Sometimes I wonder if the setbacks that a lot of us experience have to do with stress, diet, poor sleep, etc. All those things can throw your hormones out of whack. I was on the pill for so many years that I don't know what people who have never taken hormonal birth control feel like when they have a period. Like, is it normal to have all these weird symptoms every month? Idk. If it is I don't think I can handle it.
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Stress is for sure a trigger as is poor sleep. So when the setbacks come, dont panic, just live for that day and try not to think too far ahead.... it can make you panic if you start imagining the future in your current state. Just find one thing you like or enjoy about the day , even if its seeing your favorite person, watching your favorite series, being out in nature.... eating your favorite meal. remember also that hormones are not constant, our cycles change weekly due to the different phases of our cycle (4 phases) so try support your body in each phase so that your hormones are not adversely affected.
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I definitely think sleep/stress and other things can affect our setbacks. I was only on the pill for 6 months and I remember my regular PMS was always just cravings and slight moodiness, but this is just the result of our hormones being really imbalanced
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You are so right! i also used to experience mild mood swings but they were pretty much on schedule so i knew without a doubt it was hormones. i was on the pill for 17 months and by the 13 month or so i started experiencing some strange symptoms i didn't like. so my Dr told me to stop the pill but nothing could have prepared me for what happened. Id been on the pill on 2 previous occasions for like 6 months at a time when i was 18 and then again when i was 25, but never experienced anything like this so i didn't expect anything this time either. it was a living mental nightmare that i pray none of us will go through again. I've been off bc since Aug 2018 and symptoms started literally 2 months later. the past 6 months have been really good. Have been under severe emotional stress the last 6 weeks and i can see how that has affected me this month. been dealing with sadness, like my mind was enjoying life but i kept feeling so sad like i just wanted to be left alone to cry ( i cried a lot with my period this month) i've started feeling better since yesterday though but yeah basically just wanted to confirm the impact of stress and poor sleep.
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Aw I’m sorry you were struggling this month! You’ve come so far though, I can see that you made so much progress with your physical and mental health. Can’t wait to feel the same :)
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Yeah did make lots of progress but this is just one of those cycles, i'm not going to let it get me down! its not anywhere as bad as feb's emotional mess so i'm very grateful for that. SO i must be honest, i was really hoping to have gotten pregnant with my last cycle, when all this nonsense started when i stopped the pill, the last thing i wanted was a baby (and i mean i was so freaked out at the thought of having a baby in the state that i was in that i made peace with not having kids) although that had been my initial hope. Now that all of that is behind me, my desire for a baby came back with a vengeance and i was so hoping for it this month but nothing. That just added to all the emotional pressure from other issues taking place in some of my family relationships with no outlet. So yes, TOO MUCH stress, is NOT good especially when our bodies are already vulnerable.
Today i woke up feeling better, excited for the day and seeing through "rose coloured" glasses
My body is def still working things out though ... when symptoms first hit me, it was constant , then i noticed that i would feel better during the last 2 weeks of my cycle, then it was 3 weeks that i would feel good and only ovulation week that i would feel horrible.... now, i'm feeling good during fertile window, which is how i used to feel before going on bc so yeah, physically my body is still adapting.
How are you doing sweetie? (so nice to have someone to talk to here)
Today i woke up feeling better, excited for the day and seeing through "rose coloured" glasses
My body is def still working things out though ... when symptoms first hit me, it was constant , then i noticed that i would feel better during the last 2 weeks of my cycle, then it was 3 weeks that i would feel good and only ovulation week that i would feel horrible.... now, i'm feeling good during fertile window, which is how i used to feel before going on bc so yeah, physically my body is still adapting.
How are you doing sweetie? (so nice to have someone to talk to here)
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Wow hopefully you can get pregnant soon! I’m glad you see the patterns in your cycle and recognize that other factors can affect our symptoms, like stress. I’m doing okay, I spent the day focusing on self-care since I’m starting classes again tomorrow. So not ready for all the work but if I was dealing with this experience and got a 4.0 last semester, I can definitely do the same now. My period has been extremely off these past few months so I think that’s what’s been affecting me lately. I’ve been having weird and random racing thoughts/anxiety for about a month now, obsessing over many minor irrational things. I hate the morning anxiety!! At night I feel great, almost like 100% my old self but then I feel down again in the morning. Hopefully being productive this semester as well as consistently taking the Metformin I started last week will help me feel better.
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Oh yes! i was exactly the same, morning were hard and evenings id feel myself again.
Wow, if you managed a 4.0 through all this, you can def so the same now. I know the work load is most likely daunting but perhaps it will help keep you busy and distracted enough to not notice the racing thoughts.
what are you studying?
Wow, if you managed a 4.0 through all this, you can def so the same now. I know the work load is most likely daunting but perhaps it will help keep you busy and distracted enough to not notice the racing thoughts.
what are you studying?
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Anyone else experience heart palpitations or shortness of breath? I know those can obviously be related to anxiety, but sometimes it happens even when I’m not anxious. I actually went to the ER tonight because it was so intense, but they basically told me I’m fine.
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Yup it’s been like that since this started last summer, except for the few months this year that I felt pretty much 100%. Thank you! I’m studying psychology
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Man, I thought I was turning a corner after having a few good days but I’ve been so out of it lately and felt so disconnected from my life it scares me. I’ve screwed up a few things at work lately just absentmindedly and I’m not sure what’s from burnout and what has to do with this hormonal stuff. It’s just scary feeling like you have no control over your brain. I’m going to get more blood drawn today to be tested and I’m working on scheduling an appointment with a therapist. I wish I had gotten to some of this stuff sooner, but I just kept convincing myself things would get better. I’m so scared sometimes that I’ll never feel normal again.
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Yes !! Don't worry. When I first went off the pill, I thought I had a serious heart problem. For a couple months I could not sleep at all and would be to the point of tears because my heart would feel like it would jump out of my chest and then it would completely miss a beat and restart again. It eventually got unbearable so I went to the ER a few times, it finally showed up on the EKG that I was having PVCs which are not dangerous and i've actually talked to other women who had them with hormone fluctuations. I have not had any since then. I think they might be related to estrogen changes.
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It sounds like stress. When your stressed your body dumps progesterone, which is why so many women have estrogen dominance. I've had so many times in this process where I felt like I was seeing the world through plastic wrap, but it always passes.
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Does anyone ever get the feeling that you don’t even recognize your life anymore? Like, is this really who I am? I barely remember the days before I felt this crippling anxiety and disconnect. I know it’s going to get better! Sometimes it just feels so weird to think that all of this is happening to me.
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