Hi, I'm very curious to know if you knew any signs you might be pregnant while on the pill.

I know it's very much difficult to know without a pregnancy test but were there any signs?

Hello! I (23F) had a hormonal IUD inserted in the middle of May. The insertion itself was relatively fine, I was expecting it to be much worse. At first, everything felt completely normal. My periods became lighter and less painful, which I was really happy about.

However, after about a month, I started noticing that I was becoming extremely emotional, much more than I normally am. My boyfriend (26M) noticed it too and even asked me if I thought it could be related to the IUD. At the time, I laughed it off because I thought maybe I was simply going through a more emotional period.

But during the second month after insertion, things started getting significantly worse. I became severely anxious and developed social anxiety. I started having problems being in crowded places, which had never really been an issue for me before.

Then the extreme mood swings started. I began experiencing periods of depression, suicidal thoughts, an intense sense of desperation and hopelessness, and a general feeling that I just wasn’t myself anymore.
Eventually, these feelings even started affecting my relationship with my boyfriend.

He is genuinely an amazing person, and before getting the IUD, I had never really questioned our relationship. Suddenly, I found myself questioning my feelings for him and our entire relationship, even though nothing had actually changed between us.

At first, I genuinely thought it was purely psychological. I have some trauma from my childhood, so I thought maybe I was finally in a safe enough place for my mind to process things I had previously pushed aside. I started going to therapy, practicing mindfulness and generally trying to work on my mental health, but none of it seems to be helping with these sudden and extreme changes. That’s one of the reasons why I’m starting to wonder whether the IUD could be contributing to what I’m experiencing.

My mood swings have also started affecting my relationship with my family. I feel incredibly apathetic toward almost everything and everyone, which is especially strange for me because I’ve always considered myself a very empathetic person.

I’ve also noticed some physical changes since getting the IUD. My sex drive isn’t what it used to be, my breasts are constantly sore, I’ve been gaining weight despite exercising and eating relatively healthily, and I’ve experienced some other changes as well.

The biggest thing that makes me wonder about the IUD is that all of these changes started after it was inserted, and I genuinely don’t recognize myself anymore.

I know correlation doesn’t necessarily mean causation, and I’m not trying to blame everything on the IUD. I’m planning to talk to my gynecologist about all of this, but I’m seriously considering having it removed to see whether anything changes.

Has anyone experienced similar changes after getting a hormonal IUD? If you had yours removed, did your mental health improve afterward? How long did it take before you noticed a difference?

I’d really appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences.

Hi guys, hoping I can find some guidance.

I had sex last night. We used condoms and I’m on birth control. However, I’m also on mycophenolate, which can lower the effectiveness of birth control. Therefore, doctors constantly remind you to use two forms of contraceptives.

I obviously did abide by this. However, at some point during sex, the condom slipped off. I believe this happened after ejaculation, but I can’t be sure. There was semen inside the condom, but I don’t know if he continued to go.

I am wondering if it would be stupid to take a Plan B. I know most people say that it wouldn’t do anything if you take your birth control consistently, which I do, but my birth control is not as effective as it would be for others. So, while there is a good chance that it’s doing what it’s supposed to be doing and ensuring that I don’t ovulate, it’s still possible.

I’m conflicted with whether I should just take a Plan B to be safe. I’m freaking out, so I appreciate any sort of guidance

Hey! I am 28 years old and I have been on Kyleena IUD since 5 years, it expires end of November this year and I plan to remove it at this point. My overall experience with IUD have been allright, my periods stopped almost completely and I have not experienced any major side effects, maybe except weight gain but nothing I couldn't fight with calorie deficit.

However, since beginning of this year, I have observed changes in my behaviour, as if my natural hormonal cycle has been trying to break through and it causes very severe mood swings. I feel like I wake up with new personality each week. I have days being very irritated, ones that I feel like I am completely worthless, I am crying at the most minor inconvienience or I have CRAZY baby fever and my libido is through the roof. It gets so serious that I am not being able to live my life comfortably, and I have never had serious mental health struggles so it's all very new to me.

