Gonal F injections and PMDD/ mood swings
Hey everyone,
I have just started 175(ml?mg? I cant remember) Gonal-F injections for egg retrieval. I have PMDD and am quite sensitive to hormonal changes. Unfortunately the medication has triggered intense insomnia and anxiety, including panic attacks. I genuinely feel insane and so scared. I have been waking up at 3am and crying, having intrusive thoughts that my partner is untrustworthy and going to leave me (not true), constantly crying and anxious, dreading bed time. I feel like our bed has a dark and scary energy and i keep reliving difficult past events. To call it mood swings would be a lie as the only way i’m swingin is down !
I used to take medicinal cannabis (edibles) which i have stopped for this process which i think has made things harder.
The cycle of PMDD, then getting my period which is painful and then going straight into stims has been really hard. We have been waiting so long to get to this point and the next step is hopefully FET and pregnancy. But right now i feel so lacking in resilience. I am a social worker and capable of taking care of other people but feel incapable of taking care of myself. I have therapy, supportive partner, good friends, exercise, etc but i’m still struggling.
I want to know if anyone else has had a similar experience ?