Swallowing the Pill... Pregnant??! Posted: 01-02-05 00:42am
Hi!
I was just wondering if anyone else has my
problem and if im going crazy or not...
When I first started taking the pill I
told my doctor I am not good at swallowing
pills and she assured me that they were
really tiny and lots of people have that
problem. I started taking alesse and
could swallow them perfectly, however I
had to change brands due depression caused
by them. I changed to tri-cyclen..
These I could not swallow, they got stuck
to my tounge and were practically
dissolved before I got a chance to swallow
them. So I went back to my doctor (as
they also caused depression) and mentioned
I couldn't swallow because they got stuck
to my tounge and almost dissolved, but she
didn't say anything about it minimizing
the effectiveness or anything. So she put
me on triquilar.. These are coated, and I
can't swallow them either!! I'm on my
second week and I have also been extremely
depressed while taking them, so plan to go
off the pill after seeing my doctor this
week. They are definitely not right for
me
however, I have been freaking out this
week because I thought that maybe if I
don't swallow them properly then I could
be pregnant? (my boyfriend and I don't
use condoms by the way!) today I was going
crazy because I thought I was pregnant..
(maybe I am!!?? Aagh!) as I had headaches
and nausea. I know these could be side
effects of the pill, or just me and my
paranoid self...
Oh and also I take my pill at exactly the
same time everyday! I haven't ever missed
one or taken them late!
Please can anyone help me!? Thank you!!!
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 01-02-05 12:53pm
Have you thought about going on the depo
shot or the patch instead? As for
pregnancy.. I can't say either way...
But to avoid this panic in the future I
would recommend changing to a non-pill
birth control (just as an fyi.. The patch
is much easier than the shot which can
have a bunch of side-effects)
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little_pineapple
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 245 Location: UK
Thank You:) Posted: 01-02-05 15:31pm
Thanks a lot!!! :) do you know if the
patch can cause depression though? It
would be great if I could still stay on
some form of birth control because I like
knowing when my period is going to come!
Without birth control it was horribly
irregular, every 2 months or so, and came
with absolutely awful cramps where I would
feel sick and very faint and often had to
stay home in bed.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 01-04-05 09:27am
Hey.. I'm actually on the patch right now
and pretty susceptable to depression..
But I haven't had any problems with it.
I was unsure about it in the beginning
(having to wear a patch).. But I actually
like it. It's been keeping me regular so
far with no breakthrough bleeding. The
only side effect i've had is really sore
breasts.. But they say that can be normal
and is supposed to go away after being on
it for about 3 months (i'm on the second
month of it). I was on the depo shot
previously and it makes you really
irregular.. After 6 months on it I
actually stopped getting my period (which
can make you a nervous wreck if you decide
not to use a condom cause then you don't
know if you are pregnant or not!!). Plus
it made my acne go crazy which is why I
started on the patch instead.
