Recently Went Off Birth Control After 11 Years...help Posted: 06-29-04 23:52pm
I stopped my birth control pill tri-levlen
after 11 1/2 years this may. I was on it
for relief of severe cramps besides for
b.C.
I stopped at an end of a pack. I
ovulated one week later becuase it was the
first time in years I got that egg white
stuff. Then two weeks later I got my
period. So, I only had a 21 day cycle.
The cramps came rushing right back
though...Agggh.
I am 29 years old and I noticed that I
gained 10 pounds in these 6 weeks being
off the pill!! I went from 125 to 135.
Is that normal? I thought you gained
weight going on the pill? Btw: I know
i'm not pg.
I'm on day 21 now and no signs of my
period so I hope I will have a full 28 day
cycle this month, however I also didn't
notice any ovulating this month at all.
I went off the pill because my husband and
I want to start trying for a baby in
august. My mid-wife suggested going off
the pill for three months and and go on
prenatal vitamins to replace all my lost
amino acids, etc.. From being on the pill
before trying. The doctor said get one
period on your own then try, but the
mid-wife said that is not safe. I trust
her knowledge much more than the Dr. In
this office so I am following her
advice.
Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone out
there has been on the pill as long as me
and if they could share what they
experienced coming off of it with their
cycles? Also, if this weight gain is
normal?
Thank you,
judith
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PattyV
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1103 Location: Chicago area
Off the Pill After 12 Years Posted: 06-30-04 10:48am
I went off 2months ago after 12 years.I
went off cuz my gyno says i'm too old(40)
and high risk(i get menstrual migraines).I
get my period every 2 weeks,i cry for no
reason,and have trouble sleeping.I believe
i'm starting menopause.Imiss my
pills!!!!!But I know it is not worth the
risk to my health.So,enough about me.
I have not had any weight gain,but do find
myself hungry all the time.I'm glad you
trust your mid-wife so much,but why not
the doc??I would be hard pressed to stay
with a doc I didn't trust.I have heard of
women staying off the pill for several
months before trying to concieve and using
prenatal vits to prepare them for the
pregnancy.I have also known ladies who
never made it to their first cycle and got
preg right away!Good luck and find a doc
you trust!!
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 06-30-04 13:10pm
Your doctor probably was just referring to
the fact that it is safe to start trying
after your body starts ovulating properly
again. Your midwife is probably playing
the safer plan to make sure you start on
the vitamins early enough. I would trust
either route. It often takes a few
months for your body to get back to it's
normal hormone balance after being off the
pill anyway, but like patty said some take
months before their body is ready to get
pregnant and some don't need any time at
all! As for the weight gain, it could
just be from the hormone changes of going
off the pill. Just like going on the
pill.. It varies from person to person
whether you gain weight or not.
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travelgirl913
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 9
Posted: 06-30-04 17:43pm
Thanks for your responses. I have been
hungrier than usual too. I'm sure I have
been eating more but I feel more swollen
than usual.
It's not that I don't trust that doctor, I
just don't trust doctors in general. I
live more of a homeopathic lifestyle and
don't plan on ever seeing that doctor,
only the two midwives in the office
anyway. Unless of course I need a
c-section.
I started this lifestyle once my nephew
developed autism from a mmr vaccine. He
was developing normally and was healthy
before the vaccine. Than afterwards he
got very sick, went backwards with
everything, stopped talking, making eye
contact, etc... They found that he has
600% mercury over the legal limit in his
poor little body. After researching into
vaccines I couldn't believe what I
discovered. They are not only useless in
preventing the disease but they damage so
many children. After educating myself I
could never do something where the risk
out weighs the benefits. So we will not
be giving our children vaccines. I have
joined a group with lots of support from
others who had their children or a family
member damaged or died from vaccines.
There are many others in the group that
knew all of this years ago and have 20
year old children that they never gave
vaccines to and they are actually more
healthy!! That is why I seeked out a
mid-wife because they are not only so
caring but they know lots of medicine free
natural ways to cure things.
My midwife said that she has tons of
couples that do not vaccinate for the same
reasons I explained to her and she is
completely supportive. I have had doctors
put me down for figuring out their money
making scam!! Then after telling them how
I felt they tried to vaccinate me for
german measles which there hasn't been a
case of them in my state for over 20
years!! Crazy!! Anyway that is one of
the reasons why I do not trust doctors.
Well, I am going to have to start watching
what I eat to get the weight off. I am
also going to go to the drug store to get
an ovulation predictor kit to see if I am
actually ovulating or not to plan ahead.
Thanks and good luck to everyone!!
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 07-04-04 18:38pm
I had been on the pill for nine years, and
then I went off. I had horrible, heavy,
crampy periods for a year. They came
about every three weeks. So, I
eventually went back on the pill. I also
gained weight. A lot of weight. I
never gained when I went on the pill, but
I did gain when I went off.
