Thank you for replying! I had those symptoms before I went on the patch. They were alleviated while I was on it and now they're back.
My dr said it's due to falling estrogen levels. The problem is to discover if that's what is happening with me and the real "biggie" is WHY it's happening to me.
Kelly
Read a little bit about the side effects of birth control. I had many of the same symptoms you had after about 6 months on ortho evra...no libido, irritability, depressed, boobs shrinking. My gyno didn't believe me and I finally starting reading up on it and realized that these are true side effects. Luckily 2 months after I stopped...the symptoms went away.
Thank you so much Dr. Seibel for your reply.
I called my OB this afternoon to get his opinion and he said he wants me to have a serum HCG done and then start Provera. If it's neg (which we're expecting that it is since we're still preventing preg). He wants me to take the Provera for 10 days.
The nurse explained that it would help me to build up a thick uterine lining and then shed it all at once when the Provera is discontinued rather than my current condition of constantly shedding the lining.
I'm not clear on the purpose of this; it seems like a very short-term solution to a potentially long-term problem.
I think that since I felt so much better on the birth control I'll start that again. I hadn't realized I could have testing after only two weeks off. The nurse today told me that it can take up to 6 months for my body to adjust from being on birth control. I was a little alarmed since I was only on it for 6 months.
If you or anyone else here is able to give me a little insight as to how Provera might help my situation I'd appreciate it!
Thank you.
Kelly
A. It is difficult to know the origin of your problem without an exam and some laboratory testing, but it certainly seems something has changed given you have 5 children.
Premature ovarian failure is a possibility. That can be tested by getting a blood test for FSH. If it is elevated, it certainly suggests that is the problem. Women with thyroid disease like you have are at more risk of POF as the antibodies that attack the thyroid also attack their ovaries