Hi newbie here 😀
Please bear with me as I haven't got all the lingo down yet 😂
Long story short but I have come off the contraceptive patch after years! (Read all the horror stories about coming off the patch, which has terrified me!)
To begin with I felt better, the patch made my skin itch and come out in rashes at the site and killed my libido 😳 ......anyway then came the hormones, like massive breakdowns at the most littlest things, just looking at my oh made me lose my rag (regardless if he was been annoying or not), I'd cry at the stupidest of things and by cry I mean full on ugly sob ha!
My nips are massive and constantly erect! (Very unusual for me), there sensitive but like tingling/burning kinda sensation!
I feel sick and my stomach constantly feels full and sluggish, I've gone off wine 🍷 (I'm not a big drinker but enjoy a glass, tasted like soap and I couldn't drink it!) I'm starving all the time, again unusual for me, I've never been a big eater and have skipped breakfast since my teenage years now i wake up so hungry (will even admit I got up at 3am and had a bowl of cereal this week) I've got a horrible taste in my mouth, like a film over the whole inside of mouth. I need to wee constantly! I'm bloated and gassy 😂
Then to top it off I fainted an exercise class (mortified) just felt myself getting hotter and I couldn't cool down. I'm getting massive hot flushes and dizzy spells (can't stand up too quickly)
I know it's normal to "withdraw" from contraceptive but I feel like my body's isn't my own (like I'm watching from the outside) and it's flipping frustrating. I've caved and taken a pregnancy test with was negative.
Sorry this post is like a mini moan but anyone else experienced this, am I crazy?