Having a lot of trouble deciding on a treatment. Feeling really hopeless and lost, any advice will help.

I'm now 12 days past my first lap. I was officially diagnosed with endometriosis along with two endometrioma cysts. It was all over my insides. I ended up having my appendix out as well since it was covered in the stuff. I did have an ablation, which I didn't realize wasn't a good idea until after it had already been done.

I'm planning on trying to make an appointment with a specialist, probably after I finally get my energy back (it's taking forever). My gynecologist who performed the surgery told me I need to start taking something soon to prevent it from growing back. She said the worst thing I could possibly do right now is not take anything. Our original plan was to try for pregnancy as soon as I'm healed, but my doctor said she thinks because I've probably had this since my first period 16 years ago- the majority of my life- that it would be really good to give me and my body at least a little bit of reprieve and normality before the stress of pregnancy.

Since I don't want to try Lupron, my options at this point are Orilissa and continuous birth control. For birth control I would try Loestrin. Out of the 5 or so I tried, Lo Loestrin worked with me the best but my doctor doesn't think it would be strong enough since I had spotting between cycles, therefore recommending Loestrin since it's similar but stronger.

Anyway, I'm in such a rut trying to decide which path to take. I need to start one of them with my next period, which is set to arrive in 8 days.

There are so many scary stories about Orilissa, especially since I'm predisposed to mental health issues. I'm scared that since it's such a new medication the long and short term effects haven't been studied enough yet. On the flip side, there's a chance that it could be 2 years of relief and the answer I'm looking for. My doctor said she hasn't had anyone need to stop due to decreased mood, in fact she told me she sees many women have an improvement in mood, because their symptoms have been caused by hormonal imbalances. This especially relates to me because we've suspected I have PMDD but I've never gotten a clinical diagnoses.

So we move onto birth control. Yes, the Lo Loestrin worked better for me than any other b.c. I tried, but I did ultimately stop taking it because I didn't like the way it made me feel. Instead of crazy ups and downs with mood, I just had a constant mild low. Also my loss of libido was birth control in of itself.

So I just don't know what to do. Part of me doesn't want to miss out on any benefits Orilissa might bring over birth control, but I'm so scared of being even more depressed than I already have been the past year and a half.

Thanks for reading through that wall. I just don't know what to do and I'm driving myself crazy over it. Any advice helps.

I'm now 12 days past my first lap. I was officially diagnosed with endometriosis along with two endometrioma cysts. It was all over my insides. I ended up having my appendix out as well since it was covered in the stuff. I did have an ablation, which I didn't realize wasn't a good idea until after it had already been done.I'm planning on trying to make an appointment with a specialist, probably after I finally get my energy back (it's taking forever). My gynecologist who performed the surgery told me I need to start taking something soon to prevent it from growing back. She said the worst thing I could possibly do right now is not take anything. Our original plan was to try for pregnancy as soon as I'm healed, but my doctor said she thinks because I've probably had this since my first period 16 years ago- the majority of my life- that it would be really good to give me and my body at least a little bit of reprieve and normality before the stress of pregnancy.Since I don't want to try Lupron, my options at this point are Orilissa and continuous birth control. For birth control I would try Loestrin. Out of the 5 or so I tried, Lo Loestrin worked with me the best but my doctor doesn't think it would be strong enough since I had spotting between cycles, therefore recommending Loestrin since it's similar but stronger.Anyway, I'm in such a rut trying to decide which path to take. I need to start one of them with my next period, which is set to arrive in 8 days.There are so many scary stories about Orilissa, especially since I'm predisposed to mental health issues. I'm scared that since it's such a new medication the long and short term effects haven't been studied enough yet. On the flip side, there's a chance that it could be 2 years of relief and the answer I'm looking for. My doctor said she hasn't had anyone need to stop due to decreased mood, in fact she told me she sees many women have an improvement in mood, because their symptoms have been caused by hormonal imbalances. This especially relates to me because we've suspected I have PMDD but I've never gotten a clinical diagnoses.So we move onto birth control. Yes, the Lo Loestrin worked better for me than any other b.c. I tried, but I did ultimately stop taking it because I didn't like the way it made me feel. Instead of crazy ups and downs with mood, I just had a constant mild low. Also my loss of libido was birth control in of itself.So I just don't know what to do. Part of me doesn't want to miss out on any benefits Orilissa might bring over birth control, but I'm so scared of being even more depressed than I already have been the past year and a half.Thanks for reading through that wall. I just don't know what to do and I'm driving myself crazy over it. Any advice helps. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2ZTj7iy