Hi,
I am currently taking cerzette (taken the pill for many years). For the past two years my moods have become worse, very irritable, lots of anxiety and feelings of anger, snappy, brain fog (literally feel like how you do when you have a baby and your hormones are all over the place). To be honest after having kids I have felt hormonal imbalance which got worse after each pregnancy. I also have reduced energy, enjoyment in things and my libido is just non existent, feel like a total misery.
I have spoken to gp who did hormone tests all fine and they said I could try (hrt) but as I don't want the coil fitted I would need to take utrogestan at night and wear a patch and take this along side cerzette. I am so put off taking utrogestan at night as I have read it's a sedative and I don't need help getting to sleep / also worried about mixing with alcohol if I have a wine at the weekend). I have read you can take it vaginally - has anyone done this? I haven't tried hrt yet as I am so anxious that it will make me feel worse also after years of taking the pill and having no periods I am also worried it might be the pill that has caused these feelings too.
My GP suggested that I try switching to the the combined pill as this is like her (I have read about qlaira) has anyone done this and found this to help? My gp also said I could try anti depressants (common side effects seems to be decreased libido which when I haven't got one at the moment don't want to take something that will make it worse). I don't want to go down that route as I feel the way I am feeling is hormonal. It keeps coming over in waves it's like suddenly I feel like a worse version of myself and dread the thought that this is now me. I have done a lot of research but I think it's really hard when you are on birth control / ont have periods as this is either contributing to the way I am feeling/ masking symptoms. The coil was originally suggested as it's lower progesterone but it's the whole procedure having to have it fitted that I can't deal with/ having it removed if it doesn't work- also I have read lots of negative stories about it.
Anyone with similar experiences to me I would really appreciate any advice. As my anxiety is pretty bad at the moment I just feel like I struggle to make decisions/ always scared to try different pills in case it does work and I feel worse.
Many thanks