cocot
03-19-2008, 11:39 AM
Hi All... I have browsed the web many times and this is the first time I found this site- decided to sign up......
I never suffered from anxiety-( only when flying and once I took the a xanax, I was fine and smooth sailing).. Other than that I would be fine..
I had been taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen lo for the last 7 years and stopped mid pack in the end of November beginning of December (can not quite remember when I stopped). I decided I wanted to give my body a break...well low and behold 2 weeks later I was feeling dizzy,spacey and light headed- almost as if I were going to pass out.. I was under no stress, nothing new was going on in my life....
December 21 while at work I stood up and it felt I was going to pass out.. I went to talk to someone and it felt like my heart stopped and then kick started back working again, now what scared me and then my heart started racing, racing and racing. I stood there asking myself why my heart was racing- this went on for 30 minutes and I just stood there. MY co-workers called the ambulance because my heart rate would not slow down. By the time the EMT came heart rate was fine and so was I . The EMT's told me I probably had a panic attack...hmmmmmm - panic attack- WTH.. Anyway went on with my day to day functions everything fine.. Then my first cycle started from being off the pill and COMPLETE MAYHEM MELTDOWN.. I was a nervous wreck.. I did not eat for 5 days and did not sleep for 3 days....I got to my dr's and he said I had GAD and gave me a 8 month supplt of lexapro and a prescription for xanax... now I am not a big pill taker so this was not going to be the answer for me. He referred me to psych.. Took me 3 weeks to get an appoint..by that time another cycle started 3 weeks early, not as bad as the first, but still bad.. I told the pschy what was going on and he said you dont need therapy sounds like your hormones are out of whack...I was given 3 options and the one i took was to deal with it and let the hormones check themself which should happen within 6 months... (going back on the pill or taking the lexapro were not options for me)..
Anyway I had another cycle and I started to get "off" again, but better than the 1st and 2 cycles, but still annoying me . I have had every test under the sun done- you know the routine..only thing was my vitamin d was defecient.. I have been to a homeopath who has put me on magnesium/calcium supplement, vitamin d, calcium, omega 3 and a multi vitamin- all liquid mind you. the only thing I take on a regular is the vitamin d and mag/cal.. I am feeling alot better mentally and spiritually as I was getting depressed and I stopped myself from sinking down below.. My homeopath said that my progesterone was low based on my cycle time and that could cause alot of my symptoms..
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but it feels good to get these things off my chest...
I am fine and ok, not my normal self though, until my cycle presents its ugly head :evil: :evil: ... and its meltdown.. then I got to get myself together and thats the repeating cycle....
I have the foggyness today as my cycle is due in 2 to 3 days.. When I ovulate I get a mess as well......
Anyone else attribute there symptoms to hormones ?
I never suffered from anxiety-( only when flying and once I took the a xanax, I was fine and smooth sailing).. Other than that I would be fine..
I had been taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen lo for the last 7 years and stopped mid pack in the end of November beginning of December (can not quite remember when I stopped). I decided I wanted to give my body a break...well low and behold 2 weeks later I was feeling dizzy,spacey and light headed- almost as if I were going to pass out.. I was under no stress, nothing new was going on in my life....
December 21 while at work I stood up and it felt I was going to pass out.. I went to talk to someone and it felt like my heart stopped and then kick started back working again, now what scared me and then my heart started racing, racing and racing. I stood there asking myself why my heart was racing- this went on for 30 minutes and I just stood there. MY co-workers called the ambulance because my heart rate would not slow down. By the time the EMT came heart rate was fine and so was I . The EMT's told me I probably had a panic attack...hmmmmmm - panic attack- WTH.. Anyway went on with my day to day functions everything fine.. Then my first cycle started from being off the pill and COMPLETE MAYHEM MELTDOWN.. I was a nervous wreck.. I did not eat for 5 days and did not sleep for 3 days....I got to my dr's and he said I had GAD and gave me a 8 month supplt of lexapro and a prescription for xanax... now I am not a big pill taker so this was not going to be the answer for me. He referred me to psych.. Took me 3 weeks to get an appoint..by that time another cycle started 3 weeks early, not as bad as the first, but still bad.. I told the pschy what was going on and he said you dont need therapy sounds like your hormones are out of whack...I was given 3 options and the one i took was to deal with it and let the hormones check themself which should happen within 6 months... (going back on the pill or taking the lexapro were not options for me)..
Anyway I had another cycle and I started to get "off" again, but better than the 1st and 2 cycles, but still annoying me . I have had every test under the sun done- you know the routine..only thing was my vitamin d was defecient.. I have been to a homeopath who has put me on magnesium/calcium supplement, vitamin d, calcium, omega 3 and a multi vitamin- all liquid mind you. the only thing I take on a regular is the vitamin d and mag/cal.. I am feeling alot better mentally and spiritually as I was getting depressed and I stopped myself from sinking down below.. My homeopath said that my progesterone was low based on my cycle time and that could cause alot of my symptoms..
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but it feels good to get these things off my chest...
I am fine and ok, not my normal self though, until my cycle presents its ugly head :evil: :evil: ... and its meltdown.. then I got to get myself together and thats the repeating cycle....
I have the foggyness today as my cycle is due in 2 to 3 days.. When I ovulate I get a mess as well......
Anyone else attribute there symptoms to hormones ?