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Hi! I was on the pill for five years and in the last year I kept getting infections 'down there'. my sex drive went to that of a grandma (I am usually pretty sexual)..it was awful...I just got married at the time and all I wanted was to drink hot chocolate and knit....my poor husband. Within a few DAYS of going off it I hate a huge sex drive...it then went away and came back etc...it took about 4 months for me to return to myself...and now I feel amazing...no more infections...If you were to ask my advice I would say go off the pill. Now I know my body on and off it, I will never go on it again. But thats just my opinion. Good luck!
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The things us ladies do to have our children..and to have them healthy!!!  WOW! I give you a LOT of credit!!
Hope the nausea is a bit better for you during your app. tom.
Love ya,
Ruch 
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is this really true?
When you say infenctions, do you mean yeast?
Do you think it can make moods worse?
Also, do you believe there might be a connection between interstitial cystitis and the pill? I have IC and it is AWFUL! (Talk about keeping hubby and I from being intimate )
Maybe I should go off it (been having a hunch for a while...)
In some ways I'm too scared to go off it b/c it's supposed to help my moods...
As a woman with bipolar, anxiety, and mild OCD...do you think it could actually IMPROVE my moods to be off the pill?
I trust you more than any allopathic doc out there, that's for sure!
Thanks *hugs* GREAT to see you here
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You may want to consider a progesterone only bc like Depo or Implanon...I've been on one then another for years now and love them. With the Depo I had no cycle at all so no PMS (yay! ) and with the Implanon (less hormones) I have a slight cycle but nothing like a full-on one. Sex drive not a problem on them IMHO (wish I could say the same about a-d's!)!
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My husband is urging me to come off the pills too. I am like Ruchie, quite worried about my mood changes coming off of it. However, where I am now is NOT me, and I don't like it! I may be perimenepausal as I started my cycles when I was only 10 - talked to my mom about it lastnight, she's an RN - so I guess it will be off to the doctor to get some hormone levels checked to make sure something isn't wacky besides my hormones and then I guess I'll say bye-bye to convenient birth control.
It really scares me. I CANNNNN NOOOOT get pregnant!! Oh the joys of womanhood!! GRRRRR!!
P.S. I had heat waves for over 3 hours yesterday!!! Thought I would burst into flames!!!
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