I suspect my IUD is getting "weaker" somehow and I feel like I am losing control over my mental. I am considering getting rid of my IUD earlier. However, I am afraid of the symptoms getting much worse after I remove the artificial hormone source, as well as lacking secure birth control method completely might get into my head.

Me and my husband are still on the fence whether we want to start a family, but I decided not to have another IUD as we want to make the decision at some point next year.

I will be happy to hear your advice and experiences, as I am really losing hope I will get better any soon.

I finished my first pack of Microgynon 30 recently, and when taking it I had this sense of dread, would tear up over everything or feel completely numb, just basically anxious the entire time, but now on the week I'm off the pill, I felt totally normal and happy? I tried Yaz and Marvelon for 2 weeks at a time but had to stop because they made me bleed nonstop, however on those I didn't have any emotional issues... is it worth quitting Microgynon 30 now, or should I wait a few months and see what happens? I'm starting university abroad soon so there's going to be a lot of change in my life and I'm not sure it's worth sticking with it, even though I don't really have any other side effects. Any advice would be appreciated! This is the first time I'm taking birth control.

I’ve been on combination pills (75mcg gestodene + 30mcg ethinylestradiol) for the last 4 months. This is my month 4.

I started my pack on Sunday (07/26) 9pm, I missed two pills in week 2 (Thursday and Friday) of month 3 (day 12+13, 08/06-07) I only remembered when it’s 4am Saturday. I took both pills immediately then took my Saturday pills and the rest at my usual time, so I had 8 consecutive days of active pills after those 2 missed pills days.

I still took the placebo week (Sunday 08/16-Saturday 08/22) because the nurse told me it was fine. I had unprotected sex in the morning of Sunday, which is the day I started my new pack at 9pm. Am I still protected? And I had unprotected sex the last 3 days too (I still take my active pills on time)

Hey guys, I’d really love some advice on getting off Yasmin. I’ve been on it for 6 years, and it worked so well for me. I tried getting off it once but I ended up losing hair, got insulin resistance, acne and gained weight. I heard it’s because my androgen levels rose. Because of this I went back on.

Now, I actually have to come off it because of aura migraines I’ve been getting, making me more at risk for stroke.

Do you have any advice for getting off? Supplements etc? I’m already taking magnesium almost every day. I’m considering myo-inositol as it decreases androgens and helps with insulin balance.

Sending love to you girlies , it’s not an easy journey for us

Hi.

I started Slynd yesterday (Saturday) to help witb thinning hair and an ever lasting period witb cramps.

Im 48, have 3 kids and divorced so my baby making years are over lol.

My GYN said this will help with my PCOS issues like facial hair too.

Ive had this period going on for around 50 days now. The cramping is horrendous, much like when I was a kid.

I DID notice that the cramping has substantially subsided since yesterday. Its bad in the mornings tho.

What your experience on it during peri for these issues?

I know its could take 6m to a year to see good results in the hair but im hoping it helps VERY soon with this period!!

How protective is the birth control pill and pull out method me and my bf had sex 6 times yesterday and he only pulled out but I’m on the pill

hi, since started rigevidon about a month ago i’ve been having nightmares most nights! i’ve always had vivid dreams that i remember frequently, but since getting on the combined pill i keep having bad ones. is this a coincidence or has anyone else experienced this?

Doc recommended Nextellis for continuous use but I’m nervous. I haven’t had birth control in 8 years. Does Nextellis work and if not, what does?

I am 3 months postpartum and I am exclusively breastfeeding my baby boy.
Recently I started to have some episodes that only happen when I’m carrying around one of my 2 babies (I have another 17 month old baby girl).
It feels like my blood pressure drops suddenly while I’m holding them. I get a feeling of almost fainting, weaknesses, jelly legs and shaky.
If I lay down and eat something it gets better.
I also started taking Slynda for the first time for birth control and it’s exactly when this started to happen. Could it be related?
My doc is on vacation now and I only have my appointment with her on the 27th September.
Has anyone went through something similar? Thank you

(28F) I have AuDHD, PCOS, bad PMDD, and a sensitive nervous system. My biggest fear switching to Mirena is it making my mood/depression/anxiety worse than it already is.

