Hormones

[paraka]

For various reasons (I've never had regular periods, but going a 9 months without one was a bit much), my Dr. put me on the pill.

They did it once when I was a teenager, and the first brand they put me on made me so emotional, that they had to send me home from work one day because I couldn't stop crying. They put me on a lighter one, and I was on it for a while, and then took myself off.

Then in China, and when I got back, I had my really long dry spell, and my Dr. put me back on. Except she put me on Diane 35, which according to her, has one of the highest doses of estrogen out there.

I haven't had any days where I just cry for no reason, but I have noticed that I cry a *lot* now. And over things that while sad, certainly aren't really worth the amount of tears I shed. Like, I have issues watching the news. I can't get through more than 10 minutes without crying. I was crying over that Russian guy who just died, and he tried to blow up his government! Or like this morning we were watching Signs, and I was pretty much bawling.

All it takes is for someone to mention what happened in Virginia and my eyes tear up. Or like here someone feel into the canal, and a passerby who happened to be in the navy, saw him and jumped in to try and save him, but the waters were too strong and they both ended up drowning. As I type this, I'm seriously crying.

God, it's getting so annoying. I mean, it's one thing to be sad, but it's another thing to be crying every time I hear anything remotely sad. Grrrr.


*Pulls out emo icon*

Comments

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Then if this is more emotional than you'd usually be, you need to go back to your GP and get them to try you on a different pill. And keep trying you on different ones till they can find one that works OK for you. Because it's not fair that you should keep feeling like this.

*hugs*

[paraka]

*sigh* I probably should. It's just some of the other ones I've been on have been so much worse, and actually it took me a while to realize I as like this and why it might be.

I'll bring it up at my next appointment. Thanks :)
*hugs*

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I know it's worrying that you might then get another one that makes you worse, but I guess that's a chance you have to take. It's like all medication, different ones work for different poeple. Just make sure you don't stay on the next one too long if that one doesn't work too.

Good luck finding the right one :)

*hugs*

[singlewoman.livejournal.com]

I agree. Go back to your doctor because you should not be this emotional. There has to be something with less estrogen that would work for you. Good luck, keep us posted.

[paraka]

The thing is, the Dr. wanted me on one with high estrogen because even when I'm on the pill my period's not regular. I mean, you're supposed to get it during the placebo week, but I would sometimes get it the week before or the week after too. That's a three week window, when it's really supposed to be one week. Hell my sister can tell when hers is going to start down to about 12 hours, but I have three weeks?

I will mention it at my next appointment though, because it *is* annoying, and kind of embarrassing. :S Thanks for commenting!