank you so much for giving us an update. Reading success stories like yours gives me hope. I am pretty new to this forum... been off the pill for 6 weeks.. the past 4 weeks has been the hardest days of my life.
I thought i was dying or going crazy because I didnt know what was wrong with me. Finding this forum has given me comfort over the past few days.
What tips can you give for someone like me who are just beggining her journey - 6 weeks is such a short time.. a long way to go. Any helpful advice?
Thank you so much!
-Martha
I thought i was dying or going crazy because I didnt know what was wrong with me. Finding this forum has given me comfort over the past few days.
What tips can you give for someone like me who are just beggining her journey - 6 weeks is such a short time.. a long way to go. Any helpful advice?
Thank you so much!
-Martha
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Thank you for replying :) My name is Martha btw..
Talking to someone who understands what I feel and experience is a huge relief. The past 4 weeks was very hard for me..
I get what you're saying about sleeping because it means you have to wake up and feel like cr*p all over again. I have no appetite in the mornings so i drink a cereal drink instead and add banana or a piece of bread if i can. I lost 5 lbs. Im just 103 lbs now and it scares me i will lose more weight :(
Talking to someone who understands what I feel and experience is a huge relief. The past 4 weeks was very hard for me..
I get what you're saying about sleeping because it means you have to wake up and feel like cr*p all over again. I have no appetite in the mornings so i drink a cereal drink instead and add banana or a piece of bread if i can. I lost 5 lbs. Im just 103 lbs now and it scares me i will lose more weight :(
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My name is Nikki! I just want to help others because I didn't find this forum until after 2 months, so basically until after i made irrational decisions, and just let myself go completely mind and body. Yeah I used to weigh 120lbs and I am a very skinny girl (self-conscious) so during the whole ordeal I was like 109lbs .. I was so discouraged I could see my bones.. BUT I know that when I am feeling 100% that I can go back to the gym and gain everything back!
Its good your having a banana in the morning and stuff like that, thats all i could really eat too (or nothing at all)
Its good your having a banana in the morning and stuff like that, thats all i could really eat too (or nothing at all)
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Hi Nikki! It was really great meeting you in this Forum :)
How long are you off BCP now?
I can relate about irrational decisions because before i figured out its because of the poisonous pill i googled everything there is with what i feel. Went to 3 different doctors and all my bloodwork and ecgs are ok. They all just said I should rest and im thinking too much or not sleeping well. I mean Yes i dont but its because im worried why Im feeling this way out of the blue.
How long are you off BCP now?
I can relate about irrational decisions because before i figured out its because of the poisonous pill i googled everything there is with what i feel. Went to 3 different doctors and all my bloodwork and ecgs are ok. They all just said I should rest and im thinking too much or not sleeping well. I mean Yes i dont but its because im worried why Im feeling this way out of the blue.
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I am now going to be 4 months of in the beginning of January! Nice meeting you too :) I started to calm down the 3rd period I had after being off of BC and felt SO GOOD about my progress! I went to a therapist as well and it was so good to just talk to somebody, honestly I think she helped me SO MUCH I am so grateful for her!
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I am happy for you Nikki! You give me hope that soon I will also feel good about my progress :) In our situation I realized all we can really do is be patient and live our lives the best we can each day.
I just finished my 2nd period after going off bcp maybe that's the reason why I have been having off days. Last night was weird too after getting a massage and i was abt to sleep - i felt so weak like my head and body was tingling. It feels so weird and scary!!! I almost want to be rushed to the ER because i was panicking so much in my head.
I will try to look for a good therapist in my area just to talk to someone and release all these thoughts and all.
Happy New Year Nikki! Cheers to a brand new year hopefully it will bring us better days than what we went through before this year ended :)
I just finished my 2nd period after going off bcp maybe that's the reason why I have been having off days. Last night was weird too after getting a massage and i was abt to sleep - i felt so weak like my head and body was tingling. It feels so weird and scary!!! I almost want to be rushed to the ER because i was panicking so much in my head.
I will try to look for a good therapist in my area just to talk to someone and release all these thoughts and all.
Happy New Year Nikki! Cheers to a brand new year hopefully it will bring us better days than what we went through before this year ended :)
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