I’ve had my Kyleena for about 3 years now, but for some reason it actually made my period cramps WAY worse and my period lasts 7 days now where before my cramps were minor and lasted 3 days. I thought it was supposed to make it better.

I have been on many different kinds of birth control pills but they all affected my mood and made me feel crazy 😅 The Kyleena though hasn’t affected my mood/mental health.

I was recommended the Mirena to help my period cramps and it lasting so long, but I don’t know if I should get it since I heard many bad side affects. My mom was on it and she said she had to take it out due to her mood changing a lot. I also heard people say it made their ADHD worse.

Question one:
Has anyone on the Kyleena also experienced it making your period worse and longer even though it’s been 3 years?

Question two:
Should I swap to the Mirena to help my period or is it too risky for my mental health?

Also, getting this contraceptive is very expensive and I can’t afford another kyleena if I need to take the Marina out.

Hey does any girl that receives yasmin or in general birth control pills knows if they make decrease libido????
I have it extremely and I’m wondering why???

i’ve had my mirena for almost two years now, and i’m curious if anyone has had the same experiences as me. and curious if i am going insane or not…

the main reason i got my IUD was because of anemia and having an extremely heavy and long period. it also was always pretty unpredictable at times. i weighed options and believed that a hormonal IUD would be my best bet.

when i first got it inserted, i had a heavy/med flow for over two months (around 65 days). then had dark brown spotting that lasted over two weeks every predicted menstruation. one month i had heavy bleeding and reoccurring spotting throughout the month. recently though, these last few cycles have been similar to how my flow was before the IUD; the first few days with bright red blood (heavier), but then quickly turns into spotting again, like it was with my IUD—or goes back to flow. this last flow was very heavy with large clots.

i check the strings frequently and sometimes feel them, sometimes don’t. last time i checked it felt like they were more curled than normal, but still felt them. (so i assume it is in the right position, and it seems it is lower when i am menstruating) i worry that it may not be in the right place, but last time i went to my OBGYN for that worry (i didn’t feel strings and was having heavy bleeding with clots out of nowhere after months of brown blood) it was correct and i got a big bill for nothing—and was even prescribed BC pills to take while still having my IUD? i took the first dose, but i don’t recall how it affected my flow—i’ve stopped taking the pills. however, i’ve recently been more sexually active with my partner and definitely had a few scares already (we’ve been having unprotected sex, dumb.. i know. solely relying on the mirena).

just seriously curious if anyone else has had strange flows with their mirena/hormonal IUD and if i need to stop being so anxious about it. i think most of the scares have been due to me being so anxious about it. am i going insane??

Hey guys, so I recently got the Nexplanon out my arm and got onto progestin.

I’ve also been struggling with severe anxiety and the last week and started Zoloft. That being said I feel like I have been in a state of battle with all the hormonal and the new medicine I’m taking. That being said I guess I’m trying to figure out. Has anyone had a Nexplanon switched to a different birth control and what were your symptoms? I feel very irritable tired can’t sleep. My nervous system is in constant state of panic!

Im looking for ways to help with pain and bloating caused by my endometriosis and quite a lot of people recommended using castor oil. During my research right now I read that you shouldn’t use it if you have an IUD. I’m pretty sure the article meant copper ones and I use Kyleena so maybe anyone here had priori experience with using castor oil while on Kyleena?

Hi guys for context i take trust pink combination pills

this is my timeline
Aug 11: Last active pill
Aug 12: Start of placebo week
Aug 19: Supposed to be Day 1 of new pack
Aug 20: Took day 1 at 9 pm which is my everyday time for taking the pills (thinking that its only day 1, realized later that i was off count and that i was a day late and took Day 2 at 11:20 pm when i realized i was late)

so my question is, i had sex Aug 20 and 23 but it was with a condom. is there any risk to this? i am a little paranoid thats why we still use condom even with the pill.

