Why I Came Off The Pill | One Month Update | Lucy Moon
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“I feel like the main character” lol that is a great way to describe a good cathartic cry.
Would love those 6 and 12 month down the line videos! Thank you for Being so kind and honest ❤️
Lucy, I am so happy I watched this video! I have been thinking that I’ve become bipolar since coming off the pill. I feel like a mess. But after watching this and then taking your advice of educating myself I do feel better. I’m so happy that people like yourself use these platforms to inform and help others 💛 can’t wait to follow the rest of your journey
Thanks for making a video like this! Also I love the dark hair! Not sure how new it is I'm a bit behind on your vids, but I love the super dark vibes
You have just open my eyes on this, thank you lucy, that's why I love your videos ❤️
so glad to hear you're doing well! its soo strange how different pills can have such big effects and we don't really get taught in school. thanks for your vid!
These videos are so helpful, thank you so much for sharing your experience. It really helps in making people feel less weird or out of the ordinary.
It made me so happy for you when you said you had like a moment with yourself for like the first time
Please please please film the video you mentioned about the changes you implemented in your life. That would be so so helpful!
This was super insightful ! I lost a bit of weight over lockdown but my arms and stomach have stayed roughly the same size and it’s so nice to have an explanation for this ! Hormones are crazy hahah, glad to see you’re doing well:)
i remember you saying you wanted to get the doctor to do some tests on your thyroid a few months ago!! i’m really glad you finally got a diagnosis
so many other things I had in common with you that I didn’t even realize maybe a symptom !! thanks for sharing (and mentioning ❤️)
Your skin is just phenomenal! Great video, thanks Lucy :)
I’ve been off the pill for about 5 years now. I always thought my periods were weird cause they only lasted like 3 days, but was nice to hear yours are the same, even down to the way you described it as only getting pain for about 3 hours on the first day. Crazy. I’ve found though, that the more I rest and eat healthy leading up to my period the less painful my symptoms are
Ahhh this video was a wake-up call. Cerelle is giving me BURNING sadness and rage, I’m pretty happy in my actual life but it feels like I’ve got to experience someone else’s horrendous mood swings alongside it. My period disappears and then comes for weeks at a time...other than that it’s great, lmao. I know I should switch but I’m terrified - thanks Lucy for sharing your experience!
Please make the video about the changes you’ve made?! This video has come at the perfect time, just as I’m thinking about coming off the pill, I have the same weight issue, where I’m not overweight, but storing fat weirdly in ways I never used to. I’ve just always been too scared to come off the pill! xx
Hey Lucy, I haven’t been on hormonal contraception but I do have the non-hormonal coil. I love it. It’s something I don’t need to think about, it’s long-term (and doesn’t affect fertility when you do want it removed!) and while it made my cycle really heavy for the first few months, your body does adjust and it continues to get better. 🥰 Good luck!!
I am absolutely in love with this video! Such an honest, well researched and thorough account of your contraceptive journey. As someone who has struggled with their reproductive system since I started ovulating I can relate to a lot of the topics you have covered in this video. With the lack of funding (and decrease in funding) for women's sexual health, we need to look out for eachother and be as candid as possible when relaying our stories to one another. Love you Lucy, your content always makes me happy! Keep being you 🙂
I was just gunna comment on another video asking why you came off the pill and if you could make a video and then this showed up in my subscription box! So excited!
I went off the pill around the same time as you (end of September) because it was causing my blood to clot! I was on it for 5 years and most of those were for my developmental years (17 and on) and it's just really nice to know I'm not alone in my endeavors. Thanks a ton 😊
Thank you for talking about this!! I've been on pills and currently the implant and it's so weird to think that my emotions may not be fully my own. I'd love to hear your experiences with the coil if you feel comfortable sharing as I think it's an option so many women are considering. So frustrating how much we still have to settle when it comes to contraception 🙃
Love to see an updated hair routine/styling video !
thanks for sharing your experience, Lucy! ❤️a best friend of mine is coming off the pill rn too and she’s having a great experience! she also suffers from thyroid problems. i’m 28 and actually started the pill for the first time this summer due to my PCOS. it was the cheapest option (thankfully fully covered by my insurance). it’s insane how much better i feel. my womanly assets are enhanced, i’m losing weight, i have so much energy, and it’s drastically helping my sex drive and mental health. i have a long way to go with handling PCOS, but i’m glad i finally made the decision to start. it’s so specific to everyone and it’s comforting to see so many in the comments sharing their story.
