Anonymous #1 1d

i know but it can cause really heavy bleeding and terrible cramps, and my mom experienced that

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Anonymous #2 1d

i just don’t know if there is a right form of it for me. my mom never had any great experiences on any birth control. plus i have no pain issues with my period, my periods are actually quite light and i have mild to no cramps. so that wouldn’t be a reason for me to be on it

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Anonymous OP 1d

there’s no pressure to be on it! but everyone is different, so something that didn’t work for your mom might work for you. if you’re interested in it tho def talk to your doctor (i recommended going to an obgyn as they’re usually more knowledgeable)

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Anonymous #2 1d

i mean yeah i’d talk to my doctor i wouldn’t just go out and get it especially since i already have so many hesitations about it

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Anonymous OP 1d

oh yeah for sure, im just saying they can help a lot with finding the right form for you! the first one i was on was prescribed by my primary doctor and it gave me the worsttt mood swings and depression but i talked to my obgyn and she was able to get me on a different dosage that worked a lot better :)

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Anonymous #2 1d

yeah if i ever am seriously interested i would find an obgyn, love my primary doctor but thats just not his field. i’m due for a pap smear soon anyway

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Anonymous #5 1d

ahhh the 6 months is what i’m worried about! i really just don’t have that time to be nonfunctional for that long. did it take so long to go back to normal bc you were on it for so long, or was that just a your body makeup thing?

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Anonymous #5 1d

Thanks for rewriting ur response dude! I totally get that it sucked for you and I'm sorry it didn't work out. But i appreciate you rewriting to sound less fear mongery. Did you try multiple types or just the one was so bad you were turned off to it?

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Anonymous OP 1d

i mean the hormones have to work their way out of your system. how long it takes just depends on the person tbh. i was on the shot (don’t recommend it due to class action lawsuits of it causing brain tumors) and that’s how long it took for me.

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Anonymous #3 1d

i only ever tried the pill, hated that, went on the shot, hated that and then stopped altogether. i just have no interest in ever being on birth control ever again because it traumatized the hell out of me from a medical standpoint.

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Anonymous #3 1d

i was on the shot for almost 2 years, started bloating badly out of nowhere and it still hasn’t gone away. that’s when i texted my doctor and quit the same day after being told that was normal.

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Anonymous #5 1d

damn i’m sorry it went so bad for you! and tysm for the heads up about the shot

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Anonymous #5 1d

Super fair super fair! I'd like to point out to OP the op tho that there are different combinations of dosages for the pill so your doctor can help recommend specific ones that may give less side effects

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Anonymous OP 1d

no problem!

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Anonymous #3 1d

yeah. you can get some with less side effects i just never want it in my body ever again. i don’t even think my dose was that bad at the time. everyone just reacts differently

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Anonymous #3 1d

if i ever did try birth control the pill would probably be one of my last resorts bc i would 100% forget to take it

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Anonymous OP 1d

my mom reacted badly to birth control also, so i think part of it is just hereditary. family history is always important too! she was on the pill and on the IUD at one point. so i’m not shocked that it was negatively impacting me that much it just sucked fr

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Anonymous OP 1d

REAL i forgot to take it sometimes

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Anonymous #5 1d

i even forget to take my antidepressants sometimes😭😭

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