Re: Birth Control Pill (To take or not to take??) -- Nelly, please take a look too
01/06/05 12:22 PM
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I've been on the fence about this, but the one reason I've stayed on the pill is the same reason I went on it in the first place: without it, I get amazingly bad cramps, usually accompanied by D. Since being on the pill, I no longer get D that is related to my time of the month. It does help with my moods, too, I think. I'm on Yasmin, which I've been taking for a little over 2 years. Before that I tried about 4 other kinds in about 4 years. Some of them helped my cramps but none helped with my extremely irregular cycle (In high school, it wasn't uncommon for me to go 4 months without a period, and then have 2 periods a month for 3 months). Yasmin hasn't upset my system at all, and it has also helped with the bloating.
If you are not happy with your pill, you might consider trying a new one before going off the pill completely.
Some people on the boards, I think Nelly, use the depo shot and avoid their periods altogether. That's another option you might discuss with your DH and your doc.
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