Hi everyone, looking to see if anyone has any experience with what I’m describing, or can clear up some questions I have about how the body and its hormones behave after coming off the pill.
I had two brief stints with the Lutera pill, once from March 2015 - November 2015, and then again from October 2016 - March 2017. The first experience was great, my moods evened out and I gained weight in all the right places. Coming off it was easy too, all I can remember were two particularly heavy periods. The second time ruined my life, I think. Soon after starting, I developed anxiety so severe I stopped going to class and interacting with my friends. That largely subsided a few months after stopping the pill, and from Fall 2017 until Spring 2018 all that was left was varying degrees of depression. At the present I feel like my mental state has improved but I am constantly fatigued, no appetite, insomnia ( it feels like my circadian rhythm is literally reversed - i wake up at the same time every night hungry and energized, but mornings are hell), and thinning hair and skin is thinning and losing elasticity. Additionally my periods have been characterized by the type of episodes described on the /r/PMDD subreddit, although thats been improving in the past 2-3 months. I think the awareness is allowing me to manage it better.
All these symptoms are leading me to believe that perhaps my oaves got used to the hormonal supression from the BC and just never started back up again? If the hormone cycle is a sin wave, then it feels like mine has been tranformed by y - 4.
I’ve talked to a few doctors about this but they brush it off as just being a senior in college/not managing my stress well, or they offer to keep prescribing me BC until we find the right one .. neither seem to respect my body very much, so I’m leary of doctors and interested in seeing if I can rebalance my hormones by implementing a strict wake/eat/exercise/relax/sleep routine and eating a more balanced diet.
my questions are:
is this how lutera/the pill work or does this seem like a reasonable explanation? or, anyone who has experienced low estrogen/low sex hormone output/imbalance, does this sound similar to your experience?
can i still ovulate if my E is low/what is the relationship between ovulation and estrogen? I still get periods but how would i know if im ovulating? i definitely experience mid cycle horniness, but does this mean i’m producing an egg? is producing an egg synonymous with hormonal balance?
has anyone experienced turbulence a year after transitioning off the pill? and has anyone regained equilibrium without medical intervention?
i know this is long and rambly, thanks for reading.
Hi everyone, looking to see if anyone has any experience with what I’m describing, or can clear up some questions I have about how the body and its hormones behave after coming off the pill.I had two brief stints with the Lutera pill, once from March 2015 - November 2015, and then again from October 2016 - March 2017. The first experience was great, my moods evened out and I gained weight in all the right places. Coming off it was easy too, all I can remember were two particularly heavy periods. The second time ruined my life, I think. Soon after starting, I developed anxiety so severe I stopped going to class and interacting with my friends. That largely subsided a few months after stopping the pill, and from Fall 2017 until Spring 2018 all that was left was varying degrees of depression. At the present I feel like my mental state has improved but I am constantly fatigued, no appetite, insomnia ( it feels like my circadian rhythm is literally reversed - i wake up at the same time every night hungry and energized, but mornings are hell), and thinning hair and skin is thinning and losing elasticity. Additionally my periods have been characterized by the type of episodes described on the /r/PMDD subreddit, although thats been improving in the past 2-3 months. I think the awareness is allowing me to manage it better.All these symptoms are leading me to believe that perhaps my oaves got used to the hormonal supression from the BC and just never started back up again? If the hormone cycle is a sin wave, then it feels like mine has been tranformed by y - 4.I’ve talked to a few doctors about this but they brush it off as just being a senior in college/not managing my stress well, or they offer to keep prescribing me BC until we find the right one .. neither seem to respect my body very much, so I’m leary of doctors and interested in seeing if I can rebalance my hormones by implementing a strict wake/eat/exercise/relax/sleep routine and eating a more balanced diet.my questions are:is this how lutera/the pill work or does this seem like a reasonable explanation? or, anyone who has experienced low estrogen/low sex hormone output/imbalance, does this sound similar to your experience?can i still ovulate if my E is low/what is the relationship between ovulation and estrogen? I still get periods but how would i know if im ovulating? i definitely experience mid cycle horniness, but does this mean i’m producing an egg? is producing an egg synonymous with hormonal balance?has anyone experienced turbulence a year after transitioning off the pill? and has anyone regained equilibrium without medical intervention?i know this is long and rambly, thanks for reading. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2JoiBEy
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