I started taking the pill around 16 years old to regulate my periods. Since then, I have taken it on and off for the last 6 years. Each time, it has had a pretty negative impact.
They tell you it takes 3 months to adjust and though this might be true, I am 100% certain some of us will never adjust, take myself for example, after being on the pill for 7 months this go around.
"Are you taking it at the same time every day?" YES. I have an alarm set. Now that that is answered, lets move along.
Here are some side effects I experienced from taking the pill and how they have changed in the 3 weeks I have been off of it.
1. Extreme depression, mood swings, lots of crying.
I had days where I literally did not want to live. All I could do was sit on the couch and hate my life, wanting to end it. This might sound extreme but every bit is true. Since I stopped taking the pill 3 weeks ago, I still struggle with depression but it is nowhere near as bad. I am at least able to function and enjoy my daughter more, like she deserves.
2. Anxiety.
It literally felt like I was going crazy. I was over thinking everything, getting panic attacks, not knowing how I was going to make it another day. Since being off the pill, my anxiety has been tremendously lower and I am not stressing over every single, little, damn thing, like I was before.
3. Constipation.
This one is crazy to me! I had been struggling to use the loo the entire time on the pill and I didn't realize it was from the pill til I connected all the dots after not taking it. Apparently, estrogen slows your functions and boy did it. Since ending my relationship with the pill, I have been going to the restroom beautifully every morning, with no trouble. Eww, TMI... Who cares, I don't. Not only that but I realized there would be short periods when I was able to go pleasantly over the last 7 months and I realized it was all on my placebo pills! It felt like I had solved a mystery that was causing stress in itself.
4. Bleeding.
So your body is supposed to work accordingly with the pill. When you are on the hormone pill, there should ideally be no blood, and when you take the placebo, you bleed from the withdrawal of the hormone. Not because it is a natural bleeding cycle, it isn't. The pill controls your female functions in that sense. They say break through bleeding is normal but I was bleeding early or late the entire time on the pill. I would bleed a week early, or a week late and it was never the same. My doctor said this is normal and I just need to adjust but I sincerely felt like she just didn't give a shit. Through this time she prescribed me three different anti anxiety and anti depression pills, none of which I took because she was certain nothing I was dealing with was from the pill. On another note, my bleeding was weeiiird. I bled for 2 weeks and in the beginning it was very chunky and fleshy like... an early miscarriage.. the way the pill works is that it thins out your uterus so it is not strong enough to continue a pregnancy. It is unlikely but possible to still get pregnant but lose the baby (or embryo, to each their own opinion) because your uterus has been thinned. I never took a pregnancy test, but all I know is that two weeks of bleeding was nothing I have ever experienced.
5. Cramps.
I cramped a lot around the weird bleeding sequence. Not even kidding it was constant cramping for 2 weeks. I would cramp randomly through the entire time, placebo or not. Now. my cramps have subsided with the exception of right now which feels like ovulating cramping that I used to get before taking the pill. (the pill prevents you from ovulating). But hey, I could be wrong. In the past though, I have always been able to feel pretty bad ovulation cramps.
6. Lack of Acne!! HOORAY! Finally, something good (besides the obvious, not getting pregnant again)
So while on the pill my face was so clear! I loved it. Since I went off of it however, I feel like I am in high school all over again. My pimples have returned unfortunately. They aren't terrible but they are still there.
So there you have it, my experience with birth control. If you have any questions, suggestions or thoughts, feel free to comment.
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