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TMI - I Feel Like A Walking Hormone (Sorry, Another BC Discussion)
Hello,
I've never officially introduced myself, though I've had a few posts. Hello, how are you? We're getting married in August, 2015, and we are so excited! It's so great to be able to participate in these boards, I've learned a TON.
Anyway, I am on the generic Seasonique, and this weekend is my one of four periods a year. Before this, I was on Nexplanon for about three months, and it was the first time a birth control made me feel crazy. Anyway, this entire past week I could feel my uterus crying out, was sore, and felt moody, but now that it's officially what we like to refer to as "not the father's day" (HIMYM reference...) I feel like a giant piece of estrogen. I'm so grumpy (mostly in my head, I've been trying to curtail it) and overly sensitive. Does anyone else go through this? Do you have a way to help it?
I am really looking forward to participating more on these boards!
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Re: TMI - I Feel Like A Walking Hormone (Sorry, Another BC Discussion)
So, maybe you need to switch again. I'm sorry!
Most BC makes me grumpy, fat, and kills my sex my sex drive. I actually always used to say that BC only works because it makes you fat and not want to have sex lol
Now I'm on Ortho Tri-Cyclin Lo, which I LOVE, but it's really expenisve. It doesn't have a generic, so it's $50/month (FI pays 1/2). Not ideal, but it is what it is.
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I'm fairly convinced that my BC is what has destroyed my sex drive. I just have zero desire to have sex and it makes no sense. I'll have to ask about Ortho Tri-Cyclin Lo next time I go to the gyno.
How do you other ladies handle it?
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I'm so scared of just condoms, I don't trust them as the only method. But I'm tired of having to chose between feeling sub-human and being in withering pain!!!
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Everybody reacts differently to different BC methods. It usually does require some trial and error. I think nearly every BC method mentioned on this site has had people comment about loving it and others that said they hated it.
I know a lot of people like the Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo, and most have few side effects, since it had lower hormone levels. But it made me really depressed, super emotional, made my cramping worse, and caused me to gain weight. Around that same time, my doc also determined that my blood has extremely high clotting factor and I really shouldn't be on estrogen. So, now I've been on a progestin only mini-pill for about 3 months. This month my period was super light and only lasted 2 days, so that's a huge plus. But I've definitely been gaining weight. There was also some moodiness and emotional issues up front (I actually took a pregnancy test just to be sure because the side effects made me feel pregnant), but most of those seem to be wearing off finally. I'm still trying to decide if I should try switching to something else (mainly Mirena or Nexplanon)... but avoiding estrogen BC limits my options. I'll probably give this one a few more months, since the side effects seem to be fading and see if it continues to get better.
The weight gain is the one bothering me the most right now. I've gained 20 lbs. since my wedding in June. And this week I just hit my highest weight ever, which was a big eye opener. And I feel super bad that it all happened to coincide with the wedding... I don't want anyone (especially DH) to think that I'm letting myself go now that I have him locked down.