Well, I'm sorry to report that I have began to spot! Now looking back, I should of seen that I have been having signs of an oncoming period, but there were no mood swings. Just water retention, bloating, increase in appetite, etc. Much more mild than what I would go through with no bc at all. That's probably why I didn't see it.
As of right now, it's the second day of spotting and it is very minimal and I do have very, very slight cramps but again, NOTHING compared to the cramps I used to get.
Also, I am beginning to see more hair falling out than usual. My seizure meds cause a little hair loss but today there was more than I have ever seen. It's an overall falling out, not like patches but still! I looked up reviews and this seemed to be common but only for the ladies who have the entire slew of side effects. Still, I don't want to wait it out until my hair is too thin. I have pretty think hair and I don't want to lose it!
Being the meticulous person that I am, I looked up how to prevent hair loss and/or reasons for it. I found that taking vitamins A and B work wonders but the most important is Biotin. I guess people who have problems with hair loss have low levels of biotin. So, I promptly went out and bought vitamins A and D (they come in the same bottle. I don't get a lot of sun, so why not?) and biotin. My stepmom already has B-12, so I didn't need to buy that. Plus, I have all kinds of vitamins around that I told myself I was going to take but forgot after the 3rd day or so.
BUT, I'm going to try hard to stick to this. Funny how I never forget to take my seizure meds, but for the life of me, I can't stick to taking vitamins once a day.
Here is a list (because I love lists) of the vitamins I'm taking
Iron
Magnesium
Fish Oil
Folic Acid
B-12
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
You might ask why I don't just take a multi-vitamin. Or maybe you are not asking, but I'm going to tell you anyway. I get horrible headaches from multi-vitamins. I know it is from B vitamins because I've taken Super B complex ones and that is when the headaches started coming but when I stopped taking them, the headaches stopped. Same thing with multi-vitamins. It's not scientific but it makes sense! I'm only going to take B-12 every other day, see if that prevents the headaches.
Anyway, I'm still hopeful about Implanon, no matter what!
Well it has been exactly 19 days since I got the Depro-vera shot. As I mentioned before, I have been on the pill for so long, trying something new was a little stressful for me, but I took the plunge anyway. I feel fine, no changes in weight or anything. I have not had any spotting yet either. So far I feel fine. the Shot is suppose to wear at about 120 days, so that will be sometime in January. In some ways i think I will go back on Pill once it wears out, just because I'am so used to it, not taking a pill is really weird for me. Just want to report the Depro Vera seems to sit well with me, Thank God
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm glad is going well at least. I miss the pill too. I never had any problems with it either and I skipped most of my periods. I'm supposed to grow out of the seizure disorder in 3 or 4 years as long as I take my medication, but I might not want bc by then! Just the way it goes I guess...
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