hey laaaadiiiess!!

[stephaniepirate]

Hey girls. Have any of you discontinued use of oral birth control?? I've been on birth control pills for 5 years and i want to stop but i'm terrified!! my body is so used to the hormones and i'm scared what will happen when I quit.

Any insight?

Comments

[tylernathaniel]

I hear it's ugly. I'd ask your doctor about it, shoot, you're a nurse, right? :D

From what I hear, women ween themselves off of it. Like, stop every other pill or something. But definitely ask your doctor. =D

How are you, gorgeous?!

[stephaniepirate]

yep i'm in nursing school.. but i don't have a doctor. no insurance. =(

i'm GREAT how are youuuu??

[nebula1500]

Um, def don't just start taking every other pill...

I went off the pill after being on it for 6 or 7 years. For me personally, there were some changes, but that's just because my body was messed up to begin with, and being on the pill fixed it.

But, as far as I know, it's not really a big deal to go off them. You'll probably just go back to however you were before you went on them. The only thing I really noticed that I think was different from before was that my face broke out a little bit. Kind of strangely, only on the bottom of my chin, which I guess was sort of convenient.

But I wouldn't worry about it. Are you thinking of switching to a new method?

[stephaniepirate]

yeah i def wouldn't take every other pill... there's no point in that. you just stop.

well i'm just kinda over being on hormones. i'd rather just be my normal self.

[nebula1500]

I hear ya. That's why I stopped, too.

If you're interested in recommendations - I love my IUD! No hormones, and it's good for at least 10 years...

curious...

[stephaniepirate]

how long did you take BC pills before stopping?

after stopping, did your sex drive come back or had it never left?

[eeyore_fan]

I was on birth control (Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Ortho Evra) for a few years for reasons other than birth control. When I got off of them, my periods did not come back for a year, but other than that, I really don't remember any other significant side effects.

[stephaniepirate]

yeah i haven't taken a pill in over 2 months and i don't see any side effects.. i haven't started my period though but i guess that's normal.