ENDO Messages for October, 2006: Re: Does this ever go away?

Re: Does this ever go away? - For Elisa

From: Debbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Oct 28 10:28:58 2006

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Thanks so much for your reply Elisa, I appreciate it. I would have replied sooner but the last couple of days have been horrible. I have been crawling around on the floor with a screaming migraine and even lying down didn't help. When I stood up I just wanted to vomit. My entire body is exhausted. I just wish I knew when this was going to end. I could understand it if I had had Lupron or Depo Provera but I suppose I was naive in thinking it's "only" the BCP. Anyway, I made the decision to completely change my diet as of this moment, and the BCPs have gone in the trash. I have been doing a lot of reading about fatigue and it's immunological links with Endo and what I read shocked me into making some decisions. Decision #1: no artificial hormones ....not ever. Decision #2: eat completely clean...no red meat, no dairy, no sugar, no soda, no processed foods. Decision #3: Take my vitamins and supplements daily, not just befoe my period.

I had tried the Progesterone cream before but I think I expected the pain to disappear immediately and obviously that's really silly, so I am going to start taking it again when things have settled down. I still have two packs of it left. I don't know if it's a coincidence but yesterday was the first day I ate completely clean and last night was the first night I didn't have a migraine.

Thank you for explaining about the links between fatigue and Endo and hormone allergy. It made me go and read more about it and I feel like I really understand now what's going on. Someone else had posted this link somewhere and I'm posting it again because I found it so interesting:

http://www.onlineallergycenter.com/hormoneallergies/

Hope you're all having a pain free day!

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Debbie
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At Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Elisa wrote:
>
>Hi Debbie~
>
>I am sorry it's hitting you hard.  I can't speak for your body but I can
>tell you it does take a month or two for your body to get used to
>"turning off" if you will.  It's hard when we have the body we were born
>with run with it's great self only to have it altered by outside
>influences.  I am sure everything is flaring until it can settle.  I
>remember that happening to me the same way for Lupron and the BCP's at
>two different times.
>
>I have seen some posts here about the progesterone creams and that was
>one avenue I wish I tried without going at it alone.  Maybe that can
>work in the break through time as you go through these changes.
>
>Chronic Fatigue is quite common with this disease.  Our immune systems
>are trying to attack foreign invaders and they are trying to over
>compensate for other areas.  I hope this makes some sense why you may be
>so tired.  You should be balancing out soon and a change in diet can
>help too but I don't have a lot of information on that one right now.
>
>This forum has been so helpful I am sure others will have some greater
>insights to add to this.  You rest when you can and it will get easier.
>This disease is tough and there are no quick fixes, just great
>management over time.
>
>Thinking of you..
>
>--
>Elisa
>
>At Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Debbie wrote:
>>
>>I started taking the BCP a month ago but the pain and symptoms got worse
>>and I had a very bad period so I stopped taking the pill at the end of
>>the packet during the inactive week.  I am experiencing horrible
>>fatigue.....I feel fuzzy and bad tempered and lethargic and every
>>afternoon I get nauseous and have a migraine.  Of course I still have
>>the pain too! This has been going on for 7 days.  Will this ever stop of
>>has taking the pill triggered Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? I experienced
>>this fatigue before but usually just before my periods for a couple of
>>days.  It's never gone on like this and I am scared I will never feel
>>normal again.  I feel truly awful and have lost interest in all aspects
>>of my life...I just want to stay in bed and it's so unlike me.  Why
>>won't this go away?
>

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