Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 , Thank you for sharing your experiences. I was on the pill for only one month when I was 22 and stopped due to irritability and such. I have been contemplating trying it again, but I am not sure what to expect. mel > >Reply-To: graves_support >To: graves_support >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD >Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 13:14:43 -0700 (PDT) > >I had a negative experience with birth control pills. I had been on >them since I was 17 and when I was 22 or 23 started having problems >finding one that didn't give me unpleasant side effects. I was heavy >and sluggish, despite working out a ton and drastically changing my >diet. I was grouchy and tired ALL the time - just a mostly miserable >person. After I made a concerted effort to lose weight without >success, I decided to nix the pills, thinking they were the problem. >After quitting the pills, I lost 7 pounds in a week and felt >wonderful immediately. Energy returned, libido returned, everything >was great. (In looking back, I can see that those were my very first >GD signs) > >My theory is that the hormonal mix in the pills was putting me in a >hypo type of state, and I felt so so much better after quitting the >pills (feeling energetic and quite well with what were very mild >Graves symptoms). > >After 9 months or so, I started having problems with my cycle and the >doctors said the only thing I could do was go back on the pill. I >tried and was miserable after only taking them a month, so I quit >again. > >I was diagnosed with Graves " officially " 3 years after quitting the >pill as my symptoms had slowly worsened. I now use an IUD for birth >control and have been happy with that. Newest problem is that I >bleed all the time, which the docs blame on the IUD and now they want >to take it out. I opted for tryng a progestin only " mini pill " to >see if that would help me get some balance back. Am having symptoms >(bloating, swollen, tender breasts and negative moods) after taking >that <2 weeks. Still bleeding (lucky me...this has gone on since >last July...so much for Graves decreasing bleeding!) so maybe I'll >have to have the IUD removed after all. > >I know this is a lot of extra information, but wanted to let you in >on my experience. I think my " ideal " hormonal balance must be in a >pretty small range and have found that the pills throw me off a lot - >I really don't like what they do to me. and I'm sure it doesn't help >b/c the Graves causes enough hormonal imbalance to start with. > >You could always try them for a few months and see how your own body >reacts. I'll bet you'll know right away if they're right for you. > >Hope you have better luck than me in finding a suitable method of >birth control! > > > > >--- Melinda Tom wrote: > > Thanks, Pam. I am grasping at straws in trying to make a decision, > > so your > > input is very helpful! > > > > mel > > > > > > > > > >Reply-To: graves_support > > >To: <graves_support > > > >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD > > >Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 07:46:03 -0700 > > > > > >I asked one of the Drs at Bastyr about this... and she said she > > definitely > > >did NOT recommend that I go back on the pill, that my with my > > hormones out > > >of wack with the thyroid thing, she didn't think my body needed to > > deal > > >with > > >artificial hormones as well... I didn't go into more detail than > > that with > > >her, because that was my gut feeling about the pill at this stage > > anyway. > > > > > >But who knows, everyone seems so different with this disease, > > maybe it's > > >good for some and not so good for others? > > > > > >There was a discussion awhile back about maybe the pill not being > > so > > >effective when also on ATDs... or something to that affect, sorry, > > don't > > >remember exactly. > > > > > >Pam > > > > > > Birth Control and GD > > > >Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 23:25:26 +0000 > > > > > > > >Hi Everyone! > > > > > > > >Could anyone tell me if they have had any experience with birth > > control > > > >pills and GD? I am trying to decide if the pill will affect me > > in some > > > >adverse way i.e. exacerbate symptoms, hormonal fluctuations, > > etc. > > > > > > > >Any information would really help. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Mel > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ><http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > > http://mobile.msn.com > > ><http://mobile.msn.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 , Thank you for sharing your experiences. I was on the pill for only one month when I was 22 and stopped due to irritability and such. I have been contemplating trying it again, but I am not sure what to expect. mel > >Reply-To: graves_support >To: graves_support >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD >Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 13:14:43 -0700 (PDT) > >I had a negative experience with birth control pills. I had been on >them since I was 17 and when I was 22 or 23 started having problems >finding one that didn't give me unpleasant side effects. I was heavy >and sluggish, despite working out a ton and drastically changing my >diet. I was grouchy and tired ALL the time - just a mostly miserable >person. After I made a concerted effort to lose weight without >success, I decided to nix the pills, thinking they were the problem. >After quitting the pills, I lost 7 pounds in a week and felt >wonderful immediately. Energy returned, libido returned, everything >was great. (In looking back, I can see that those were my very first >GD signs) > >My theory is that the hormonal mix in the pills was putting me in a >hypo type of state, and I felt so so much better after quitting the >pills (feeling energetic and quite well with what were very mild >Graves symptoms). > >After 9 months or so, I started having problems with my cycle and the >doctors said the only thing I could do was go back on the pill. I >tried and was miserable after only taking them a month, so I quit >again. > >I was diagnosed with Graves " officially " 3 years after quitting the >pill as my symptoms had slowly worsened. I now use an IUD for birth >control and have been happy with that. Newest problem is that I >bleed all the time, which the docs blame on the IUD and now they want >to take it out. I opted for tryng a progestin only " mini pill " to >see if that would help me get some balance back. Am having symptoms >(bloating, swollen, tender breasts and negative moods) after