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⌈ Secret Post #2356 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

'You can't stay on them forever'? I'm on BC for dysmennorhea and no one ever said anything to me like that...

[lyndis]

iirc there are some BC options that they say can be bad for you if you're on them for 10+ years straight...or something like that.

[(Anonymous)]

Yep they can cause deep vein thrombosis -- both my grandmothers had that due to years of BC.

[(Anonymous)]

But DVT can be caused whether you've been on BC for 2 years or 20 years. Being on BC is basically a risk factor for DVT no matter what.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

This is exactly the kind of thing I'm so scared of. I'm also afraid of the blood clots and weight gain as well, because whenever I've researched birth control all I find are women talking about how sick or miserable the side effects have made them, and there is not guarantee you won't be affected until you try it and its too late, and that really freaks me out.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

I'll tell you right now - the first 3 months are not super fun. I had a limited amount of weight gain, was a little irritable, a little spotting. I've been on Loestrin for about 5 years now, and other than it making my PMS mood swings a little worse (something I've been working on figuring out), I haven't had any really awful side effects. Some women are different, some take time to get used to a BC pill.

As for the pills-swallowing issue, just FYI BC pills are TINY. Like, smaller than a Tic-Tac. I'm able to swallow mine dry, which I can't do with any other pills. Have you ever tried taking a mouthful of water and dropping the pill in your mouth to swallow, instead of the other way around? It gets masked in a stream of water/soda/juice with very little incidence of getting stuck in your mouth/throat.

But I have to tell you - the ability to go to work and class and, y'know, FUNCTION during my period has made all of it worth it. I used to be curled up for days with headaches and cramps and crying jags before I started BC. Dealing with a little anxiety and breast tenderness beforehand, with very minor cramps and fatigue during just the first couple of days of my period? AWESOME. The best part is that you can fit it to a schedule - I have it timed now so that my period comes on Saturday mornings each month, so I'm over any symptoms by Monday morning!

Re: OP

[lauramcewan]

To this anon, and OP: It was suggested to me as a 40-something woman to try taking B6 daily to help with pre-menstrual mood swings. It took a couple of months but I can say it really did make a difference for me, in other symptoms as well. In fact, sometimes, I forget my period is coming, or the breast tenderness is very reduced and so I think it's not quite time yet, though I track on a calendar in my bathroom.

OP Please do talk with your OBGYN if you haven't yet about this. This is not a good quality of life for you, and there's more to life than suffering monthly at the level you are.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

I understand where you're coming from, OP- I was pretty freaked out by the same things before going on the pill (for acne, in my case), but you shouldn't let other people's bad experiences prevent you from potential good ones.

For me, for example, BC is great; it means lighter, shorter, painless periods that I always see coming, with no side effects at all. For some of my friends, BC is a major factor in helping control their premenstral mood, and for others it's a destructive factor, which they fix by just stopping taking their pills or getting their IUD removed.

If your dysmenorrhea is so bad that it's hindering your everyday life, it sounds like trying a hormonal treatment is well worth it, even measured against side effects that you may not even get.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

OP I assume you've read down the thread. Seriously don't worry about those things. I work with contraception, and the women who have problems and side effects are few, the majority are fine. No contraception doctor or nurse will start you on a method that is contraindicated by your medical history.

The pill/patch can't put fat on your body by the way. Because they change your hormones some women put on weight, with the pill just as many lose weight. (Of course that never gets discussed because people just freak about about gaining.) It's purely the effect of wanting to eat more with hormones, the way lots of women do when premenstrual. So if you are aware of that you won't put on weight. Also the research finds that women on no method put on the same amount as those on a method, it seems that weight gain that women would have anyway as time goes on is blamed on the pill.

Re: OP

[poisonenvy]

Things that can cause DVTs:
- Travelling
- Bedrest
- Smoking
- Birth Control
- Pregnancy (... pretty much anything that puts most estrogen into your body, basically)
- More things that I can't remember anymore because I've been out of school for a long time


As for what everyone else has said: I never suffered any side effects from birth control. No weight gain, no mood swings, etc. Pretty much the only difference is I need to remember to take it, and I can choose whether or not I get my period. And I haven't been pregnant yet, which is a good thing.

Obviously it's different with a lot of women, and there are risk factors. But that's a bridge you should cross when you get to it, because there's a good chance nothing at all will happen to you.

[(Anonymous)]

I work in this field, and yes you can stay on them for ever, there's no problem with that at all. Most women change about a bit over the years, and of course stop to have kids, but there's no issue with long term use. Also we are only talking 20 odd years for most women altogether, given menopause and time out for pregnancies.

[arcadiaego]

So am I. I have check-ups every so often but apart from that I've been told I can stay on them as long as I want. I also don't have any side-effects though I know that's not true for everyone.

[(Anonymous)]

I've been on birth control pills for nearly 20 years now, with no issues. (Knock on wood.) There are always risks to what you decide to take medication-wise, but you need to weigh the risks versus the benefits.