birth control detox!

here we go! after being on birth control for almost 10yrs (initially for medical reasons)...i've realized, i've gotten myself off all other meds, what's keeping me from THIS one? i guess being on something for so long, you start to become naive to the fact that you are indeed, no matter how TINY this pill may be, ingesting toxins willingly in to your body every single day. umm...not cool.

now, i went through a period of being insanely fearful of all pills...even supplements. i'm starting to take it down a notch and realize that medical science can still have its benefits. i trust myself and my body. this fear i gained was doing more harm than i realized. and i'm grateful to have realized this and been able to take a step back. and this has lead me to make the decision to go off b.c. with nothing but a positive outlook. i know i am doing this NOT out of fear...rather out of a personal choice to see 1. if my body has changed and if I can regulate my menstrual cycle on my own without help of hormones (with a completely different diet than i had 10yrs ago) and 2. to live righteously in the direction and effort i have put forth with everything else in my life....taking this pill each day was becoming more alien to me since everything else i do is so beneficial (healthwise)...

i made an appointment 21/2 weeks ago to see my gyno..get a nice little check up and ask her how i go about doing this. she advised me to finish off the rest of my pack and simply just to not renew my pills...after my period ended, go on with my life and see what happens! she told me it could take months for me to have another period or i could regulate quickly. won't know until i try. once i got the ok and advice from my doc, i started my own little research. i was mainly focusing on foods and supplements that were known to benefit women in this area. i found that parsley, lots of water, potassium rich foods, and taking a multi-v and supplementing magnesium/calcium were the most popular natural ways for dealing with this subject. also found articles on certain chinese herbs that are known to help, but i don't feel educated enough on taking these, therefore i stay away... so i started consciously adding more of these in to my diet, most importantly the multi and the mag/cal supplement every day. i did this for 2 weeks before i knew i was getting my period (my last period that i could actually be sure was coming, who knows when the next one will be!!) and i noticed SIGNIFICANT decrease in my pms symptoms. usually (even being on b.c.) the entire week before getting my period, i'd have so many symptoms, back pain, head aches, sore breasts, cramps...basically a period without the bleeding. THEN my period would come and bam, another week of hell. well...this time, i FORGOT i was even getting it, then it came and i felt very regular, with just about a day or two of some cramps/bloating. boy, i was IMPRESSED, to say the least. i'm hoping this continues and that whatever i'm doing keeps working the way it has been!

so my period ended saturday...if i were continuing with the b.c. i would have taken my first cycle pill yesterday. so i'm 48hrs b.c. free! didn't notice anything yesterday, but today i woke up quite nauseas and dizzy. this came and went throughout the day...as i expected. no other symptoms (yet)...

i've gotten good at visualizing outcomes. i've put myself to the test MANY times in the recent past and it never fails. what you expect, what you want, what you desire....you can have it! what you think, you become. now, i'm nowhere near the type of person to leave my entire outcome up to my thoughts (i'd be in deep trouble if that were the case) ....but i will admit, when you think positively and can see successful outcomes for yourself, it actually helps you thinking more clearly and gives you the ability to make the right choices along the way that aid in your success.

overall, so far so good. only other side effect i can see myself struggling with is breaking out, acne, whatever u wanna call it. the pill helped me with teenage acne. but again, different diet, cleaner diet...maybe i'll get lucky? no...i WILL get lucky! and if i don't, i'll figure out how to!!! :)

i plan on posting updated blogs about this. i've read a lot on the struggles women have with going on AND going off birth control. i'd like to be an example of how a clean, healthy, living foods diet can help this process be a more comfortable adjustment. i've seen people go through hell of amount of changes with birth control...i don't remember really what i was like before it...so i'm interested and curious to watch myself change (if i change at all)...its pretty trippy to sit back and know somethings goin on inside you...and all you can do is wait and watch! i cannot even imagine what it's like to carry a child! ohhhhhhh i'm going to be a headcase when i get pregnant! hahaha

i also plan on beginning some sort of detox challenge. i figured, what better time to try out my first legit detox than now? only toxins entering my body these days are the ones out of my control. there are NO other medications i can go OFF. but there are ways for me to clean out my system of these hidden toxins! so, lets go!!

it really feels like such an accomplishment to be completely 100% free of all medications. no more trips to the pharmacy!!!!!! pretty cool.

if anyone has gone through struggles with b.c. and has any helpful adivce, i am open to anything and appreciate all your concerns!

here's to peaceful hormonal adjustments! :)
xoxo