Running on the Pill

I prefer running on the track myself.

I also avoid dancing on the head of a pin because of the crowds of leprechauns you find there.

it's hard to tell from your message whether the pill is to blame for how you have been feeling or something else. have you had any lifestyle changes in the last year? anything else you could look to as a potential cause of feeling sluggish? the pill can increase fluid retention and some women have negative reactions to taking the pill so it's possible the pill is to blame.

a couple of suggestions

- try a different pill or go off the pill. there is no reason to stick with a pill that isn't working for you and there are many options out there.

-have your blood levels tested. just taking iron doesn't mean your body is utilizing iron. it could also be some other deficiency. see your doctor, tell him/her you have been feeling this way for a year and i would bet he/she will order a blood test.

-get tested for allergies. i felt sluggish and had trouble breathing for a year and found out i had some serious allergies. a few changes and some nasal spray have greatly improved my quality of running.

good luck

No preggers for me wrote:

and I'm not having regular sex .

This is your problem.

Please expand on 'not having regular sex'.

For some regular sex is once a week friday night under the covers with the lights off missionary position intercourse with the spouse.

For folks like me it's with the two wives one in the AM and twice at night with a nonner prettymuch a given 5/7

For some it is righthanded in front of the computer screen

How far from regular is your sexing jones-

-crowded streetcorner oral sex with a onelegged policeman?

-you, aunt fanny and the beagle?

-doing that thing with the orange and the feather duster?

-S&M in a club setting?

-watersports in public places?

-threesome with you, Lady GAGA and the AFLAC duck?

-crossgender role playing in latex?

nooner

I'd be really surprised if the pill was the CAUSE of all of these problems... especially since it's been a year. I have been on the pill for nearly 8 years and have continued to progress as a runner. I think a lot of women have it in their head that the pill "makes you fat" or makes you feel terrible. Have you have your ferritin checked? I know a lot of times when they check for your iron, they only check the hemoglobin and you can be having major iron-related difficulties when your ferritin is low. Just something to think about... but I really don't think this is pill-related. Good luck!

"I'm holding a little differently and feel softer than before".

Try some testosterone it worked for me.

Definitely talk to your doc. There are SO many different combinations of the Pill and you might have to try 5 different preps before you find the one that suits you best. Worth it to try something new.

OTOH, you can also try a different method of BC, like the IUD. It's good for 5 years, really effective, and you don't even have to think twice about it (as opposed to popping a pill every day at the same time, getting refills, etc. as you would with the Pill).

My wife and I loved it when he had her IUD. She didn't have to remember to take the pill and I didn't have to wear a condom or pull-out. FYI: pulling out isn't a very good method of birth control, especially if you forget to pull out.

Anywho. . . I could feel the string but it didn't bother me. My wife had to have the IUD removed though because she ended up with some inflammation down there after about a year.