What is Post Birth Control Syndrome?

An excerpt from Beyond the Pill by Dr. Jolene Brighten:

“Post-Birth Control Syndrome” (PBCS) is a term that refers to the collection of signs and symptoms that arise when you stop taking the pill. These can be symptoms you were suppressing with the pill, or they can be added side effects the pill created that your body is waking up to. What are these symptoms? Well, they can range from headaches, mood swings, anxiety and depression, and acne, to a total loss of menstruation, pill-induced PCOS, intertility, hypothyroidism, leaky gut, and immune-related symptoms… These symptoms will generally appear within the first four to six months after discontinuing the pill.”

Yikes.

PBCS is the result of an extended period of time with no signal between the brain and ovaries. After months, years, or decades without communication, the brain and endocrine glands need to put time and energy into re-establishing a strong signal of communication.

Hence the hormonal mayhem and the symptoms that come back (with a vengeance.) Although these symptoms may feel like your body punishing you, they are really your body’s way of sending an SOS signal after so much time being shut down and stifled.

And guess what? The protocol in the final lesson of this Thinkbook with equip you with the tools you need to actually start responding to that SOS signal, and supporting your body as it mends it’s connection between brain and endocrine glands. The result? Finally feeling healthy, vibrant, and balanced again!

But before we get into the protocol, let’s first assess your personal history with the pill and whether you are likely to have PBCS or not.

Click here to download the PBCS Self-Assessment before moving onto the next lesson.