taking >that <2 weeks. Still bleeding (lucky me...this has gone on since >last July...so much for Graves decreasing bleeding!) so maybe I'll >have to have the IUD removed after all. > >I know this is a lot of extra information, but wanted to let you in >on my experience. I think my " ideal " hormonal balance must be in a >pretty small range and have found that the pills throw me off a lot - >I really don't like what they do to me. and I'm sure it doesn't help >b/c the Graves causes enough hormonal imbalance to start with. > >You could always try them for a few months and see how your own body >reacts. I'll bet you'll know right away if they're right for you. > >Hope you have better luck than me in finding a suitable method of >birth control! > > > > >--- Melinda Tom wrote: > > Thanks, Pam. I am grasping at straws in trying to make a decision, > > so your > > input is very helpful! > > > > mel > > > > > > > > > >Reply-To: graves_support > > >To: <graves_support > > > >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD > > >Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 07:46:03 -0700 > > > > > >I asked one of the Drs at Bastyr about this... and she said she > > definitely > > >did NOT recommend that I go back on the pill, that my with my > > hormones out > > >of wack with the thyroid thing, she didn't think my body needed to > > deal > > >with > > >artificial hormones as well... I didn't go into more detail than > > that with > > >her, because that was my gut feeling about the pill at this stage > > anyway. > > > > > >But who knows, everyone seems so different with this disease, > > maybe it's > > >good for some and not so good for others? > > > > > >There was a discussion awhile back about maybe the pill not being > > so > > >effective when also on ATDs... or something to that affect, sorry, > > don't > > >remember exactly. > > > > > >Pam > > > > > > Birth Control and GD > > > >Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 23:25:26 +0000 > > > > > > > >Hi Everyone! > > > > > > > >Could anyone tell me if they have had any experience with birth > > control > > > >pills and GD? I am trying to decide if the pill will affect me > > in some > > > >adverse way i.e. exacerbate symptoms, hormonal fluctuations, > > etc. > > > > > > > >Any information would really help. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Mel > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ><http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > > http://mobile.msn.com > > ><http://mobile.msn.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 , Thank you for sharing your experiences. I was on the pill for only one month when I was 22 and stopped due to irritability and such. I have been contemplating trying it again, but I am not sure what to expect. mel > >Reply-To: graves_support >To: graves_support >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD >Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 13:14:43 -0700 (PDT) > >I had a negative experience with birth control pills. I had been on >them since I was 17 and when I was 22 or 23 started having problems >finding one that didn't give me unpleasant side effects. I was heavy >and sluggish, despite working out a ton and drastically changing my >diet. I was grouchy and tired ALL the time - just a mostly miserable >person. After I made a concerted effort to lose weight without >success, I decided to nix the pills, thinking they were the problem. >After quitting the pills, I lost 7 pounds in a week and felt >wonderful immediately. Energy returned, libido returned, everything >was great. (In looking back, I can see that those were my very first >GD signs) > >My theory is that the hormonal mix in the pills was putting me in a >hypo type of state, and I felt so so much better after quitting the >pills (feeling energetic and quite well with what were very mild >Graves symptoms). > >After 9 months or so, I started having problems with my cycle and the >doctors said the only thing I could do was go back on the pill. I >tried and was miserable after only taking them a month, so I quit >again. > >I was diagnosed with Graves " officially " 3 years after quitting the >pill as my symptoms had slowly worsened. I now use an IUD for birth >control and have been happy with that. Newest problem is that I >bleed all the time, which the docs blame on the IUD and now they want >to take it out. I opted for tryng a progestin only " mini pill " to >see if that would help me get some balance back. Am having symptoms >(bloating, swollen, tender breasts and negative moods) after taking >that <2 weeks. Still bleeding (lucky me...this has gone on since >last July...so much for Graves decreasing bleeding!) so maybe I'll >have to have the IUD removed after all. > >I know this is a lot of extra information, but wanted to let you in >on my experience. I think my " ideal " hormonal balance must be in a >pretty small range and have found that the pills throw me off a lot - >I really don't like what they do to me. and I'm sure it doesn't help >b/c the Graves causes enough hormonal imbalance to start with. > >You could always try them for a few months and see how your own body >reacts. I'll bet you'll know right away if they're right for you. > >Hope you have better luck than me in finding a suitable method of >birth control! > > > > >--- Melinda Tom wrote: > > Thanks, Pam. I am grasping at straws in trying to make a decision, > > so your > > input is very helpful! > > > > mel > > > > > > > > > >Reply-To: graves_support > > >To: <graves_support > > > >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD > > >Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 07:46:03 -0700 > > > > > >I asked one of the Drs at Bastyr about this... and she said she > > definitely > > >did NOT recommend that I go back on the pill, that my with my > > hormones out > > >of wack with the thyroid thing, she didn't think my body needed to > > deal > > >with > > >artificial hormones as well... I didn't go into more detail than > > that with > > >her, because that was my gut feeling about the pill at this stage > > anyway. > > > > > >But who knows, everyone seems so different with this disease, > > maybe it's > > >good for some and not so good for others? > > > > > >There was a discussion awhile back about maybe the pill not being > > so > > >effective when also on ATDs... or something to that affect, sorry, > > don't > > >remember exactly. > > > > > >Pam > > > > > > Birth Control and GD > > > >Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 23:25:26 +0000 > > > > > > > >Hi Everyone! > > > > > > > >Could anyone tell me if they have had any experience with birth > > control > > > >pills and GD? I am trying to decide if the pill will affect me > > in some > > > >adverse way i.e. exacerbate symptoms, hormonal fluctuations, > > etc. > > > > > > > >Any information would really help. