20 days
So I've been on these pills for almost 3 weeks, about the amount of time I was told it would take for any effects to start taking place. Thing is though I seemed to see an affect on me after 5 days. It could have just been the natural cycle of things that I'd hit a low and was on the way back up. However it doesn't seem like the normal order of things.
For the most part the pills seem to be doing what they should. I still get happy and sad, but it seems that the passion in these emotions has been clipped back. When I get sad it's kind of like a "oh well" rather than a continuing downward spiral that I was feeling. Similarly the floaty happy living on cloud 9 hasn't happened either. It's more like "oh that's cool" sort of thing. So I guess that's what I wanted, to be on a more even keel.
There has however been 2 side effects that I've experienced from very very early on.
It all revolves around my sex life. It's gone absolutely insane. The list of side effects is split into "very common (more than one in 10)" "common less than one in 10" "uncommon more than 1 in 100" and so on. In the common section there's the side effect of having trouble orgasming/ejaculating. And yes I definitely have that one. It's hard to explain. I still enjoy being intimate, however it's like it only goes so far and won't go beyond feeling good. It's not impossible and I still can go all the way, but it takes a hell of a lot to do so and without being too graphic, having sex doesn't stimulate me enough.
The second side effect is in direct contradiction to this. I've found I'm constantly wanting it. My libido is in overdrive and I'm like a horny teenager again. Apparently as a side effect this is in the uncommon 1/100 category. I don't just want sex though, I want everything from intimate snuggling, to afterglow. Obviously when the sex part isn't working it seems I'm wanting something and constantly being satisfied. Not sure how much I mind this, at the moment it's just a bit of an irritation, but I don't know how I'll feel 3 months down the line. I'm trying to keep my hormones under control though and not say anything that's out of line with people. If I do then I'm truly sorry.
In the mean time I'll just go with the flow
For the most part the pills seem to be doing what they should. I still get happy and sad, but it seems that the passion in these emotions has been clipped back. When I get sad it's kind of like a "oh well" rather than a continuing downward spiral that I was feeling. Similarly the floaty happy living on cloud 9 hasn't happened either. It's more like "oh that's cool" sort of thing. So I guess that's what I wanted, to be on a more even keel.
There has however been 2 side effects that I've experienced from very very early on.
It all revolves around my sex life. It's gone absolutely insane. The list of side effects is split into "very common (more than one in 10)" "common less than one in 10" "uncommon more than 1 in 100" and so on. In the common section there's the side effect of having trouble orgasming/ejaculating. And yes I definitely have that one. It's hard to explain. I still enjoy being intimate, however it's like it only goes so far and won't go beyond feeling good. It's not impossible and I still can go all the way, but it takes a hell of a lot to do so and without being too graphic, having sex doesn't stimulate me enough.
The second side effect is in direct contradiction to this. I've found I'm constantly wanting it. My libido is in overdrive and I'm like a horny teenager again. Apparently as a side effect this is in the uncommon 1/100 category. I don't just want sex though, I want everything from intimate snuggling, to afterglow. Obviously when the sex part isn't working it seems I'm wanting something and constantly being satisfied. Not sure how much I mind this, at the moment it's just a bit of an irritation, but I don't know how I'll feel 3 months down the line. I'm trying to keep my hormones under control though and not say anything that's out of line with people. If I do then I'm truly sorry.
In the mean time I'll just go with the flow