Hi all,
I've been on contraceptive pills for about 19yrs, first I was on microgynon from teenage years until I came off it 2013 to TTC, had my son 2014 and at my 6wk check up the doctor advised me to switch to cerazette which I've been on ever since so 9 years. Since I've been on it I've experienced chronic tension headaches and moderate anxiety (but also had many life situations which have contributed to this).
My anxiety has increased this year drastically and so I have tried a number of things - vitamin b12, vit D, magnesium. I've had to reduce my hours at work as I just wasn't coping working full time anymore. I am only 35!!
Anyway I decided to see if coming off the contraceptive pill would have any effect on my anxiety levels, I'm reluctant to take anti anxiety medication and I've already had therapy several times. I stopped my pill on the 28th may, first few days I didn't notice anything, after a week or so I felt great, had some mild cramps as expected but I was feeling a range of emotions instead of just constant fear/worry - I was feeling sadness instead of numb, joy etc and was thinking this is going great, anxiety had definitely lowered by week two and decrease in headaches. I am now week 4 being off it - no period as of yet but have had to treat a yeast infection and 5 days ago this crippling exhaustion overtook me, I tried to push through it at first but yesterday I had to spend the whole day in bed and today is much the same, I am sleeping off/on, and my anxiety is out of control, nausea, mad hunger - what the hell is going on? I briefly considered I was ill but I have no other symptoms of an illness. I am not functioning here, is this normal pre period? If so I'm going straight bk on cerazette as soon as possible because I couldn't cope with this every month.