Posted by Beliala on December 18, 2001, at 23:42:42
In reply to Re: Re meds/side effects-hormones » Beliala, posted by Chloe on December 17, 2001, at 12:13:52
Hi Chloe,
Those hormones/brain chemicals are strange things. I wish I could find a pill to straighten them out. Actually the main reason I stopped the Diane-35 was the exacerbation of a painful skin condition - otherwise I would have stuck it out for awhile longer to see if the PMS-type symptoms improved. I don’t recall having the irritability/killer insomnia on the last two bcps I was on, but then I was on clomipramine the whole time so maybe that was masking those side effects, I dunno.
I don’t know what the protocol is for taking pills when you have breakthrough bleeding. I never even realized taking the bcp continuously was an option until fairly recently. I don’t imagine there’s any harm in it - it’s the inconvenience factor that probably prompted your doc/whoever to suggest a break if you start to bleed, maybe to get it all over at once instead of having erratic spotting (disclaimer: just guessing here).
Yep I’m starting to believe there’s no hope for me. Don’t be like me, fight to the bitter end! I’m so tired of it all but I’m too much of a wimp to do myself in. So, I just sit and wait for a miracle, or an unanticipated sudden death (either’ll do).
Beliala
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