Thinking of Starting Bc(pill Form), But Slightly Worried... Posted: 11-14-07 21:36pm
I just need some advice from anyone on the
pill or who knows some one whos taken it
before, I have a few questions about the
side effects. First of all, i heard
somewhere that once you get off the pill
you sometimes break out in bad acne or
really oily skin, does this happen to most
women? I also heard that being on the pill
can lower your sex drive, which i really
dont want, and is there any way to avoid
this? Has anyone experianced any other bad
side effects from taking BC?
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unicarrie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 26 Location: East Midlands, UK
Posted: 11-15-07 08:35am
I take micrognon 30, combined oral
contraceptive and I have yet to come
across any bad side-effects.
I stopped taking them for about 5 months
last year and noticed no difference in my
skin, I've always had an oily T-zone!
The pill certainly hasn't lowered my
sex-drive at all!
I know that it certainly increased my
appetite a little, but I didn't gain
weight as I noticed I was eating more and
went to the gym 3 times instead of twice
per week, after about a month or so my
appetite seemed to settle back down and I
have been fine ever since.
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PenguinsRus
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Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 1181 Location: New York, NY United States
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Posted: 11-15-07 10:42am
My sex drive is effected, but only
minorly. It is lower, especially on the
last week of pills, but on my week off I
go kind of crazy for sex. While I'm on it
though, it doesn't go low enough to the
point where it would make things bad/I
don't have sex. I still want it, just
about 80% instead of 100%. My skin
improved, and a lot of girls skin does
that instead of getting worse. It really
varies from person to person, but I
haven't had any huge problems with it
ever.
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LadyKitten
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 59 Location: ,
Posted: 11-15-07 10:59am
I started the pill at 18 (1998) because I
had an irregular menstrual cycle. I
stopped taking it at 23 (2003) and went
back on it just over a year ago. I'm on
Ortho-tricyclen regulars and have never
experiences and bad side-effects. In
fact, it cleared my ance up and when I
went off the pill at 23 it never came
back. It for sure did NOT lower my sex
drive. In fact, I almost wonder if it
increased my sex drive. My sex drive is
always highest during my last week of the
blue pills just before I start my period.
I recommend the pill because it's easy (I
set my cell phone alarm for 9:00pm to
remind me to take it) and there seem to be
less side effects than other bc for women
(don't get me started on the problems with
the depo-provera needle my sister took, or
the patch that apparantly there are a lot
of law suits against). The pill, I
believe, is the best method for younger
girls. Things like the IUD are more
technical and require insertion of a
foreign object, but they do work.
Good luck.
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Disenchanted
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Canada
Posted: 11-16-07 00:44am
ok, well thanks alot to all three of you,
i feel a bit more confident about starting
birth control pills now that i've heard
from a few people who have taken them,
Ladykitten i'm glad to hear that your acne
didnt come back at all when you got off
the pill, thank you again for your replies
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5323 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Posted: 11-17-07 00:00am
The pills effect every woman differently,
so you'll have to try and see. Plus, if
you experience bad side effects on one,
you can always just switch to another and
you'll be fine!
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