Oh my goodness, I've recently (couple months ago) came off hormonal contraception after 3 years on it and recently I've been dreaming/my brain takes me back to traumatic experiences in my late teens !! Never considered that it could have been because I came off hormones ♥️ feels amazing to know I'm not alone... love all your videos, keep doing what you're doing 🌞
Unrelated but can you please do a hair routine? Your hair looks AMAZING
Great video & good luck Lucy! I would highly recommend tracking your cycle through charting cervical mucus/& or basal temperature, bleeding and also document acne, hair, mental health, libido & pain. I came off the pill February 2019 after being on it for 2 years. After 2 weeks my cervical mucus was already "back to normal." Nothing much happened for 6 months except 45 day cycles. THEN OH BOY. The worst cystic acne all over my jaw, cheeks & back. Panic attacks. Crazy high and low moods. Greasy roots & hair loss. However the headaches & water retention from the pill had disappeared and my libido was very active, so I persevered. Only August 2020 have I felt my normal self, my hair has gone back to my beautiful thick teenage curls, my anxiety has gone, clear skin (for the most part), and I feel so in tune with my body. Perhaps this helps somebody. I wish we were taught how to chart our cycles at school.
I came off a pill that made me crazy anxious and have depression symptoms and suicidal thoughts etc in the beginning of 2019. After that my before the pill irregular periods have been even more irregular and I've had 1,5 periods after... I know coming off the pill was the right decision as my mental health improved massively but still, bodies are damn weird.
Thank you for talking about this so openly I think a lot of people will find this useful ! :) xx
I really appreciate videos with experiences with the pill! I’ve been on it for coming up to 6 years now, and I still feel absolutely none the wiser about it. If I ever question anything, my doctor will be incredibly dismissive about it being the pill’s fault, and it makes me feel like I’ve imagined things. These conversations are so valuable to have, because it’s scary how little we actually know about our own bodies, and how easily the pill is taken by so many with the majority of us barely knowing or understanding any of the repercussions!
can relate to being dismissed by doctors - it's why i think we should just listen to our own inner voice for our decisions sometimes
Such an important subject to talk about. Happy you're feeling better! ✨
I personally have had a great experience with the pill - no noticeable side effects at all, safe sex and (blissfully): no period. I never comment normally but I just wanted to balance the discussion since this is very individual and the pill is not inherently bad for everyone! :)
I feel the same on mine, but maybe these sporatic depressive periods aren't me.. Who knows. I haven't come across a contraceptive that I'd prefer sadly.
What is the pilll u used?
@@dish-iree592 It's called Yaz. :) (I live in Sweden, don't know if the name can change depending on where it is distributed though.)
@@dish-iree592 Just a minipill! they have less hormone %-age and only one hormone. Mine was Swingo 30. Might not work for everyone but I have no side effects that I can notice. :)
Omg I'm crying, it feels like you are talking about me, I started having similar problems ( weird fat on arms and lower body, terrible need to pee also during night, but also migraine, depression and eye sight got worse) all things I never had before. I have been to many doctors and NO ONE even mentioned or took into consideration the pill as reason why. I am now understanding that the pill could be the reason, so i have decided to quit. Thanks for this video, I felt finally understood
I also took the pill Microgynon for seven years and I came off in february. Without it I feel like myself again, no dry skin, no bad mood swings, no anger issues. Just pimples but I'm ok with that. Thank you for sharing your story, there can't be enough experiences shared about this topic! (Safe distant) hugs from Germany
I think it's really interesting to learn how your body and your hormones work just on your own and i love to hear how this feels for other women. And on top it's really nice to listen to you :)
Lucy your hair is looking lush!!!
