Yes, switching psych meds. It would be hard because I’ve already tried so many and got horrible side effects. My current meds are the ones I’ve been on for 3 years. I don’t have any side effects from them but I feel like they stopped working. Idk if there are options left.

He thinks it’s a combination of stressful situations and the possibility that the hormones in the pill may be increasing my anxiety and depression on their own. I’ve maxed out the doses on all my psych meds. Idk if I should switch.

There are definitely other things causing stress in my life. I also increased the dose of my antidepressant on this pill which didn’t do anything. I increased my anti anxiety med dose right before getting on the pill and it actually helped but as soon as I got on the pill, it basically stopped worki...

We had an appointment a few weeks ago but I was only able to talk to her for a few minutes. I have a follow up appointment in May. We just talked about the breakthrough bleeding and my iron levels. I’m bleeding a lot less and I started iron pills so she wants me to get my levels checked again. I als...

Yep I’m on the same pill since last August! I can’t use the ring or the patch because I have a high blood clot risk. If I got the IUD, I’d have to be under sedation because my obgyn couldn't even open the speculum all the way during my Pap smear because it was so uncomfortable. I have anxiety and I’...

I know I’ve already complained about my pill a lot on here. But I’ve realized for the past couple months, I never really feel happy. I used to have bad mood swings during my period and the week before but feel pretty good the other two weeks of the month. Now I’m just always kind of sad. If 1 is the...

I really hope so! My primary care doctor just refused to write me an accommodation letter for school so I’m just going to have to hope my psychiatrist can do it instead.

It’s really hard to deal with Breakthrough bleeding is a very common side effect on this pill. At first it just felt like an inconvenience to buy menstrual products all the time, but as the weeks have passed, the fatigue gets worse and worse.

I’ve posted on the boards about breakthrough bleeding and fatigue on my birth control pill (been taking it for 3 months). My doctor finally found out what’s causing the fatigue! It’s iron deficiency anemia caused by the bleeding. Even though I’m not losing a lot of blood each day, because I'm bleedi...

Queer friendships can be really messy and undefined. I guess I’ve been questioning what relationships even are.

I think if I did polyamory at this point in my life, the other partner would have to be low commitment. I’m dealing with enough stress right now. I think my problem is that I don’t have clear lines between friendships and romance. Throughout my life, I’ve had close friendships that look like dating ...

My anxiety disorder makes it hard to live in the moment and not want answers right away. My gf and I texted about this yesterday. She said that we don’t have to be sure of anything and that we’ll keep talking during our relationship about what words for us.

That’s true. Since my gf told me she had already had thoughts about polyamory, maybe she would’ve brought it up eventually if I hadn’t. When I say my time is limited, I mean that we’re both very busy college students juggling school, work, extracurriculars, and our social lives. It’s already hard to...

I haven’t explored any physical touch with my friends. It feels weird to ask. One of them offered, but it’s the same person I have a crush on and I’m monogamous right now. It’s embarrassing but I’ve felt turned on from cuddling or even holding hands with someone I really like. I don’t want to experi...

I think discussing pros and cons would be good. The uncertainty of it scares me and sometimes I wonder whether I should’ve brought polyamory up at all since I’m not sure. Since I don’t see a clear difference between romantic and platonic attraction, I also don’t know whether I really want multiple r...

We’re still together and we didn’t take a break. I’ve definitely been struggling with the long distance but I’m trying to spend more time with my friends and I stopped making my plans around her schedule. I guess that her not being around in person gave me more time to form deep emotional connection...

I’ve been in a monogamous relationship with my gf for a year. I developed a crush on my best friend a few weeks ago, and I started questioning whether I can be in love with one person at a time. (I never acted on the crush). For me and my gf, the line between platonic and romantic attraction is blur...

Fun little update! (sarcasm)
For the regular blood tests, everything is normal except for my iron being a bit low.

My Lyme disease test was borderline. So now we’re looking into that

I had an appointment with my psychiatrist and he ordered blood work under the insurance code for anemia so it’s not technically repeating. We don’t know if I have anemia but it’s likely. I’m also getting tested for a bunch of other vitamin deficiencies. I’m going tomorrow.

It’s okay! My college health center told me that I need to ask the insurance company if I can repeat bloodwork that was taken a few months ago. Maybe there was a miscommunication or they just didn’t know what they were talking about.

Hi Heather, I’m not sure if I still want to call the insurance company. Could the doctor at planned parenthood order blood work? It just seems easier to go through a doctor instead of asking for it myself. If not, I’ll email you.

Yeah maybe I should get my iron levels checked and get an ultrasound to see if I have fibroids or any other kind of growth. My flow isn’t heavy, but I’m probably still losing a lot of blood over time. My gyno never told me about when to start the pill so I just thought I could start taking it any da...

I guess I have about 20 years to prepare :( I started the pill in the end of august but I didn’t get my period at all that month. I have PCOS so sometimes it just skips a month or two. I didn’t want to wait. Also, I just remembered that my mom had this problem and it ended up being a benign growth t...

Thanks! I also have a planned parenthood appointment in less than 2 days because I just can’t deal with this anymore.

That would be so helpful! I skipped class and just woke up from a 2 hour nap. I’ve also been feeling very anxious lately about class registration because I don’t know if I’ll have to work around the fatigue. Idk if it’s enough info but this is what the college health center told me I need. I have Un...