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I'm thinking about going on the pill and wanted to know how do you like it?
Besides the obvious birth controlling function (heh), I'm interested on it because I've been told it helps with heavy flow/cramps, is it true?

Lessens flow, libido, cramps, and acne.

I got mine specifically for heavy flow and cramps. It works like magic~ Went from bleeding/cramping heavily for ten days (I couldn't move sometimes), to only having a period for five days with minimal cramping and bleeding.

Taking birth control can do a lot to your body. A lot of women do take it just to make cramps bearable.
It can also make you fluctuate in weight, make boobs sore, less acne, and a lower sex drive. It all depends on you and the pill you take.

I would recommend the Nuva ring. It is awesome. I had lots of unwanted side effects when I took the pill, and I had none of those with the Ring. You just stick it up in there, leave it for three weeks and then pull it out. One of the things I hated about the pill is that you have to remember to take it every day LOL and to be most effective, you should really take it at the same time every day.

When not on the ring, I have very long periods, heavy cramps, and very strong ovulation pains. the ring gets rid of all that.

Yep, I use it for cramps/bleeding. Personally it's been great since I haven't had any side-effects. However, be aware of them and make sure (if you do get bc) to find a pill that works for and with you.

I use it exclusively for hormone control (I'm on Yaz) and in conjunction with antidepressants it saved my life. If you suffer from severe mood swings related to period issues, it might be worth it to ask about Yaz and associated brands. (If you've seen those warning commercials about Yaz, the health issues are almost exclusively limited to women who smoke heavily while taking it.)

Otherwise, once I went on the pill I stopped getting acne. Completely. Like, I have not had a pimple in about 7 years.

Also, as a side note: It helps very much with flow control, and if you also take it for mood regulation, many doctors will prescribe extra so you can take it continuously, without a break for a period. (TMI: I haven't had a period in like 3 years, since I spoke to my OB/GYN about continuous prescribing)

TMI: I haven't had a period in like 3 years,

Want. Do you know anything about cost if one has no health insurance? I have extremely limited funds, no insurance, and extremely painful and problematic periods and I"ve been thinking I should suck it up and go to a doctor. However I have to save up the money first so if you have any idea that'd be very helpful.

For the ones I am on, which are not just regular birth control pills (Yaz works as birth control, but is also for women with PMDD) 3 months can run about $60-$80 depending on the retailer where you buy it. (This is in the USA, btw) I believe that other birth control brands have similar prices.

Also, Yaz is available in generic, which is the exact same medicine just not brand name, which means you can get it for maybe ~$10 cheaper. Most doctors prescribe 3 months at a time, but you can ask for a monthly scrip with authorized refills so you pay more often, but less at a time.

If you are looking specifically to take the pill continuously, you need to see an OB/GYN, not just a regular doctor. That can be QUITE expensive, but not outrageous as long as you don't get any tests done.

source: My mom is a pharmacist, and while I don't currently practice, I am a registered pharmacy technician.

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I went to the doctor today what the hell is wrong with me and she thinks I may have some hormonal imbalances too. So yeah, I'm in the same position right now and I'm gonna get some BC soon along with a raise in my anti-depressants.

I'm hopeful everything would get better soon. After the anemia and the awful moods I'm so ready to get some stability with this aspect of my life.

If you can afford it, DO IT. For me it was a combination of BC + antidepressants that got me out of an incredibly dark place AND helped me with period issues (I had one period that lasted 3+ months). And I have to have both. Remove either pill from the equation, and I become one seriously fucked up chick.

But I will preach far and wide about how the pill improved my quality of life tenfold, within a matter of days. Even if, like me, you are not sexually active, that doesn't mean it can't change your fucking life. Life was bleak, and the pill pulled me out of the darkness and into the light.

I was briefly on Yaz for hormonal issues and I agree IT WAS MAGIC. I felt like myself for the first time in years and years...it literally felt like a gift from from God himself. I wanted to stay on it for the rest of my life.

And then my blood pressure shot almost overnight from about 105/75 to 150/100. I've never smoked but have a strong family history of stroke and blood clots and now all hormonal birth control is off the table. My doctors say it isn't worth the risk.

So I'd also recommend Yaz but take genetics into account as well as smoking.

It can, yes. Personally, I was on it for a year or so for my PCOS. The biggest benefit outside of regularity was helping with both things you mentioned. While they never went away entirely, I could actually function much better when it came around.
So overall I liked having it because it really helped every aspect of it all around.
The biggest pain, honestly, was having to get it refilled.

I've never been on it but I almost all my friends are. I would say that it has great benefits, as listed above. However, from what my friends have told me, there are a bunch of different types and you don't want to get the wrong type for yourself. There were unpleasant side-effects for those who were given pills that didn't suit them.

So yeah, while it is a great thing and can work wonders just make sure you're taking the pill that is best for you.

It does for me. I was prescribed it for that. I used to have cramps and stabbing pain every time bad enough to keep me in bed and that meds couldn't help. Plus, really heavy flow. The pill has helped a whole lot.

Forgot to add, as others said above, you really do have to find the right pill for you. The first one I was on gave me horrible migraines. The kind that lasts for a day or more.

