Misfit Toy
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A month ago, I had that horrible migraine from hell that I spoke about at length. A friend of mine, a very pushy friend brought over progesterone cream and felt strongly that I need to take it. She is 62 years old. I am 44. She felt that I should take it all month long instead of just the 7th day of my cycle onward. She wanted me to do so to completely stop my period which I know would cause more problems than not.
I went on the progesterone-90 mg-out of desperation, but took half the dose and actually started to feel better. I refused her idea to take it all month long. However, a month and a half later...I have become completely unstable. I took it to my doctor 2 weeks ago and he was like, "Wow...this is too high of a dose. This is for menopausal women." Because I felt like I was doing well on it, I had no desire to go down on it.
Today, after 6 days of being in bed...which is so rare for me. I mean, that never happens...and heart pounding, racy thoughts and mind and anxiety for weeks now, I thought, "this has to be the progesterone."
I called the pharmacy and they told me to stop taking it, it's too high a dose and it's probably messing up all of your hormones.
I am to go on 50 mg in a few days.
I have become completely introverted, isolating and sick. I am snippy, angry, etc. I have the air conditioner on when it's 75 degrees. I am so hot and sick.
This friend who recommended this has been up my butt for years about things that I need to try. I have written about her several times. She thinks of me as a very close friend, I am starting to see her as the enemy. She doesn't leave me alone with what I need to try and do. I am always supposed to be doing whatever she recommends. She will never try or do anything I recommend, but I am supposed to.
Have any of you ever noticed that because something works for someone, it means it's supposed to work for you, too? I have had people absolutely become cruel unless I do what they want me to for my health. I have had friends with Lyme disease who think I have lyme and want me to go on several different antibiotics, all kinds of stuff. I am tested for Lyme every year, always negative....but, "The tests aren't accurate, you have Lyme disease."
Why can't people just let you "be." I understand wanting to help someone, but to distance yourself from them because they are upset that you don't want to do what they want you to do is wrong.
Since I have become more sick, she is pushing and pushing me to go to the guy who does methylation at $350 an hour. I put my foot down last week and told her, do not mention this person again. I never want to hear his name again unless you are talking about your own appointments with him.
People don't seem to realize that just because something works for them, that it might not work for someone else. And more importantly, we are all allowed to have and make our own choices.
I am happy that she introduced me to progesterone. I am unhappy that she keeps pushing it and pushing everything at me and that I think I will have to end my friendship with her. We have been friends for 13 years. I have tried everything to get her to leave me alone about people that she wants me to see or supplements she wants me to take. She doesn't listen or respect my wishes. I am sick of it. I see it as a sickness she has.
She listens for a short time and then just avoids me. She avoids me. I am only a friend to her really, when I am doing something that she thinks I should do.
I think this goes for all people and even those with CFS/ME; if something works for you, that's great. If someone else is reluctant to try it or is not on the same page...that is their right. It doesn't mean they are a bad person, that they are not worthy etc. I have lost so many ill friends...yes, ill friends because I didn't do well on "their protocol." It's BS. I would never ever do that to someone else.
I went on the progesterone-90 mg-out of desperation, but took half the dose and actually started to feel better. I refused her idea to take it all month long. However, a month and a half later...I have become completely unstable. I took it to my doctor 2 weeks ago and he was like, "Wow...this is too high of a dose. This is for menopausal women." Because I felt like I was doing well on it, I had no desire to go down on it.
Today, after 6 days of being in bed...which is so rare for me. I mean, that never happens...and heart pounding, racy thoughts and mind and anxiety for weeks now, I thought, "this has to be the progesterone."
I called the pharmacy and they told me to stop taking it, it's too high a dose and it's probably messing up all of your hormones.
I am to go on 50 mg in a few days.
I have become completely introverted, isolating and sick. I am snippy, angry, etc. I have the air conditioner on when it's 75 degrees. I am so hot and sick.
This friend who recommended this has been up my butt for years about things that I need to try. I have written about her several times. She thinks of me as a very close friend, I am starting to see her as the enemy. She doesn't leave me alone with what I need to try and do. I am always supposed to be doing whatever she recommends. She will never try or do anything I recommend, but I am supposed to.
Have any of you ever noticed that because something works for someone, it means it's supposed to work for you, too? I have had people absolutely become cruel unless I do what they want me to for my health. I have had friends with Lyme disease who think I have lyme and want me to go on several different antibiotics, all kinds of stuff. I am tested for Lyme every year, always negative....but, "The tests aren't accurate, you have Lyme disease."
Why can't people just let you "be." I understand wanting to help someone, but to distance yourself from them because they are upset that you don't want to do what they want you to do is wrong.
Since I have become more sick, she is pushing and pushing me to go to the guy who does methylation at $350 an hour. I put my foot down last week and told her, do not mention this person again. I never want to hear his name again unless you are talking about your own appointments with him.
People don't seem to realize that just because something works for them, that it might not work for someone else. And more importantly, we are all allowed to have and make our own choices.
I am happy that she introduced me to progesterone. I am unhappy that she keeps pushing it and pushing everything at me and that I think I will have to end my friendship with her. We have been friends for 13 years. I have tried everything to get her to leave me alone about people that she wants me to see or supplements she wants me to take. She doesn't listen or respect my wishes. I am sick of it. I see it as a sickness she has.
She listens for a short time and then just avoids me. She avoids me. I am only a friend to her really, when I am doing something that she thinks I should do.
I think this goes for all people and even those with CFS/ME; if something works for you, that's great. If someone else is reluctant to try it or is not on the same page...that is their right. It doesn't mean they are a bad person, that they are not worthy etc. I have lost so many ill friends...yes, ill friends because I didn't do well on "their protocol." It's BS. I would never ever do that to someone else.
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