Yasmin
As soon as my mother gets home from her trip to Pennsylvania, I’m getting to the OBGYN’s office and being switched off Yasmin.
From my previous entries, you can probably tell that I’ve already had some problems with this birth control. Sadly, they’ve escalated. It started with my first month’s placebo pills. I took them as I was directed, and for three days, had a light enjoyable period. That ended on Tuesday when I got hit so hard I had to be wearing three pads at once. My mother called the office on the Friday after to get their opinion, and I went straight to the regular pills in my next pack. I thought this would stop the period fully. Of course, I had to be wrong. It’s almost a full two weeks later, and I still am being forced into pads from my defiant ovaries. They’re obviously revolting, but I’m scared to stop the pills fully and get back to wearing three pads at once.
Not only is the elongated cycle a problem. My emotions have turned haywire over the past couple weeks, leaving my friends and family unsure of what Kendra Helene they might encounter upon talking to me. It’s almost as if I’m pregnant, that’s how crazy my mood swings have gotten. Only two days ago we were eating at Red Lobster, and after getting to the parking lot, I burst into tears without any warning. I’m not enjoying this. It’s torturing me just as much as anyone I confront.
Along with the crazy moods, I’m always tired now. I actually slept around twenty hours last Friday. I went to sleep at 6:30 p.m., overslept and woke up at 5 a.m., then slept on the bus ride to school, through my first class, through half my second, and through lunch. Of course, I basically passed out after getting home. I’m sick of this. I’m sick of the symptoms outweighing the advantages. I’m sick of feeling sick after eating a regular sized meal. It’s not normal, it’s not helping, and it’s affecting my life to the point I’m getting concerned.
So, yeah. Obviously, I haven’t gotten much writing done with all this going on. I’m disappointing myself. Can we count that as another symptom?