Depends on the pill. I've been on Ortho Tri-Cyclen/Tri-Sprintec (and now some Japanese brand that's the same, I forget the name) for about a decade because I have PCOS and it definitely makes my period infinitely more bearable. Without it, I get the "bedridden with cramps" thing pretty much every time... or at least I used to. I haven't gone off it for more than a month since I started because every time I do, horrible pain. But I'm pretty functional with it!

Ortho Tri-Cyclen has been great for me too (though I'm on the Lo kind). Much better cramps/flow, no longer worrying about missing things on that first/second day.

It can be great for lessening flow/cramps, but different people react differently, and the various formulations make a difference.

I personally hate being on the pill, but I'm one of those lucky women who's normal period is pretty light, if a bit irregular. So I went on it just for the contraception. But it kills my libido and fucks with my mood a bit. Even on a super-low dosage pill, I still felt vaguely off and had... arousal issues, shall we say? Pretty much as soon as I broke up with my last boyfriend, I went off the pill and won't bother to get a new prescription unless and until I'm seriously dating a guy again. The side effects outweigh the benefits for me. But if I had to deal with bad cramps regularly? You bet I'd be on the pill to get rid of that shit.

Also, if you do get on the pill, keep in mind that it does take a month or two to get your body to get used to it, so you might have all sorts of weird side effects at first. And that your first prescription might not be the right formulation for you.

In my body's case, different types of birth control have helped with heavy flow/cramps to varying degrees. The greatest reduction for me personally was when I was on Tri-Sprintec, a generic version of Ortho-Tricylen. After a few months, my periods ended up lasting only 3 days with minimal bleeding and were essentially painfree. Unfortunately, after about two years I had to be taken off any and all combo (estrogen/progesterone) pills because my blood pressure kept going up.

I then tried a generic progesterone only pill (I think it was called Camilla or something like that) for 4 months, which was okay--not as effective as the Tri-Sprintec but no major bodily issues. My major hang-up with it was that combo pills have to be taken within three hours of the same time everyday in order to provide protection, and that can be pretty difficult sometimes. (The window is much larger with combo pills, I think within 12 hours of the same timely daily.)

I then went for a month on no birth control, and OMG. My body was all "WE CAN GET PREGNANT NOW, WOOHOO!" and I ended up with a raging libido (much higher than my baseline before BC), in a near constant state of stimulation and seriously contemplating jumping men I ordinarily would have never considered as potential partners.

So then I went to the Mirena IUD, which is what I'm still using now. I'm on my third year with it. Getting it inserted was more uncomfortable than I'd been told to expect, presumably because I haven't had children and my cervical opening was not as wide as a mother's. I recommend taking the whole day off for the procedure, instead of going into work afterwards like my fool self did. Most other people I know with Mirena have either stopped having periods entirely or have a very light period several months apart. I still have a regularly monthly period (due to start any day now). It's lighter and less painful than my pre-BC periods but lasts about the same amount of time and is heavier and more painful than what I had with Tri-Sprintec. But my blood pressure is good. ::shrugs::

Cramps are about the same, flow is pretty much nonexistent. My skin's naturally clear, but several of my friends had their skin clear up quite a bit as a positive side-effect as well.

It is worth pointing out that some pills react with different people in different ways -- my friend had to stop taking the one I'm using now because it was making her feel depressed. Your doctor will know what to recommend, and I've never heard of anyone having to switch more than once.

Everyone's body is different, and everyone reacts to it a little differently, and it's just something you have to try for yourself to find out if it's good for you. I say this because I don't want to scare you away from something that could actually help you when I say that I've been on five different variations of BC for endometriosis, and have never reacted well to any of them at all. Two of them made me outright suicidal, and all of them made me so dizzy and nauseated I could barely see straight even three months into the programs, and they didn't even help with the cramps. It kinda sucked.

But again, that's just my weirdass body. You should definitely talk to your doctor about it and give it a go, because it could really make your life easier in more ways than one.

Before the pill, I the worst periods. Sometimes there would be three weeks between them, sometimes there would be two months. My periods would last up to eight days. I would get monster cramps to the point where it made me anemic, and missed at least one day of school a month. Going on the pill was the best idea I've ever had. It took a month or two, but soon after, I was regular, they lasted four days, and the cramping was minimal. I know some side effects include weight loss/gain, but I personally never had any issues with that. I also know that it helps makes some women's skin clear up blemishes. :)

Oh, I had monster acne. The full body kind. My face looked like a pizza. The pill wiped it all out.

I've got severe PCOS; before I was on the pill my periods were cripplingly painful and lasted seven days - I once bled so much I passed out, right in the hallway at school. Now they're relatively light, last only 4 days, and I only feel slight aches.

Unfortunately, the only time I tried going off of it, the same horrible, blinding pain came back within mere weeks - and the acne and hair growth and the awful shit I'd endured as a pre-pill teenager. But the pill's not recommended for women over 35 or so, and that's not far away now... I don't know what I'm going to do. I've never taken it for contraception, so my fertile years coming to a close is irrelevant.

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