Everything I've tried just completely changes my personality. I get really angry and the hormones they give me just don't go down well.. I've tried various different pills and the implant and injection. I've just come off the pill because it was driving me crazy. Anyone else experienced this?
I was on 3 types of pills, the patch, and Depo. All three pills worked fine for a few months then I would start getting nauseous, bitchy, and tired for the first few days of a new pack. Each month the effects would last longer and then I'd change to something else, which started the entire circle again. The patch made me sick from the get go and I got horrible headaches and hot flashes. I would cry at anything and everything. I tried 3 months and gave up. Depo worked really well the first shot, no noticeable changes. When I went in for my second shot, I had gained 5 lbs, third shot, I had gained an additional 6 lbs. I was leading a very active lifestyle and no change in diet. The nurse tried to convince me that there was no way I wasn't at fault for the weight gain, but too many people I've talked to had the same experience and only continued to gain weight at that point. I quit all birth control for a few months and it only took two months to lose all of that weight. I have Paraguard now, the copper IUD. Aside from longer periods and worse cramps the first year, I love it. And as long as my body doesn't decide to shoot it out at any time, it will last at least 10 years. I know they were running studies to see if it would last 12-15 years with the same efficiency. It was kind of expensive, but way cheaper than monthly pills, and I don't have to deal with any hormonal issues.
The side effects are there. If I were a parent I would not allow my daughter to go on the pill. I've read that birth control can actually increase your chances of getting cervical cancer along with the harmful hormones.
Now I have heard exactly the opposite. Saying it protects you from getting cervical, breast, and overian. Goes to google search....... Seems its both. Link provided. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/oral-contraceptives They go on saying that it slighty increases the risk of cervical in young adults but yet state that it could be from HPV aka STD. Which is very abundant. So its really catch 22. Damned if you do damned if you dont. Wrap it up and be safe!
my wife recently went off the pill because she thought it was lowering her sex drive, and she feels a lot better off of it. it seems to helped with her anxiety a little bit, her sex drive has definitely increased, and her orgasms are waaayyyy more intense without the pill.
Yeah something about tricking the body into beliving it is pregant all the time seems like it could lead to some issues in my opinion. I mean it's not natural to always be pregnant, yout body will notice. Some more then others. It doesn't seem to bother my girlfriend, but I have heard many stories like this one of people who do have issues with it.
I agree. it's a totally bad idea. I would never put any of those horrible chemicals in my body. Let the guy use condoms or go on the rhythm method like I use. But be advised, you have to be a "true hippie" for the rhythm method to work. No fast food, largely vegetarian, watch for added hormones in your diet.
Recently heard about success or near success with a pill for men. It's 'a-comin'. That'll put the heat on men to take it and maybe wraps won't be necessary either.
I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for about 3 months and my body did not react well AT ALL. I had never been on birth control before, and I HATE the idea of falsely delaying menstruation, but as an uninsured American, I could only take what the clinic was offering. I thought I was just coming down with something, but I had migraines and unrelenting nausea that started about my 2nd or 3rd week in. I lost 7 pounds by the 8th week, just from how much vomiting nad how little eating I was doing every day. It took me a while to make the connection between the sickness coinciding with the birth control, but once I did, I threw that crap out and within a week or 2, I was back to normal. (Or as normal as I get lol)
I was on ortho tricyclen lo like the user above a little over 2 years ago for only a month and a half and it made me crazy!! I did not feel well at all. Headaches, nausea, very irritable, crazy hormones, Depression...which lead to suicide attempts, yeah. I should have researched birth control beforehand because after I stopped it is when I learned about all of the horrible side effects and figured out that is what was making me crazy. Birth control isn't natural and really messes up your body. I would never use it again.. Judging by your name, I'm curious, do you have kids? Maybe you're supposed to be a mum ;p
I have a question for you girls. Has going on hormonal birth control like the pill, and going off it for whatever reason recalibrated your monthly cycle? Ex: if you were 14 and abstinent and had your period every 30 days, then went on the pill for a 8 months, did your period resume a 30 day cycle or did it completely change to something new like a 25 day cycle or become irregular and not like the clockwork from pre pill days?
My cycle was not altered. I have always been a 5 Days of Hell kind of girl and my period (usually) faithfully occurs between 28-30 days of the last one. Although I have noticed that ever since my my birth control debacle, stress REALLY affects my cycle. Previously, if I was stressed, it didn't impact the timing at all, but lately I have noticed that if I'm stressed, I might be a few days to a week late (which only adds to the stress). I know that stress can delay the onset for some women, but prior to the birth control, my cycle was not affected by stress and now....Oy vey! lol
I feel as though I should mention that I am 26 now and my 3 month experience with hormonal birth control was from when I was 24-25 (my birthday falls in February and I was on the pill from Jan-March).
Ah thanks for answering. I have a new perspective on what it means for a girl to go on birth control now....it's such a wildcard with what you're doing to your body. In your case it's almost as if it would've been better if you didn't do the pill in the first place because now stress affects you when it did not before. So the question becomes did the pill do that, or did that small difference in age between then and now? I think it's the pill to be honest. If I ever become a father to a daughter, I'll have to be sympathetic and worried a bit about how those hormonal pills affect my daughter's health.
