birth control...

pandafish519 Posted: Mar 30, 2010 04:37 PM

birth control...

hi ladies.. so i started BC last week for a couple of reasons: apparently i am very fertile right now and we are def not ready for another baby yet.

i haven't been on BC for about 5 years. i really don't like it. i don't like the way it makes me feel. i have felt like PURE CRAP for the past week and a half.

did anybody else feel like this when the started BC? i feel miserable and i don't want to be on it anymore.

MrsDrinkh20 Posted: Mar 30, 2010 04:40 PM

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I felt that way when I took loestrin but not when i took ortho tricyclin low. I had to switch off of that because i was spotting but i definitely felt fine on that one!!

Can they give you a different one? What are you on?

PROBM Posted: Mar 30, 2010 04:43 PM

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i have tried them all they all make me feel like crap for the first 3 months, it just takes that long for some bodys to adjust

FutureMrsG Posted: Mar 30, 2010 05:45 PM

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I never had a problem with the pill but many women do. Have you considered an IUD? I had to stop taking the pill due to migraine headaches and at first I was really nervous about the IUD but 2 years later I can say it is the best BC decision I ever made. No extra hormones and no remembering to take a pill every day.

http://www.paragard.com/

GT143EA Posted: Mar 30, 2010 05:47 PM

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I was on the pill for years and never had a problem! My friend has the nuva ring and swears by it!

JennyAPH Posted: Mar 30, 2010 07:55 PM

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I feel like I have tried them all.... Most of them it took me a few months to adjust to it before I stopped feeling like cr@p. I absolutely hated seasonique (whatever thats called) and the Nuva Ring. The last kind i took was Yaz and that seemed to work the best for me.

FutureMrsG Posted: Mar 30, 2010 08:46 PM

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Posted by GT143EA

I was on the pill for years and never had a problem! My friend has the nuva ring and swears by it!

I hated the Nuva ring...It always seemed slip out of place It was really annoying!

LadyDuda81509 Posted: Mar 30, 2010 10:36 PM

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when i first started bc i had every symptom in the book! it was really bad, prob bad to the point where i should have stopped taking it...but i just though that my body had to get use to it and eventually i did but sooo horrible at first,

i had blurry vision, head aches, i developed carple tunnel in my left hand...i though i needed glasses cuz my eyes wouldnt focus...took bout 3 months for all those symptoms to go away!

im soo use to it now, im nervous to go off of it, because i kinda enjoy that i only get my period for 3 days and its barely there when i do have it, my cramps are not bad, and my pms symptoms are not that bad...so i might be going crazy when i go off! lol cant win either way!

FinallyMrsB18 Posted: Mar 30, 2010 11:00 PM

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I am the same way it makes me feel awful, my cousin has the exact same problem. Before TTC I was charting and avoiding fertile times, it worked well. Now though once is born I am going to be in the same boat as you. I don't feel comfortable just charting b/c I don't want to get pregnant right away. I really don't want to take anything with hormones so I am going to look into paraguard the IUD. It kinda freaks me out, but I am going to do some more research on it. I know my cousin has been using nuvaring for awhile now, and said it hasn't bothered her at all. So if anything I might try that b/c our systems are so similar, same allergies, everything. Hang in there sweetie you will find something that works for you.

MLAngelo Posted: Mar 31, 2010 12:01 AM

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Posted by PROBM

i have tried them all they all make me feel like crap for the first 3 months, it just takes that long for some bodys to adjust

same here, I had to switch off the last pill I was on for a number of reasons and I have felt like crap for the last three months. I am just starting to feel better and drop the weight.

MrsInglima Posted: Mar 31, 2010 06:29 AM

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Do you not like the way it makes you feel physically or emotionally? I would talk to your doctor about it. When I was on BCPs I was a lunatic (my mood swings actually made me think I was Bipolar). And when I talked to my GP about it, she said that some girls just have that reaction (usually it has to do with genetics and if mental health issues run in your family. On my mom's side there are quite a few people who have anxiety, depression, or are Bipolar; so this was totally true form me and she actually had the same problem). She said usually when that's the case no birth control you can be on will not make you feel like that and that depending on how long you want to wait until your next child an IUD might be your best bet. If it's just physical problems, your doctor should be able to recommend something that won't have as many side effects.

Good luck!

Just Cindy Posted: Mar 31, 2010 06:56 AM

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I am on Depo which the 1st time I took it I felt like crap for 3 months but decided to try it again. I love it!!! I dont have to worry about taking a pill and the shot is for 3 months.

las1 Posted: Mar 31, 2010 10:12 AM

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I have been on it for 10 years. The first brand I tried (I don't think they make it anymore) made me very nauseus so I have been on Ortho for most of the 10 years and did not have a problem. Recently the doctor switched me to Ortho-lo I like it much better I am not as moody (I did not realize the higher dosage made me moody). Speak to your doctor see what they recommend.

pandafish519 Posted: Mar 31, 2010 01:12 PM

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i'm on loestrin and i hate the way i feel. i really do. DH and i both agree that i really don't want to be on birth control. its just not my thing.

Dreemer107 Posted: Mar 31, 2010 01:21 PM

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I've been on a few pills, but they never really worked.
I've been on nuvaring for a few years now & I love it. The only thing is, like clock work, on the Sunday before I'm due for it, I'm an emotional wreck.

alli3131 Posted: Mar 31, 2010 01:52 PM

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I had issues with any pill that had estrogen in them because I would get Migraines. I would take the progesterone only pills. i always had mid cycle bleeding and then I asked about the Depo shot and they wouldnt recommend it cause it causes weight gain....more than any other BC.

I tried the ring and hated it....never stayed in place.

So we decided to just use condoms...not DH's favorite but yeah it worked for the time....now we are TTC so we use nothing.