Lucy, what you described about your time off the pill when you were 21 sounds exactly like what I experienced when I was 21 except it was whilst I was on the implant. I was on it for six months and I felt like I was losing my mind at times, very anxious and depressed. Eventually the all side effects just weighed out the pros of not having a period. I’m currently considering going on either the progesterone only pill or the Mirena coil after being suggested to after a gynaecologist appointment to help my painful periods so this videos came at the perfect time
thank you so much for opening up about that !!
This video couldn’t have come up in my recommend at a better time, I’ve been on regevidon since I was 16 (I’m now 21) and I’m thinking of coming off it soon so it’s so useful to hear other people’s experiences coming off the pill in general.
i've made videos about my experience going off as well if that helps!
Ily Lucy your one of my fave youtubers right now and have been for around a year I love your content
Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing this. You have such a lovely voice and a beautiful demeanor
Pleeease make the video about what you have done to support your body coming off the pill!!
I’m so grateful that my experience with the pill has always been really positive, the first pill I was ever put on (microgynon) worked for me and I’ve been on it for nearly 8 years and I’ve never had any problems. But I know loads of people have issues with the pill so I’m glad there are so many options out there for people, and it’s always interesting to hear people’s stories
Same! I’ve only switched pills once and am very happy with mine. Never really experienced any bad side effects. I’m still curious to come off it just to know what it’s like but I’m way too scared to get pregnant 😅😅
@@littlemusic4x me too, I’m always so curious about coming off it or trying other options but it works so well and I’m so scared about pregnancy or having issues with other types of contraception
omg the upper arms thing!! have recently come off hormonal contraception and I had also noticed that and had no idea that could be a contraception thing
I was on the pill for 12 years and came off it almost a year ago now. It has seriously changed my life. I would cry at least every other day when I was on the pill, and now maybe 2 or 3 times per month, my anxiety is way better (still have GAD, but it’s not limiting my life as much anymore) and I also have that feeling of being more present and more me. I haven’t been on anything else because for most of the year I wasn’t sexually active anyway, but that has recently changed and now I’m also thinking of getting the copper IUD.
i can totally relate to feeling more like myself!
I've been on the combined pill for about three years now, ever since I started my relationship, and it really bugs me that I can't tell what is a result of it and what isn't, in regards to my body. I'm always fascinated when I see these kinds of videos and people can map out exactly how it has affected them.
I have the same problem, I don't know how I will act in the relationship when I stop with the pill. Its also my first serious relationship
thank you so much for sharing! I literally gasped when you talked about feeling swollen in certain areas, cause that's exactly how I felt. like certain areas of your face and body became bloated, but without any reason. so weird
oh, and after coming off the pill I had painful acne as well
Yesss and an implant video to show your experience, I am currently on the pill and feel like a psycho so i am in need of a change i've been looking into natrual cycles or the coil because i'm a bit fed up..
Thank you for making this video. I'm actually considering getting of the pill and trying a new type of contraception. So this types of videos really help with making a decision
i made videos about my experience going off if that helps!
I've been off the pill for 2 weeks now. I took it for 1,5 years. So I'm very happy and excited to watch your videos on the topic to see and compare what's going with your body while mine's doing the same work :)
how are you now?
@@arinakarat6890 honestly, I didn't realize how much it actually did impact my body. I lost some water weight that I didn't know I had, my skin still has its fair share of outbreaks but at some point it was worse bc of the specific pill I took and regarding my mental health, it's been about the same.
Currently, I'm not taking any hormonal birth control because I'm single. But I think I'd still consider taking the pill as an option, especially because it is a very effective contraceptive. So yeah :) I hope that helps
It would be so helpful to see a video 6 months down the line! I’m 10 months off the pill and still experiencing weird periods and horrible acne breakouts so it’s helpful for me to see other people’s experiences. 💖
Did it takes 10 months for your period and acne to get bad?.