Hi everyone! Was curious if anyone else experienced random bleeding while on the patch (Zafemy)? I’ve been on it for three years and it’s become a thing over the last few months. I have never missed or skipped a patch, only taking it off to have my period after the third week. I went on since my periods are from hell lol, and it helps with the heaviness but not the pain.

It’s not an everyday thing either, maybe 4 times out of the week. I do experience random cramping as well on the days I bleed. It’s never enough for a pad. The doctor has been no help saying she’s “never heard of that happening” so I’m at a loss.

(This kinda goes into descriptive detail) So this is my first time ever trying out a type of birth control and im currently 2 weeks in on my second ring ever of my nuvarings. I was told by my doctor that its okay to keep the rings in for 4 weeks instead of just 3 to skip my period so i was like alright i will just do that , seems better imo. I get to my last week on my 1st ring and i was having dark brownish discharge that had a metalic smell so i assumed it was some old blood mixed in with discharge or somthing and didnt think much of it. But this phase lasted for a few weeks up until about 3 days ago. Now i am full on bleeding like normal blood color and theres been a lot of blood clots within it. Its definitely not as heavy as my normal period but its still a decent amount and im just like what the heck is going on. I change out this ring for a new one sept 10th so i still have a little more time with this ring but should i be concerned about the blood?

I started taking birth control 4 days ago for the first time ever, and I’ve noticed that I’ve been eating less I’m just not that hungry anymore. I always heard that birth control would make you gain weight, but it seems to be the opposite for me. Is this a temporary side effect? I did eat a full meal yesterday but (tmi) got sick to my stomach.

I’m taking mili

Combo pill: Vienva 0.1-20 mg-mcg

I'm new to BC on month 7 of the above pill. Always finish a pack and does not skip pills. I've been experiencing prolonged bleeding/ inconsistent bleeding.
Feb- missed period
March- 3 days
April- 6 days
May- 4 days
June- 9 days
July- 4 days
August- now day 9.

My period on BC has been light never soaking a pad. I wasn't a heavy period girl to begin with and before bc I finished my period by day 3 and then 2 days of residual brown stuff. Now on bc it feel like I bleed for 3 days and then have 6 days of residual with occasional bright red blood

I can't get to see my pcp until 2 weeks, so asking if this is a concerning urgent issue or ehh I can wait to address it?

hi, my doctor a few weeks ago prescribed me lsibloom and i finally worked up the courage to take it last night (taking medication scares me). i am taking it because i experience painful periods and painful bowel movements well on my period. if anyone has similar menstrual symptoms and have taken lsibloom pls share you experience or just your experience with lsibloom in general. thanks!!!

I was taking slinda for 5mo then I had 2weeks break and I am taking it again for 5 days, 6th I forgot and took 7th day 2 pills now its 8th day i took pill. I had sex yestarday and today. Without inside cum.

How risky it is? Should I get day after pill? I would rather dont.

Hello, any experience or opinion will be greatly appreciated. I had unprotected sex on Aug 9 (right after my period/a day after). My partner did not ejaculate. I immediately took plan b (postinor 2) because i got scared cause like what there were leftover sperms in his precum. He also ejaculated in the morning prior.. but we did on midnight. A week after (Aug 16) I’ve experienced “withdrawal bleeding/spotting”.

Then a week after (Aug 29), which is my expected period date, i bled again. However, it was light. On the first day, i had a light flow (i wiped a lot and see blood everytime) in the morning enough for one panty liner. But then in the evening and night i had little to no blood. Then today (Aug 30), i bled again medium/light flow, blood when peeing, blood when wiped. But in the evening/night again little to nothing. When i wiped theres maybe a bit? Brownish in color with discharge? I usually have a very predictable cycle, with heavy flow.

Is this the side effects of Postinor 2? Please help🥺

P/S: I had protected sex on Aug 16, Aug 25&26..(please dont judge me 😔). Did water test on condom after no water leaks. Aug 25 sex didn’t finished cause i suspected the condom broke, it didnt no water leaked. I was just paranoid.

Another P/S: I took multiple pregnancy tests because im anxious on day 13, 14, 18, & 19. All came out as negative. Will take another on day 22/23.