As the others said, everyone is different.
Some do get pregnant right away and some
take a year or more. Some women's cycles
to not even out for a long time, if ever.
I never had a normal period before I went
on the pill, so that is why I went on it
in the first place, but it did get a lot
worse when I quit taking it. So I am
back on it now, and quite content again.
Of course, I am not trying to conceive.
Just relax and it will happen in time.
As for the vaccination thing, I am really
sorry about your nephew. Vaccines do
have possible side effects (some very
severe)but so does everything that you
take or do. I will vaccinate my
children. And I don't think that my
children should be in school with children
who are not vaccinated as it is not safe
or fair for that matter. But, that is
just my opinion. I would rather have my
children vaccinated so that they do not
catch the measels, mumps, or anything else
and have it kill them. Especially when I
could have prevented it very easily!
But, at the same time there is that
slight, slight chance that something
horrible could happen and I do understand
where you are coming from.
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travelgirl913
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 9
Posted: 07-04-04 23:35pm
For you to say that you don't want your
children in school with children that are
not vaccinated just proves that you must
not really trust in the vaccines your are
giving your children to begin with. If
you give it to them for immunity then why
would you worry about them getting
anything?? Do you not believe in the
vaccines after all?
Plus do some research and you will see
measles, mumps and all you mention
declined on their own before a vaccine was
even invented due to better hygenie, and
sewer systems, etc...
We don't live in a 3rd world country and
don't spread disease like the government
may want you to beleive.
As you say you are aware of the severe
reactions to vaccines. If this ever
happened to a child you knew or were close
to you may have a different outlook.
Especially if you educated yourself with
all the pros and cons before making a
decision.
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 07-05-04 13:39pm
I am educated with the pros and cons my
dear. I don't want my children in school
with kids who are not vaccinated because
to me that is poor hygiene. It is a rule
in most schools that your children have to
be vaccinated before they are allowed to
attend. If it was dangerous to everyone,
they would not be required.
As I said before, everything we do and do
not do has risks. Each person has to
weigh them and make their decision. Just
like taking a certain prescription, or
cold medicine for that matter.
Don't tell me I am not educated just
because I do not agree with you.
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travelgirl913
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 9
Posted: 07-05-04 13:51pm
I did not say you were "not educated"
what I am saying is that you are not
educated in this matter. Check the
facts. The government wants you to
believe it is a law to register for
school, but it is not.
There are philosophical, religious, and
many medical reasons that you can refuse
vaccines and legally register for school.
And as for "good hygiene" goes, being
vaccinated or not does not determine
hygiene.
And as for not wanting your kids in school
with un-vaccinated chidren, if your kids
are vaccinated, and you are soooo sure
that the vaccines keep your kids safe from
the diseases, then what possible effect
can my un-vaccinated child have on yours?
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 07-06-04 00:55am
Yes, I realize it is not an actual law,
but it should be.
Vaccines are not 100% guaranteed (and I
think I spelled that wrong) but they
definately do reduce the risk. So,
children who are not vaccinated should not
be allowed in school with those who are,
because if these children get it, there is
the possiblity of spreading it to others.
To me that is a hygiene (or at least
health/ safety) thing.
Once again, just because this is my
opinion and I do not agree with you does
not make either of us right or wrong.
That is just how I feel. It also does
not make me misinformed.
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travelgirl913
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 9
Posted: 07-06-04 12:06pm
Maybe you should home school yopur
children then to feel more comfortable.
Millions more children are damage or die
from vaccines every year so parents are
wising up and soon a lot of peope won't be
putting that poison in the helpless
childrens veins.
I'm personally more scared about someone
who had the vaccine passing the disease
along since they is what usually happens.
Kids are injected with the disease it
self, plus mercury and monkey's blood, and
aborted fetus tissue... How healtly can
that be in a child's blood stream??
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 07-06-04 17:16pm
Alright, so maybe I am a little uneducated
in this area. I will have to read up on
it. Sorry if I offended you.
As for home schooling my kids, I don't
plan on having kids. If I did though,
home schooling wouldn't be a bad idea with
the violence that is in schools now.
But, then if the child was home schooled
they wouldn't really learn how to "survive
in the real world" so it is kind of a
lose, lose situation.
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travelgirl913
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 9
Posted: 07-06-04 18:32pm
I agree it's a tough decision. Everyone
must do what is best for them and do what
they can live with. It's actually a
harder road not vaccinating becuase many
people just don't respect our choice.
Mostly becuase they are scared and want to
beleive their doctors. I can't blame
them but once it happens to someone they
know then everything changes for them. We
found a doctor who doesn't vaccinate his
own children and we will be very happy
going there.
Good luck with your decision on having
children and with your pills too!!
