In need of hope! Does it get easier?
One week in - awful mood swings, hot flashes, and bouts of anxiety despite being on medication to treat the bloody thing. And the weirdest one yet... PTSD making a grand return.
My life is awesome and I generally have a good grip on things, it can't be a coincidence then that I'm suddenly losing the plot a wee bit. They did mention side effects at the appointment and told me it would take a while for your body to adjust, I just did not anticpiate it happening almost instantaneously and so wildly.
So I'm asking... please share your experiences. I'd love to hear if the emotional side effects went away for you, how long it took, and how you managed.
My thought process is that it's only been a week, and since I'm not ready to draft a suicide note or anything I'm willing to see it through. I know I will be okay; unpleasant as it is, it's nothing I can't handle - years of therapy and all that. But this will all depend on how long I have to deal with it being like this. If it's going to take a few months, fine - a year? two years? for the entire duration? I'm getting the bastard thing out.