face theory's gel moisturiser has been so great! also have oily skin and it hydrates without making it greasy. but thanks for a great video, super informative :)
Great video! On the breakouts on the chin point; particularly this year we are using face masks a lot (as we should!) so our chin areas are always rubbing on fabric, so breakouts do tend to happen. It is what it is I guess :P
Thanks for sharing! I'd be really careful about the copper coil. I got it a few years ago because I wanted to get off hormonal birth control and my periods had always been quite light. However, it was awful. Very heavy bleeding, long periods, insane cramps, lots of pain... I waited four months for it to 'subside' but it never did. I'm on the hormone coil now because it is more local low-dose hormones, it's lovely for me. You do you, but be aware that it can be really painful. To me it was absolutely not worth it. Sex is nice. Being myself in my body is nice. I don't recommend any woman put up with that kind of frequent pain.
Copper coil is non hormonal get ready for heavy periods and get ready acne at the beginning. I have had it 3 years in May, but i would say when you get it a good pain management . Thanks for recommending flo helped me with my periods for at least a year helped my relationshio knowing my emotions.
I went off the pill during the first lockdown and my hair is falling out like crazy so it was really nice to hear that I’m not the only one 😬
I’ve had a really good experience with the copper coil, but definitely agree that it’s good to wait to see what your periods are naturally like as it has definitely made mine slightly heavier and more painful. Not sure if this is true, but I’ve heard that spots on the chin area are linked to hormones so hopefully that symptom will improve! ☺️
I really appreciate these types of videos. I’ve been on the pill for almost 10 yrs and have always been really happy with it. No bad side effects or feeling any type of drastic changes. I’m still curious about coming off it just to see but I’m terrified of getting pregnant 😅
Yeah, I am on the pill for almost 12 years (well first 3?4 years on some stronger one because of acne, now on some version with lower dose of hormones) and I do not see any major effects beside it's primary purpose and some slight help with acne management. But then again who really remembers in detail how they looked and felt in teenage years before the pill (I started to take it as 18,5yo) :-D :-D :-D But I am actually anxious about the idea of quiting it because it seems like roullette, you don't know what effects the withdrawal will have :-D I had almost quit in Sept 2020 but then I was like, f*ck it, I do not plan to have kids anyway (unless I find by some miracle someone who would be crazy enough to consider having family with me) so I will ride this ride as long as possible. And even if I would quit "too late" for being able to have own kids, I won't mind it much, there are already enough kids who need some care on this planet so if I would have the means and options I could just adopt or foster. No need to put pressure on oneself, living in these times is already stressful enough :-D
I came off the pill after 7 years in July. I have been really struggling and this video was so helpful. I think I'll be ordering that book. I'd actually looked at the thyroid stuff on the internet because I just feel quite unwell at the moment in general.
So interesting to listen to your story! I came off the pill I was on in April, mainly because of finishing my travels and coming home into lockdown, and also being (very) single, so I just didn’t rush back to the doctor to get prescribed more. I’ve stayed off it because I thought it would be good to see how my body works off it. I’ve also struggled more with acne, but I don’t know how much of that is from coming off the pill or wearing a mask or both 😂
You need to try Clinique Moisture Surge moisturiser- so light and soaks I’m so fast and works!
I recently finished up the snow mushroom moisturiser from the Inkey List and it’s so good! It’s gel based and costs like €10. Apparently the mushrooms help soothe skin and reduce redness.
I got my coil out 2 months ago and now I feel amazing. I was so tired, anxious, paranoid, depressed and felt very lethargic. I have been in and out of mental health services and after 4 years the psychiatrist told me to ‘get that thing out of your body’ and I did and within 2 weeks I felt more normal. My partner has to wear doms now but I never want synthetic hormones ever again. Glad you’re doing well Lucy xxx
@@Nicole-zy4vb I think she means condoms by doms lol that was my guess
@@Nicole-zy4vb thanks for your comment! The non hormonal coil made me bleed non stop for months and then I switched to mirena and it made me miserable. Doms are condoms, I was being lazy sorry! Thanks for your comment though, if you have any other non hormonal contraceptive ideas I am all ears ❤️
@@PriscaL I did! Lol thanks xx
I keep hearing about how different birth controls can really change your mental health and I’m starting to wonder if being on the pill has effected my mental health. I have diagnosed, when I look back I think I started having problems around the same time! I already plan to go off birth control and this made me kind of excited to see how my body will change.
