Thanks for the info - very useful stuff! I hoping it's not severe enough to require surgery, of course, but if I end up needing it, I'm glad it's effective.
I agree with you about treating it with chemical birth control. I was actually on BC for years - first the pill, starting when I was 17, then I switched to the patch for a couple of years, then the Depo injection. I've been off birth control for about 2 years now, and I wonder if maybe the symptoms are showing up because of that.
And actually BC never gave me any problems at all until I went on the Depo. That stuff was horrible - not physically, but it made me a mental and emotional basket-case. For the first three weeks after each injection, I would cry uncontrollably at the drop of a hat, get ridiculously angry or ridiculously giddy, and sometimes I felt what I can only describe as depressed - unable to get to sleep, then unable to wake up and get out of bed, unwilling to leave the house, then unwilling to go back once I had left, etc. So I'd really like to avoid treating with chemical birth control if I can!
You can get holistic healthcare here, and if diet, exercise, and vitamins can help treat the symptoms, I will definitely go that route - but just as a way to make lifestyle improvements, you know? Hopefully that and OTC pain relief will be enough.
I agree with you about treating it with chemical birth control. I was actually on BC for years - first the pill, starting when I was 17, then I switched to the patch for a couple of years, then the Depo injection. I've been off birth control for about 2 years now, and I wonder if maybe the symptoms are showing up because of that.
And actually BC never gave me any problems at all until I went on the Depo. That stuff was horrible - not physically, but it made me a mental and emotional basket-case. For the first three weeks after each injection, I would cry uncontrollably at the drop of a hat, get ridiculously angry or ridiculously giddy, and sometimes I felt what I can only describe as depressed - unable to get to sleep, then unable to wake up and get out of bed, unwilling to leave the house, then unwilling to go back once I had left, etc. So I'd really like to avoid treating with chemical birth control if I can!
You can get holistic healthcare here, and if diet, exercise, and vitamins can help treat the symptoms, I will definitely go that route - but just as a way to make lifestyle improvements, you know? Hopefully that and OTC pain relief will be enough.
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