Comments | draco_somnians: Let's talk about contraception.

draco_somnians

Let's talk about contraception.

Feb 12, 2010 12:34

Went to the doc's this morning about my headache, because I woke up and couldn't move my head without blinding pain. And the back of my head and neck were sore too which always sets alarm bells off for me, even if I know it can't possibly be meningitis or anything like that. Apparently I have a sinus infection. My eardrums look "dull" and it would ( Read more... )

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roachstar February 12 2010, 13:08:42 UTC

Yeah the pill gave me an inflamed liver - I think it's best to stay away from it...

A couple of my friends had the injections, but then they gained tooooons of weight - so that is a danger.

Haven't heard much about the others.

draco_somnians February 14 2010, 01:24:08 UTC

Hmmm, weight gain is not something I need. I'm trying to get rid of the extra padding. lol.

julia_michelle February 12 2010, 13:29:30 UTC

I've had a LOT of birth control discussions with a LOT of friends, and I've been on quite a lot myself ( ... )

draco_somnians February 14 2010, 01:29:32 UTC

I'm not liking the "weight gain" side effect that seems to be coming up whenever someone mentions the injection. :(

I thought IUDs weren't supposed to be used until after you'd had a baby, but the leaflet I've got just says "any age", it doesn't mention kids or anything.

I've never heard of the Nuva ring, but I'll look into it. Although honestly, three weeks at a time and one week off... I think I'd lose track! I'm bad enough with the pill and that has days on the pack to help me! lol.

And yeah, there's always some people that certain birth control doesn't work for. My auntie got pregnant on the pill and twice with an IUD!

vickyocean February 12 2010, 14:09:56 UTC

I used to get the injections. I liked that after a couple of months that I had an extremely light period, like almost non-existent. What I didn't like was that it made me gain a lot of weight. Also, it was a real hassle to go every month to the pharmacy to pick up the prescription and then take it to the doctors office to get injected. I ended up having to take a half a day off from work to get it.

draco_somnians February 14 2010, 01:31:32 UTC

They'd be every eight or twelve weeks, depending on which one I went for, but to be honest, the thought of gaining more weight is putting me right off!

lolmac February 12 2010, 21:28:32 UTC

It's been a lot of years since I needed any form of birth control, and the last time I did, the implant was brand new (and the version of that era was pretty damned scary) and the shots weren't even available. So view this through a long lens ( ... )

draco_somnians February 14 2010, 01:37:37 UTC

My own fundamental attitude is that anything that actually stops you from having periods is a really bad idea in the long run.

This is what worries me most about the injection. Apparently half of the women who have it find their periods stop completely and it can take up to a yer after stopping it for fertility to return to normal. I have concerns about my fertility anyway (came off the pill a couple of years ago and didn't have a period for six months!), so anything that's gonna screw it up any more worries me.

I've tried a few different pills to find one that suits (first one I was on got taken off the market because it didn't work properly! Awesome) and this one was fine as far as I knew. I never even considered it being the cause of migraines, but I think it's worth a shot trying something else and seeing if it makes any difference.

petite_stars February 12 2010, 23:08:31 UTC

I'd rec the implant. But its one of those things that if it works for you its fantastic, but if it doesn't then you'll have to get it taken out. But if it works... once its in then you don't have to do anything! Which is awesome :)

The injection is not too bad either, but I think you have to get it every three months, so if your not the type of person who remembers/likes needles, then I wouldn't recommend.

There's the mini pill? Its the one with only one hormone, I think thats meant to be better for migraine peeps.

draco_somnians February 14 2010, 01:41:11 UTC

Implant seems to be a good option. I know one person who's got it and it perfectly happy with it, but one of my friends and my sister both tried it and had crazy mood swings! My sister said she basically cried for three weeks! But I think when you try something new like that, you have to give your body time to adjust and let it settle down.

Needles don't bother me, but the thought of repeated injections in my arse does! LOL.

Mini pill/POP is a definite no. That's the one you have to take at the same time every day? I'd forget, I know I would.