Seeing this after a hell of a year (my Mirena was put in in January) and although I don't feel it caused my skyrocketing anxiety, I think it contributed to the acceleration and my inability to cope with it. Reading this comment reassures me that I made the right decision in removing it. My GP dismissed my concerns about it impacting my mental health because it's not listed as a side effect but more and more I'm hearing from people with similar experiences.
Your chatty videos are my favourite :)
Really enjoyed this video, I find it really interesting.
a really interesting video, i love hearing about this haha! also the colours are so beautiful 🥰
i loooooved this video and your kind of like "story time" content 💚💚
Gonna be going off the Pill myself once I've finished this lot (~6 months) after being continuously on, without any noticeable issues for nearly 12 years. Nervous but intrigued to see how it goes.
I have combination skin and if you are looking for a gel moisturiser the REN Clarimatte™ T-Zone Balancing Gel Cream is the way to go- have used for 6+ years 💛
I'm not on the pill and never have (As I don't have periods) but just was interested to watch!
Also your eyebrows are incredible in this video!
I am not sure what is worse what is better. I wasn't on a pill but I have acne for 20 years already. from my 17 till now when I am 37. Had a few clear months when was doing face peel and around 1.5 years after isotretinoin (accutane). I did't have pill related issues you describe but 20 years is too much. mostly my skin was similar to what you showed from your old videos. but many times much worse.
you look good and happy. hair colour is stunning
why do i feel like we're connected?! i went gluten free due to intolerance and you released a video about going gluten free, i came off the pill 3 months ago and now this, and i swear everytime i dye my hair i watch your new video and you've dyed yours 😂😂 loved this though, such an important topic to talk about xx
In NZ during covid the pill I was on was not available due to shipment and demand delays so I had to change pill and it's been hell honestly 😅 being a woman is so rough but hearing other people's stories gives me some hope and healing haha thank you so much for sharing!
This is sooo interesting, thanks so much! I've had the Mirena coil in for 5 years and it's due to be replaced...I was actually going to go on the Pill just due to how painful it was getting it in in the first place...but hearing the side effects you had to the pill, the Mirena hasn't been that bad! I'm just really conscious about the amount of hormones and chemicals we pump into our bodies and was hoping to find a less damaging alternative...I haven't had ANY issues with the Mirena, like the lack of periods has been such a bonus! Think I'll get it put back in! Thanks so much for your experience and thoughts! 😁💜 xx
First off, great video! :) Second, honestly have such complex feelings about the pill... it can provide such liberation but also has so many side effects. I'm currently recovering from bilateral pulmonary emboli (blood clots in both my lungs) which was a scary/life-threatening thing, that typically has a slow recovery... especially during this pandemic. I'm going through a lot of tests right now but what most likely caused this was the fact I was on an estrogen-based version of the pill (not Yazmin). So glad you're doing well, Lucy!!
While taking yasmin, you need to take B6 vitamin as well. It is because, yasmin decreases the B6 in your body. My doctor adviced it :) so you will not have any depression and anxiety. I also recommend (personal experience) healthy diet rich in B6 food (avocado, chicken breast etc) thanks to this info, I controlled the depression side effect. Now I am super happy :)
when i switched between pills (because they all made my miserable in their unique ways ✨) i was like: i LOVE experimenting with my body like i'm a lab rat :)))))
I switched from the pill to an IUD. Both had drawbacks but man I feel so much better now when my IUD allieviated the anxiety of getting pregnant™️
I wish contraceptives for men were more reaserched and popularised because it's just not ok that women are the ones burdened with it.
I’m on the hormonal IUD and I love it so far!
Thank you so much for this video!!!!
I’ve been on microgynon for 7 years and honestly it’s been amazing in terms of my periods went super light and obviously never got pregnant 👍🏼& never really noticed anything majorly wrong. However until recently I started noticing how anxious I’ve been / worrying about everything / low moods and just feeling like that grey cloud.
