Hello everyone,
I just wanted to come on here and share what I am currently going through and see if anyone else has something similar they could share with me or any advice would be great.
I have generalised anxiety, I can keep it manageable for the most part but when I have my bad moments they tend to turn into days and sometimes weeks.
Recently I have been sick so I went to the doctors because I've had a cough that won't pass. He checked me out and everything was fine. Just gotta ride it out sort of thing. I thought while I'm here I'm going to grab another script for my birth control pill, saves me coming back in just for that.He started doing all these checks which got me worried. Blood pressure, weight, height etc. He takes my blood pressure every now and then when I get a new script but it's always fine and he's never done all this before. He then tells me he wants to swap me to the mini pill because I am a bigger girl which I am fully aware of. Mind you I have been on my pill for over 5 years and never had a problem with it. As soon as I left my mind has gone into a panic. I was placed on a mini pill about 7-8 years ago and HATED every moment of it. It caused me to have a constant period for 2-3 months.
I have also had friends that have had the same thing happen to them on the mini pilll.
I am comfortable what I am already taking and haven't had any problems with it, I don't understand why after all these years of giving it to me he wants to change it now? I am a tad freaking out about the whole situation.
Now my anxiety is blowing everything in my mind up 10000x.
Myself, my husband and some friends just booked an overseas trip this week for next year. You would think that would make someone so happy and excited, but me, no. Now because he wants to change my pill my mind is worried about getting blood clots from the pilll or from the flight we're going to take next year.
We did a trip to America in May this year and I was on the pill for that trip. I did have my ankles swell a bit, especially on the way back but so did my friend that was with us that is also a bigger girl and isn't on the pill. I worse compression socks on the way over but they kept rolling up and digging into my legs so I had to take them off.
I am really freaking out about this whole situation now.
How do I deal with not changing pills?
How do I deal with this travelling?
If any ladies out there have advice so I can stop freaking out that would be greatly appreciated
