Saturday, 4 February 2012

Hormones - Feeling Double

Hey everyone!

For four days now I have been on "the pill" on top of my Implanon in an attempt to halt the irregular bleeding I was getting as a result of (potentially) Duromine. The good news is that it seems to have worked!

The bad news is that after four days, I'm starting to really feel the effects of doubling up on my hormones (œstrogen and Progesterone) despite being told I "probably" wouldn't have any side effects. But hey, hormones are tricky things that affect different bodies in different ways.

I only really noticed today that I am feeling quite nauseated and am getting some headaches, despite my large water intake. I'm also not just irritable, but feeling quite abnormally aggressive and almost impulsive (which is always a great mix). I'm feeling a bit disconnected from a lot of people and feeling very oddly paranoid about irrational things I know are silly.

I am hoping that this just lasts for a day or so, perhaps as part of an adjustment period. I'm going to carefully monitor my emotions and weight throughout the week (I was also told it was "unlikely" I'd put on weight but with my body, who knows) and make a judgement as to whether to continue or not. There is no other real solution to stop irregular bleeding, so I might have to put up with it until the competition is over.

Am hoping it doesn't come to that.

-MM

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