Birth Control Pill Survivorstag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008-11-08:/blog//12008-11-26T02:42:22ZMovable Type 4.21-enMonth 2 off the pill--Day 25 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.192008-11-26T02:37:37Z2008-11-26T02:42:22Zso yes, the headaches are back--I should say headache (singular cause it just never goes away) I have it all day and no amount of advil will help..I feel like an 80 yr old today--joints, muscles and neck hurt so...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
so yes, the headaches are back--I should say headache (singular cause it just never goes away) I have it all day and no amount of advil will help..I feel like an 80 yr old today--joints, muscles and neck hurt so bad...I feel so sore...I started taking vitamins today--read about Vitamin D and how important it is! I take iron, (for my hair loss) magnesium(for anxiety and sleep), calcium (for my bones), fish oil (for the essential fatty acids). Oh and the tingly sensation in my head and body is back too...
Month 2 off the pill--Day 24 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.182008-11-25T02:34:41Z2008-11-26T02:37:25Zwell, I feel not so great but i guess i'm just so used to this that i'm handling it better. My headaches are back and I feel slightly dizzy most of the day...no depression or crying or irritabiity though.....Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
well, I feel not so great but i guess i'm just so used to this that i'm handling it better. My headaches are back and I feel slightly dizzy most of the day...no depression or crying or irritabiity though..
Month 2 off the pill--Day 23 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.172008-11-23T23:41:58Z2008-11-23T23:47:34ZI slept ok at the hotel. Started to feel a little weird at the concert then it passed..then I woke up and felt weird again, then that passed, and now I feel fuzzy. I feel like crying but wont...I'll leave...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
I slept ok at the hotel. Started to feel a little weird at the concert then it passed..then I woke up and felt weird again, then that passed, and now I feel fuzzy. I feel like crying but wont...I'll leave that for the days I cant eve ncontrol it..sigh.
Month 2 off the pill--Day 22 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.162008-11-22T23:39:55Z2008-11-23T23:41:53ZI'm going to Atlantic City today to see Madonna. I havent been out in almost 3 months so it will be weird. I feel ok...not as good as yesterday but not bad. Hoping I dont have trouble sleeping in the...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
I'm going to Atlantic City today to see Madonna. I havent been out in almost 3 months so it will be weird. I feel ok...not as good as yesterday but not bad. Hoping I dont have trouble sleeping in the hotel room...
month 2 off the pill--Day 21 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.152008-11-22T03:00:22Z2008-11-22T03:01:25ZI feel GREAT! I feel alive and have a good outlook on the future. I just wish it would stay like this from here on in. I'm afraid of my next period. :(...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
I feel GREAT! I feel alive and have a good outlook on the future. I just wish it would stay like this from here on in. I'm afraid of my next period. :(
Month 2 off the pill--Day 20 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.142008-11-21T02:58:28Z2008-11-22T03:00:05ZI feel good. I am tired, but whatever...I'm getting better. I tried a Climara patch tonight--NOT good for me. I fainted...yikes. Gonna give this fight a cold turkey try....Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
I feel good. I am tired, but whatever...I'm getting better. I tried a Climara patch tonight--NOT good for me. I fainted...yikes. Gonna give this fight a cold turkey try.
Month 2 off the pill--Day 19 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.132008-11-20T03:10:56Z2008-11-20T03:39:46ZDays 17, 18 and today are pretty much the same. I'm tired. I'm tired. I'm tired. I fall asleep at 10-11pm every night and wake up at 3am like clock work. I cant fall back to sleep until about 5...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
Days 17, 18 and today are pretty much the same. I'm tired. I'm tired. I'm tired. I fall asleep at 10-11pm every night and wake up at 3am like clock work. I cant fall back to sleep until about 5 am then have to wake up at 6:30 for work. One good thing about today is that I had a consultation appointment with the one and only Dr. Elizabeth Vliet. She helped me understand the causes of all my symptoms and how to address the main issue instead of treating each symptom. There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. I will start a regimen of applying different doses (on different times of my cycle) of bio-identical hormone replacement patches. I am hoping that they work and take me out of this madness.
month 2 off the pill--Day 16 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.122008-11-17T01:37:36Z2008-11-17T01:41:11ZWhat a difference a day makes. My hormone levels are so wack that one day I cry for no reason and feel like garbage and look in the mirror and see a not so attractive person (even though normally I'd...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
What a difference a day makes. My hormone levels are so wack that one day I cry for no reason and feel like garbage and look in the mirror and see a not so attractive person (even though normally I'd feel attractive and confident all the time) and today I look in the mirror and feel great. No headaches, no pains, slept great, and I'm off to bake a cake at my future in-laws' house. On days like today, the prospect of feeling bad again seems so unlikely yet I know to much now than to think its just going to disappear overnight. I have a phone consult with Dr.Elizabeth Vliet this Wednesday...she will tell me if and how to treat this mess.