And this is why I’ve come off. I’ve been off the pill for a week now and still excited about coming off and already noticed a shift in how I feel and my mood.
Can you please do an update on coming off the pill please? ❤ I am passing through the same experience right now xx
I never had the pill, but this was so interesting. Thank you!
Warning: dr Jolene Brightens is not a medical doctor, but a naturopath who finished the National University of Natural Medicine (a university that teaches ie. homeopathy; and in the naturopathy course that she’s finished it is one of the core subjects). She is trying to sell supplements for a variety condition but a. they are reaaaally expensive, 80 dollars for vitamin b, b. she tries to sell sets of these multivitamins (arguing that one helps you with problemX, whilst another with problem Y), however it is mostly the same - looots of vitamin C - obviously, for naturopaths it is some kind of a treat, other vitamins, and some herbs. I’d recommend not promoting her, especially now, during the global pandemic, when real science needs to be promoted, and not pseudoscience.
ugh, I should've read the comment section first. I already downloaded her book in audiobook form. oh well. thanks for making people aware of this! I hate it when people call themselves doctors and give medical advice when they're absolutely not qualified for it.
@@julieannelovesbooks Her book is a great introduction to the hormonal systems in the body in layman's language. You can verify everything she writes with you doctor and she includes an extensive resources list at the end of the book.
@@StrongImaginationA I'm just not paying someone who pretends to be a medical professional. No matter how accurate her book is, she uses the title doctor when she has no business using it. It's misleading and I do not want to encourage that type of behavior.
@@julieannelovesbooks I don't really care that she's not a doctor. Both Lucy and I are historians and we know how to do our research. Don't read the book if you don't want to but don't dismiss it based on her job title.
@@StrongImaginationA Oooh no bad take. I'm a historian (working on my second degree in it in fact) and that in no way qualifies you in this area.
Trust people who are actually qualified. They can explain stuff simply, too. And they usually won't be trying to sell you their crap 😅
If you think that book is a good resource in terms of science or medicine, you have some deep thinking to do.
After 11 years on the pill (most of it on the mini pill due to hereditary risk factors) I came off in Jan, nearly 1 year on and things still haven’t fully settled, maybe they never will! And I also managed to find out about my post pill PCOS - which Id never heard of before - so fingers crossed it’s not permanent! Skin has been so up and down, and my moods! It really is fascinating to track xx
I have had so many hormonal issues and every pill I have tried just made it worse, also having a lot of the symptoms you had on it - The problem is that it's a bit of a battle, since I'm not doing well off of hormones either and still have a lot of symptoms. Luckily I finally found a doctor who's willing to take me seriously and we're going to try and figure it out 🙏
Seriously? Wht if someone with pcos has regular painfree periods but gets cycts wht then? Do they have to tske the pill for ever too? Personally i dont even have acne or facial hair but my doc gsve the pill for multiple cycts on my ovary ...u scared me lady😢😡
I really like videos like this. Please do a video on the changes you made. Do you include magnesium in your dieet besides supplements?
So helpful! Thank you!
I’ve had the same weight gain experience whilst on the pill. My stomach and legs store more weight than they did before I started the pill. But I don’t really want to go off the pill because my periods were originally so heavy and painful
Very interesting, so nice you're sharing this experience. :)
First of all I just love the way you talk and the remarks you make regarding the symptoms, that is such a brit thing to do IMO, to be so sarcastic and funny low key while talking about stuff. :) I just recently subbed to your channel after finding it somehow and I am really enjoying your content.
I have only been on the pill for a year when I was 20-21. My mood was so meh (very stable but no highs or lows) with very little sexual desire (I mean I was taking the pill due to having my first stable bf, so it was very sad that the reason why I took it did not matter to me anymore), then again at least my period always came at the same time and with a lot lower amount of blood. But I still went off it, bcs i really did not need it afterwards.
I still find myself thinking what if I took them again, maybe my periods would be more predictable (normally I can have periods after 24 to 30 days, so sometimes even a week passes after I finally get my period to when I "think" it will happen). Annoying but nothing tragic.
