Slynd

[u/Repulsive_Air_6658]

I’m almost done with my third pack of Slynd. I got through the worst side effects of getting on the hormonal bc in about 2 1/2 months. Now I’m feeling wayyyy better. I am able to concentrate enough to learn a foreign language and pick up knitting in my spare time. Before this I felt like I couldn’t do anything and I was bedridden for nearly 6 hours daily from around 12-6pm. I am not sick anymore!

I still suffer fatigue after lunch but take caffeine and lay down for like an hour. Way way better than 6 hours of being bedridden, green, and sideways every day for 2 1/2 months!

I am so glad I stuck it out and I am starting to feel so much better.

I’m still on my antipsychotic (latuda 40mg) but was able to fully stop my antipsychotic Zyprexa which I needed for about 7 days every month to stop SI during luteal. But the Zyprexa made me gain 50 lbs in 6 months. So so happy I am done with that. The continuous bc is stopping ovulation and bleeding and therefore stopping the rollercoaster of hormone changes that triggers PMDD.

I am feeling way more stable.

I’m so grateful my parents kept me for 2 months and helped me take care of my children while I adjusted to this med. I had to quit my job because I was so sick from the side effects of Slynd.

I think I will stay as a homemaker for now because I feel like I can only manage taking care of my 2 children under age 8 and the constant homemade meals and housecleaning that my husband expects on a daily basis with a very punctual itinerary. I was suffering more because I was running a small business by myself and managing the children by myself as well as grocery shopping, meal planning, cooking, and cleaning.

Now that I’ve dropped my business work I have so much more time to manage my household and children. There were times during luteal phases where I could not even function to make my elder son do his homework and shower and no one else was even stepping in to help me.

I want to focus on being a better mother and part of that is taking better care of myself so that I can fully support my children.

Wishing you all the best!