18-04-2014, 16:05
Oh Sarah, now I really feel like I know NOTHING haha, thank you for sharing your knowledge with me and being so helpful!
I didn't know that about zinc, that would boost the estrogen, but I always thought I had a zinc deficiency because everytime, without fail, I started taking zinc my health was so much better and my nails would grow.
Now a little bit of background:
I'm 23 years old. I started taking Belara when I was only 15 because I had severe cystic acne and very oily skin and hair. Ever since I've been trying to quit it but I just can't. Actually I remember that last year, on april, I didn't take it to see what would happen: in just 2 weeks my skin was covered in acne and it was like i had a mask of oil. Also my hair was awful, too oily. But the real problem came after: my severe cramps came back, it was a day I won't ever forget, I thought I was going to die because of the pain. That's why I never stopped it! The thing that scared me the most was how fast my acne came back the times I gave up. It was a matter of days!
So what I started doing in august last year: I would take 1 pill of PM everynight for 15 days, then I would stop and would start again after my period with the first pill from that new cicle. I read a lot about taking PM with BC last year before I started, and didn't see anything about blood cloths
But I have to agree with you, all you said makes sense, maybe it's time for me to change my BC since I can't quit it. I need to go to the doctor. What you said really hit me
"Eww. everything I have read about this particular form of estradiol in the past has been bad. It's Estrone chemically altered to prevent the liver from detoxifying it as well, and this makes it last far longer in the bloodstream. So it's more prone to build up in the body than other forms of estradiol."
That's so bad!!!!!!
Quick update: I'm feeling better actually, still having shotness of breath but less than last week. I'm having something that I never had, constipation :/. I really think the estrogen dominance took over and elevated my TSH levels, just like you said.
I was doing so many things wrong and I would never know untill you pointed them out, it was only a matter of time untill something happen...
I didn't know that about zinc, that would boost the estrogen, but I always thought I had a zinc deficiency because everytime, without fail, I started taking zinc my health was so much better and my nails would grow.
Now a little bit of background:
I'm 23 years old. I started taking Belara when I was only 15 because I had severe cystic acne and very oily skin and hair. Ever since I've been trying to quit it but I just can't. Actually I remember that last year, on april, I didn't take it to see what would happen: in just 2 weeks my skin was covered in acne and it was like i had a mask of oil. Also my hair was awful, too oily. But the real problem came after: my severe cramps came back, it was a day I won't ever forget, I thought I was going to die because of the pain. That's why I never stopped it! The thing that scared me the most was how fast my acne came back the times I gave up. It was a matter of days!
So what I started doing in august last year: I would take 1 pill of PM everynight for 15 days, then I would stop and would start again after my period with the first pill from that new cicle. I read a lot about taking PM with BC last year before I started, and didn't see anything about blood cloths
But I have to agree with you, all you said makes sense, maybe it's time for me to change my BC since I can't quit it. I need to go to the doctor. What you said really hit me
"Eww. everything I have read about this particular form of estradiol in the past has been bad. It's Estrone chemically altered to prevent the liver from detoxifying it as well, and this makes it last far longer in the bloodstream. So it's more prone to build up in the body than other forms of estradiol."
That's so bad!!!!!!
Quick update: I'm feeling better actually, still having shotness of breath but less than last week. I'm having something that I never had, constipation :/. I really think the estrogen dominance took over and elevated my TSH levels, just like you said.
I was doing so many things wrong and I would never know untill you pointed them out, it was only a matter of time untill something happen...