Going off of BC - Birth Control Message Board

KSgirl79 · 01-24-2007, 06:23 PM

I just have to share that I have decided to stop taking my BC. I feel like this weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I am in my placebo pill week so I am guessing I won't notice any changes until next week, but I am so excited to go back to normal. I knew it was bad when my boyfriend told me that the last few months I had turned into a total *****, and he wanted the old me back. I figure if he is willing to go back to using a condom, those pills must have had me really out of whack. I am hoping I will lose some of the weight I have gained also. It seemed no matter how much I exercised and healthy food I ate, I couldn't lose weight.

livinTX · 01-24-2007, 06:29 PM

Congrats on your decision! I quit the pill in June, and I've never once regretted it! My mood and attitude improved so much within the first couple of months off the pill, my sex drive improves more and more the longer I'm off it, and I've lost about 10 lb. now. Good luck! Remember you may have some side effects at first, but just stick through it, they will go away eventually. And actually, having actual physical side effects like nausea, sore breasts, cramps, and backaches was a relief compared to the psycho moody mess I was on the pill. Keep us posted how it goes!

KSgirl79 · 01-24-2007, 06:38 PM

I am prepared for the side effects. Actually all the side effects you just listed I had on BC so I won't notice much of a difference.

I am so excited to feel like myself again. I feel like I have been taking over by these hormones, and it is so not worth it.

Juniecat · 01-25-2007, 01:10 AM

Yay to you for noticing the mood problems...I was on birth control for years and the descent into perpetual gloom was so slow that I didn't notice it. I went off the pill for totally unrelated reasons and was astounded by how much better I felt. Only looking back was I able to see the pattern of grumpiness that came with the birth control.

snogal · 01-25-2007, 09:45 AM

KSgirl79 -

I'm right there with you. I quit mid-way thru my placebo week, which was last week. Sunday would have been the start of a new pack. So far, no withdraw symptoms to report. I'm prepared for anything. I can say I've seen an improvement in my mood, AND a desire to have sex with my husband again!!!
Like Juniecat said, I was on the pill for so long, that I didn't really notice how truly bad the moodiness (and lack of sex drive) had become. I didn't link it to the birth control pills until recently.

Good Luck!