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General Update #17

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A lot has happened in the past month since my last general update blog, so thought it was time for another!

Since January, my periods have gone a bit haywire again. Well, very haywire. There’s been no pattern at all, and I started bleeding again yesterday after only 15 days since I last did. Fed up is an understatement! I’ve been using progesterone cream for around nine months now and can’t seem to get it to control them, so I’ve made a controversial decision of going back on the contraceptive pill…

I know many of you won’t agree.

I used to be on the combined pill from ages sixteen to twenty-one, and have been off it for eighteen months, but have decided to give the POP (progestogen only pill) a go. With my oestrogen dominance, hopefully it’ll help to balance things out. I know it can cause irregular periods and acne, but I’m experiencing that right now anyway so I figured I have nothing to lose. I can always stop taking it, too. I’m just so desperate and am not sure what else to do.

I raised my thyroid medication dosage a month or so ago again and feel a bit better for it, but still feel easily tired and have poor stamina.

I hope they help.

My mood has been very up and down and I’ve had some really scary low points, but this week has been better.

The itching all over my body has finally stopped. I guess I’ll never really know what was causing the intense itching literally all over my body.

Do remember that you can keep up to date with my personal health journey via Instagram. My Instagram is updated with realtime updates and you’ll be able to follow along as and when everything happens over there!

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About Author

Rachel Hill is the internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning thyroid patient advocate, writer, speaker and bestselling author behind The Invisible Hypothyroidism. She has advocated online for better thyroid disease awareness, diagnosis, treatment and management since 2015 and has won multiple awards for her online thyroid advocacy work, including a WEGO Health Award and Social Health Award. She is also a Certified Patient Leader through the Health Union Certification. She is well-recognised as a leading thyroid health advocate in the thyroid community and has received recognitions for her work and dedication. Her weekly thyroid patient newsletter is a Substack Bestseller, which has also featured in the Top 10 for Health and Wellness. Rachel has spoken on countless podcasts and at various events and has been on non-profit boards, patient councils and advisory boards, including The American College of Thyroidology. Rachel has worked with and been featured by UK thyroid charities, The National Academy of Hypothyroidism, The BBC, Yahoo, MSN, ThyroidChange and more. Her bestselling thyroid books include "Be Your Own Thyroid Advocate", "You, Me and Hypothyroidism", "The Positive Thyroid Pregnancy Book" and the children's book "Thyroid Superhero".