month 2 off the pill--Day 15 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.112008-11-16T01:33:08Z2008-11-17T01:37:26ZNot so good today...I'm exhausted, I feel down and dont really want to leave the house but I have to..I got the blood test back and my estradiol dropped to 40 yesterday...the FDA says when stradiol levels are under 100,...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
Not so good today...I'm exhausted, I feel down and dont really want to leave the house but I have to..I got the blood test back and my estradiol dropped to 40 yesterday...the FDA says when stradiol levels are under 100, you are at risk for osteoperosis...and one's levels should be between 150-250 to feel their best....I cried for no reason this morning and felt like I was going crazy....this too shall pass...I keep telling myself...this too shall pass....I just want to sleep all day and run away from feeling like this.
month 2 off the pill--Day 14 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.102008-11-15T01:30:35Z2008-11-17T01:33:00ZI'm Alive! I worked a full day and no dizziness, memory lapses, muscle aches or depressed mood....I'm going to the doctor to get my blood drawn......Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
I'm Alive! I worked a full day and no dizziness, memory lapses, muscle aches or depressed mood....I'm going to the doctor to get my blood drawn...
Month 2 off the pill--Day 13 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.92008-11-14T03:14:10Z2008-11-14T03:20:09ZToday is a good day. I got good sleep last night and although I felt REALLY tired all day, my mood was good--I laughed a lot like I used to and I stayed at work the whole shift (9-6) instead...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
Today is a good day. I got good sleep last night and although I felt REALLY tired all day, my mood was good--I laughed a lot like I used to and I stayed at work the whole shift (9-6) instead of leaving at 3 or 4...There are moments where you say "is it really me?" "do I even know what it is to be 'normal' anymore?" but then you just sigh some relief in knowing that asking those questions in it of itself is getting better. I had days where I thought I didnt know who I saw in the mirror from the depression. I saw a chart of estrogen levels and it seems estrogen goes down on days 13 (today) and 14 before going back up until day 27....I cannot wait until day 20.
Month 2 off the pill--Day 12 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.82008-11-12T18:54:05Z2008-11-13T02:35:36ZWow, what a difference. I slept 9 hours and woke up feeling hmm, how should I say..."normal". No fuzzy head, clear mind, can form a whole sentence without thinking I'm gonna screw it up. Also, my heart palpitations are virtually...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
9:30pm, I have a little heavyness in my chest right now--and a little anxiety--nothing I cant handle but certainly nothing I had before coming off birth control and most certainly never before starting it. Good luck to me falling asleep.
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Month 2 off the pill--Day 11 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.72008-11-12T01:51:45Z2008-11-12T01:57:40ZI slept 10 hours last night and woke up feeling great. By the time I got to work I felt like it was 10 pm and it was time to go to bed. I have such lethargy today. Heart still...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
Still reading "Its My Ovaries, Stupid"...I love this book.
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Month 2 off the pill--Day 10 of Menstrual Cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.62008-11-10T16:55:14Z2008-11-10T17:00:14ZWell, I was too quick to think it was just gonna end again--I couldnt sleep last night--I had that buzzing in my head and almost dizzy while trying to fall asleep--heart pounding and tossed and turned until 1am. I took...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
Well, I was too quick to think it was just gonna end again--I couldnt sleep last night--I had that buzzing in my head and almost dizzy while trying to fall asleep--heart pounding and tossed and turned until 1am. I took a half an ambien at 1 and fell asleep at 2am. I feel fuzzy headed today--not as bad as I was during my period but not "clear minded" at all. I walk up a flight of stairs and my heart starts to palpitate and pounds--it stops after 10 minutes of sitting down. Appetite is not as good as yesterday but I ate a bagel this morning and felt better after eating. I'm at work, trying to concentrate on things to do but its hard with all these spots in my vision and feeling light sensitive. I also feel a little short of breath. Its 12pm, lets see how the rest of the day goes.
Month 2 off the pill--Day 9 of menstrual cycletag:bcpsurvivors.com,2008:/blog//1.52008-11-09T16:35:53Z2008-11-09T18:22:55ZI slept 9 hours last night--felt great to wake up with that knowledge of not having to "try to fall asleep" but just passing out within minutes. As soon as I woke up, I went to wash my face and...Sheahttp://bcpsurvivors.com
I slept 9 hours last night--felt great to wake up with that knowledge of not having to "try to fall asleep" but just passing out within minutes. As soon as I woke up, I went to wash my face and brush my teeth and within minutes, that heavy, fuzzy head started coming back..that not so clear vision and that confused feeling. Its getting better each day but I'm certainly not myself. I dont have anxiety today and I cant even feel my heart beating in my chest (which is a really good feeling) I have my appetite in full swing though--my breakfast of hormone free eggs and 7 grain toast was delicious. My back pain is a lot better but I still see blurry and have light sensitivity outside in the sunlight. Not a single crying spell in 2 days :) I feel tired and lethargic but will force myself out of bed and move around. Maybe some exercise is in order.