Back on the Pill

I don't do well with the pill but I was on it twice. Once in 1991 when I first got married and once in 2003 after our 4th child. It got worse for me and I eventually became very allergic to it. I found that I don't do well with anything that messes with hormones. I didn't even tolerate the hormone imbalance that a tubal ligation gave me and reversed it. You can either mess around with changing pills or go with something that doesn't mess with your hormones. Good luck!

Take it at night before you go to bed-- I take mine at 9 and don't have any problems with nausea etc. Good luck! It will pass soon-- It just may take a few weeks.

M

Hi J., Although it has been years since I needed the pill, please check with your doctor. It may be too strong. Grandma Mary

I had the same experience when I went on Yaz after having my daughter. It didn't get better so I ended up stopping the pill. I was told it shouldn't happen because I had no problems before, but it did and it was awful. I also have a friend who has never been able to take the pill because she gets really sick all the time. They told her it's because of it mimics pregnancy hormones (she also has really sick pregnancies). Hope you find something that works for you. But, know you aren't alone.

Yes. I was on the pill when I was newly married, then for a period of time after my 3rd. Then, after our 4th, I went back on. That is when it was really weird. My periods were all over the place. I was an emotional wreck. I mentioned it to some friends. One of them pointed out to me that BCPs are abortifiacient. I totally did not believe her. She did not argue with me at all. She just suggested that I research it. So I did. I wept at what I found. My husband was also devastated by the news. Needless to say, we immediately went off of them. The low-dose pills are the ones that are the worst for this as it heavily relies upon this part of the way all the pills work as a primary method of helping you not be "pregnant." The thing is, it makes the lining of your uterus inhospitable to inplantation. So, if an egg does get fertilized in a particular month, it has nowhere to go. It can't implant, so it is flushed away in your period. You are so early in your cycle, that the pill is causing hormones to interact with the natural way your body would work at this point. It isn't normal for you to have progesterone at this time of month. But the pill is pumping you with progesterone so that your body thinks it is pregnant. That is why you feel the way you do. I highly caution women from messing with their hormones. There are so many consequences for doing so. It isn't "natural" for a woman to do this. You may also find your desire for your husband is diminished. That is one thing that I found amazing: our intimacy was so different after we stopped using BCPs. I can't even explain it, but I think it must be on some emotional level or something. It's like all of a sudden my husband didn't despise the way my body was made (to produce children), and we could just enjoy each other without any fear. It was like opening a secret door that we didn't even know was there. We marvel at it still, and that was over 8 years ago! BTW, we've only had 2 children in those 8 years that we have not tried to prevent them. You won't necessarily end up with 20 children. :)

Hi! I was on the pill for a long time w/no problems. After I had my second daughter I tried again and it was awful! I was emotional and mean! (I couldn't stand myself!) I felt sick, and tired, and crabby all the time. I wanted to switch to the Merina (IUD) but I wasn't able to have it. I ended up getting my tubes tied because I know I'm done. I guess I might have tried a different pill if I wasn't? Not sure. Talk to your Dr. about it. You should be able to figure out something that works for you. Your body changes w/pregnancies, and age. That's what my Dr. told me.

I've been on the pill for years (otherwise I don't get my period) after my first i went back on it and was fine. but after the second I went back on it (Yasmine I think) and i was nautious every night. i took with food without. tried to switch to the morning but it didn't matter. and i felt easily irratible. so i told the dr and he switched me to one with lower levels Lo something or other. It's great. even shortended the length of my period! so i say tell your doctor and get it changed. heck i didn't have allergies before my baby and now i do. and while i'm pregnant i can eat chocolate but when i'm not it makes me sick. your bodies change with kids so just go with the flow. it's a new you :-) good luck