I have huge mood swings which I don't like, but I also don't wanna feel that neutered feeling I had when I was on the pill. And last but not least, I don't really want to put hormones in my body when I don't really need them. And I have no bf, so...
Btw, I have a friend who has been on the pill, since the age of 17 and she is now 35. I seriously doubt she could ever get pregnant even if she wanted to. I just cannot imagine someone's body being perfectly fine and ready to get pregnant after half their life taking hormones against it. (Yes I know people say to take a few years off and then try to get pregnant)
I am pretty sure though someone in the comments will tell me some anecdotal example of one of their friends taking the pill for so long and then having quadruplets LOL.
So interesting!! Just come off the pill myself so lots of things to look out!
you should read Taking Charge Of Your Fertility if you haven't already :)
what helped my skin loads when I came off the pill was getting a prescription for Differin (adapalene) from my gp, wearing sunscreen daily and using cerave lotion and a face wash, instead of all these overrated face creams.
Coming from you six months on video, i really relate to the weight thing. I just feel swollen! And around my stomach and hips definitely
Been on Gestrina since 2017 and it is the best thing I have ever done. I have gone from having endo issues daily and not being able to live my life to being symptom free ever since then.
Was on a combined pill beetween 2015 and 2017 that for me was shit and did not agree with me. Made my endo worse.
But very happy with my current pill and will probably never come of it if they dont invent another aid for endometriosis.
Great video! I did the same and the Miranda Gray's book really helped me.
Something like the Optimal woman?
I recently have been diagnosed with hyper thyroid. It would be great to hear your journey and how you’ve been able to manage it. Thank you 🙏
She has hypothyroid, not hyper. She has talked a bit about it on Twitter and in some vlog bits if i recall correctly. Still might be a useful video even though she doesn’t medicate for it, plus sometimes you can have some shared symptoms of both as i do and i’m hypo :)
i was on yazmine for a year and i actually took it to manage my mood disorder, which at the time veered towards anxiety. yaz helped to level/"suppress" my mood, which meant that i did have a few minor depressive episodes. i stopped taking it because i was feeling quite stable and wanted to see how i'd be without it. fortunately because good things were happening in my life my stability continued. :) however, i started getting period cramps (which i'd never had in my 24 years of life prior) and my first few periods afterwards were very heavy and clumpy. yaz also increased my libido and now that i'm off it i have basically zero desire for sex again (similar to how i'd been before the pill).
After taking the pill for 10 years, I've decided to stop and it took me a year to get my first "natural" period. For a year, I had my period every 5/6 months and now I'm getting them every 52 days. My doctor is not preoccupied even though I am. Apart from that small detail, my anxiety is a looooooot better and I definitely feel more in sync with my body (more energy, not as bloated as before but yes....acne and pms are definetely real)! :)
I had no idea anxiety was connected to hormonal bc until recently and now I'm wondering how much of my anxiety in the last 12 years is pill-related and how much of it is just there. phew
I started on the pill when i was 15 and i'm 24 now, I'm a week off lizinna and ordered probiotics and womens vitamins so hopefully this will help with the process!
I’ve been ehming and ahhing about whether I should get off the birth control implant because I’m sick of having synthetic hormones in my body but I also have absolutely awful periods 😖 I’m getting it taken out this week I just gotta decide if I want to get it back in and so this video is coming at absolutely the perfect time
I was put on the pill to regulate my period due to PCOS, omg i was so moody, i came off it due to the dangers and warnings, took about 6 months to start getting a regular period and continue to do so and found that cleaning my diet did more than the pill ive always had good skin so never had issues with my skin.
Oh my god 45 seconds ago?!?!?! This is a great Saturday
So impressed at your speed
I did also come of the minipill in march and did get the copper IUD in July. And I'm so happy. Anxiety-> better, depression-> gone, acne-> gone, can handle stress and don't feel like a total falure anymore. I'm so shocked that this was potentially aĺl caused or aggravated by the pill, but over the moon that its better now.
Also getting the IUD f** hurts but would do it again! p.s just want to say that I don't think the pill is bad, I just think it's bad for some people ( like me).