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Mel > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ><http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > > http://mobile.msn.com > > ><http://mobile.msn.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Hi Mel, As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more than 20 years. The only time it didn't work was when I didn't use it My reasons for this are that *I* controled what was in my body, no foreign objects left permanently, and no pills adding to my hormone levels. So if you are looking into a more natural viable birth control method, this worked for me. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Hi Mel, As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more than 20 years. The only time it didn't work was when I didn't use it My reasons for this are that *I* controled what was in my body, no foreign objects left permanently, and no pills adding to my hormone levels. So if you are looking into a more natural viable birth control method, this worked for me. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Hi Mel, As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more than 20 years. The only time it didn't work was when I didn't use it My reasons for this are that *I* controled what was in my body, no foreign objects left permanently, and no pills adding to my hormone levels. So if you are looking into a more natural viable birth control method, this worked for me. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Thank you, Jody. I am looking into alternatives for birth control and hope to find the best one for me and m ysituation. I will look into the diaphram as well. mel > >Reply-To: graves_support >To: graves_support >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD >Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 18:24:35 -0400 > >Hi Mel, >As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more than 20 >years. The only time it didn't work was when I didn't use it My >reasons >for this are that *I* controled what was in my body, no foreign objects >left >permanently, and no pills adding to my hormone levels. So if you are >looking into a more natural viable birth control method, this worked for >me. > >Jody > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > > > >------------------------------------- >The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not >intended to replace expert medical care. >Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. >---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > >Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the >endorsement of >the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails. >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Thank you, Jody. I am looking into alternatives for birth control and hope to find the best one for me and m ysituation. I will look into the diaphram as well. mel > >Reply-To: graves_support >To: graves_support >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD >Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 18:24:35 -0400 > >Hi Mel, >As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more than 20 >years. The only time it didn't work was when I didn't use it My >reasons >for this are that *I* controled what was in my body, no foreign objects >left >permanently, and no pills adding to my hormone levels. So if you are >looking into a more natural viable birth control method, this worked for >me. > >Jody > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > > > >------------------------------------- >The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not >intended to replace expert medical care. >Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. >---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > >Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the >endorsement of >the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails. >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 Thank you, Jody. I am looking into alternatives for birth control and hope to find the best one for me and m ysituation. I will look into the diaphram as well. mel > >Reply-To: graves_support >To: graves_support >Subject: RE: Birth Control and GD >Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 18:24:35 -0400 > >Hi Mel, >As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more than 20 >years. The only time it didn't work was when I didn't use it My >reasons >for this are that *I* controled what was in my body, no foreign objects >left >permanently, and no pills adding to my hormone levels. So if you are >looking into a more natural viable birth control method, this worked for >me. > >Jody > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > > > >------------------------------------- >The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not >intended to replace expert medical care. >Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. >---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > >Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the >endorsement of >the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails. >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 > As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more Something to look into for anyone who's contemplating this and has very active Graves: it needs refitting after a certain percentage of weight change so for someone whose thyroid is causing rapid weight change this may or may not be a concern. Take care, Fay ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 > As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more Something to look into for anyone who's contemplating this and has very active Graves: it needs refitting after a certain percentage of weight change so for someone whose thyroid is causing rapid weight change this may or may not be a concern. Take care, Fay ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 > As an alternative, I used the good old fashioned diaphram for more Something to look into for anyone who's contemplating this and has very active Graves: it needs refitting after a certain percentage of weight change so for someone whose thyroid is causing rapid weight change this may or may not be a concern. Take care, Fay ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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