So glad your feeling good again,
My thoughts have been so awful it’s convinced me I’m a bad person and iv been one all along and I over analyse everything from my past. I remember you commenting before and your thoughts we very similar to mine !
What did you have to do? Or did you just give it time
My thoughts have been so awful it’s convinced me I’m a bad person and iv been one all along and I over analyse everything from my past. I remember you commenting before and your thoughts we very similar to mine !
What did you have to do? Or did you just give it time
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Hey everyone,
Today makes 11 months off. Let me start off my saying I went to my naturo path on Monday for a check up. So far I am no where near where they want me to be. My hormones are still off and my body is struggling to ovulate. I am still doing progesterone cream daily, and it is going to be increased this next cycle.
In regards to emotions. I am still emotionally numb. Not anywhere as bad as I was 2-3 months ago, but I am still somewhat numb. I also still suffer from ROCD. Again, not nearly as bad as it was in the beginning. However, when I do get those thoughts, I find myself exaggerating on them because I just get scared and anxious that they are back. So I tend to catastrophize them.
I still get crazy vivid dreams every once in awhile that set me off into an anxious mood right away upon waking.
I’m hanging in there. But sometimes it’s just hard and crazy to think that it’s been 11 months and I’m still struggling after being on BCP for almost 9 years. Just goes to show how sensitive my body is to hormonal fluctuations.
Wish everyone well! Talk to you soon!
-Brea
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The first thing I realized was that "this isn't who I am" I knew I wasn't a bad person. I mean we all have moments when we are mean right but not to such levels. Anyway I realized early on that I would have periods where it felt like a cloud lifted from my mind and my thoughts were rational again , then the cycle would start again so I knew this was something that needed time. I started doing a lot of research to understand why it was happening and when I realized it was a resulting symptom of the anxiety, I started looking into what was causing the anxiety in the first place and started treating that.
You don't just wake up one morning with your world no longer making sense for no reason right, so I guess that's one thing to remember, you cant fake 20 or 30 years of your life and wake up one morning a different person. For me I kept looking back to see what triggered the change and it always pointed back to stopping the pill. Then when I found this forum I realized that we all going through the same thing with the same common trigger (birth control), the good news is that our bodies have been created in such a way as to heal itself. TIME sweetie, one day at a time. Now that it wont last forever and life will eventually be normal again, as though this never happened.
You don't just wake up one morning with your world no longer making sense for no reason right, so I guess that's one thing to remember, you cant fake 20 or 30 years of your life and wake up one morning a different person. For me I kept looking back to see what triggered the change and it always pointed back to stopping the pill. Then when I found this forum I realized that we all going through the same thing with the same common trigger (birth control), the good news is that our bodies have been created in such a way as to heal itself. TIME sweetie, one day at a time. Now that it wont last forever and life will eventually be normal again, as though this never happened.
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Hi Brea, well at least the naturopath has confirmed your hormones are still not where they need to be which is probably why you still struggling 11 months in. Hang in there girl, it will all work out
Glad to hear you seeing progress, even if it is slow, its still progress.
Glad to hear you seeing progress, even if it is slow, its still progress.
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The last 4 days I’ve been feeling so emotional, crying and just wanting to break down. I’m a year off this past feb, I’m around ovulation right now but I’m usually never this emotional, the anxiety is higher too. Anyone else get this ?
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i feel like a crazy person! like I'm obsessive and never going to be the same again. Feels like I'm losing my mind. on day 16.
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I also found that anxiety and emotional state was worse during ovulation. The past month was the first month that it wasn't so bad. I had some nervousness and felt tearful but was fine again in a few days.
is it as bad as when you first stopped birth control or have you seen improvement?
is it as bad as when you first stopped birth control or have you seen improvement?
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Hi everyone,
its been just over two months since my symptoms started from stopping nexaplanon.
I am better then I was in the beginning however I still feel very low like I will never be myself again. The intrusive thoughts are still there and the anxiety feeds off that.
I even have started to question myself have I always been like this.
Many one who has gone through this or is going through this?
I get random moments where i just want to cry.
I am getting my hormones tested tomorrow and seeing a naturopath. I am currently doing a liver detox and taking magnesium daily.
its been just over two months since my symptoms started from stopping nexaplanon.
I am better then I was in the beginning however I still feel very low like I will never be myself again. The intrusive thoughts are still there and the anxiety feeds off that.
I even have started to question myself have I always been like this.
Many one who has gone through this or is going through this?
I get random moments where i just want to cry.
I am getting my hormones tested tomorrow and seeing a naturopath. I am currently doing a liver detox and taking magnesium daily.
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HI there, yes I've been where you are now. it will get better though !
Its good that you going to see a naturopath, they will be able to help for sure.
Magnesium is a great start, Vitamin B 5, 6 and 12 , Zinc, Vit C to help your adrenals thorugh this process as that why your anxiety is there. Ashwagandha will help with anxiety... Vit D3 Omega 3 and I've heard great things about GABA.... it helps the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety ..... lots of water, no caffeine and sugar for at least 4- 6 weeks, limit your processed foods and try include protein in every meal (even if the anxiety has take our appetite away, force something in it helps) not eating will worsen the anxiety and try go for walks it helps with the low moods
Its good that you going to see a naturopath, they will be able to help for sure.
Magnesium is a great start, Vitamin B 5, 6 and 12 , Zinc, Vit C to help your adrenals thorugh this process as that why your anxiety is there. Ashwagandha will help with anxiety... Vit D3 Omega 3 and I've heard great things about GABA.... it helps the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety ..... lots of water, no caffeine and sugar for at least 4- 6 weeks, limit your processed foods and try include protein in every meal (even if the anxiety has take our appetite away, force something in it helps) not eating will worsen the anxiety and try go for walks it helps with the low moods
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Its been 5 months and feeling my old self again ... one or 2 days here and there that I feel down but that was normal before the pill anyways.
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I’m so happy to hear your doing better.
I’m getting my hormones tested today I’m worried it’s all going to come back normal but I have heard of women on here that it comes up with that even though they know it’s not normal for them.
Did you get your hormones tested ?
I’m getting my hormones tested today I’m worried it’s all going to come back normal but I have heard of women on here that it comes up with that even though they know it’s not normal for them.
Did you get your hormones tested ?
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I did get mine tested and was also concerned the results would come back normal. The Dr told me my DHEA (adrenal function) was off as was my progesterone. actually all my levels were out. The thing is that you cant deny you not yourself and no matter what any test says, you know your body better than anybody and know that what you are going through is not normal. That was the same thing I kept reminding myself of. Especially on the very bad days. There were days where I felt it would never stop, that I would never be me again but it does change, however gradual the change is. Time is what you need to give yourself, be patient with your body and the process, I know its not fun and I know how hard it is but just take it one minute , one hour , one day at a time. I'm still giving myself time as I know thep process isn't finished. I'm feelng myself again, but i can see from my cycle that my body is still adjusting. This month was a particularly heavy period with sever pain and exaggerated physical symtpoms before my period. Give yourself at least a year but help your body through it, don't just do nothing as it will just take longer. Help your body help itself.
on yeah, one other thing to take is a good pre and probiotic combo to help your gut and limit the brian fog.
on yeah, one other thing to take is a good pre and probiotic combo to help your gut and limit the brian fog.
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I will thank you.
Did you have a normal cycles all the way through?
I started bleeding today so I’m a week early this time and it’s my third period
The rest were 26 days then the last was 27
So not sure what’s happening
Did you have a normal cycles all the way through?
I started bleeding today so I’m a week early this time and it’s my third period
The rest were 26 days then the last was 27
So not sure what’s happening
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