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    Default Side Effects of quitting BC pill...

    Ok, so I quit my BC pills, mid pack, 2 1/2 months ago now. I feel a million times better, though. After 5 years on the pill, I began having a real problem with spotting, mood swings, just feeling crazy all over. So now even though I feel better, I still have some mild cramping and VERY light spotting a week or so after my period (it's like not even 2 drops and is very watered down).

    Is it time to panic? Has anyone had a similar experience? I am asking b/c I am a hypochondriac and am always worried in the back of my mind that something is wrong with me (it has a lot to do with my uber-evangelical upbringing). Any advice/ideas? Everything is helpful, thanks.


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    Default Re: Side Effects of quitting BC pill...

    No. No panic. In fact, my periodsgot a LOT crampier after I went off BC (funny, I went off two years ago and have an appt next week to get a prescription to go back on...)

    My period is worse all around off the pill, though I'm a bit psycho on it (my bf says I'm psycho either way ...) Off the pill I'm very crampy, very pms'y, and very irregular (spotting and never comes on time). It's always either a week early or a week late...

    It will take your body a long time to figure out how to regulate itself. So, don't panic 'bout what's going on.

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    Thanks, hon. So you never got back to regular? I'm really just trying to not put anything else synthetic in my body, trying to eat organics, etc. I would hate to go back on the pill.
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    Default Re: Side Effects of quitting BC pill...

    I went off the pill on Oct 15th and was on it since sept. 1998, so yeah, I understand about what your saying about the bad side affects. Mine actually made my body think it was going through menopause ( I was 21 when my doc told me this) my utarian lining thinned to almost half of what it should be to even start menopause, and I had to go on estrogen pills to reverse it... but that didn't work, so I ha dto go off completely.


    Anyway, I think besides the very bad acne I've been having since having gone off of it, my other reactions are far less common. For instance, I have gained 10 lbs since going off about two months ago ( I was very skinny before, maybe from lack of estrogen in my body?), My hair has started to thin a bit, but I actually heard that one is somewhat common, and my periods are much hevier and last for the full 7 days.

    But, my god is the acne bad.... and it's not just on my face either, it's on my neck, chest and back, and it's like tiny cystic ones. And, My skin is very dry all over, but still oily looking ( make sense?). I was told this might happen, and would take about 3 1/2 months to go back to normal, but even the retin a is not working. I guess it's becaus emy body slowed way down or stopped making much needed hormones for someone who's not even close to supposed to be having menopause, so maybe the hormones are flooding my body again.
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    Default Re: Side Effects of quitting BC pill...

    I know how you feel. I'm getting off of hormonal BC, and it's a pain... I have VERY irregular periods, which I don't like. Having my cycle makes me feel like a woman!

    If you're into natural remedies, I suggest taking Vitex (chaste tree berry) which is a hormone regulator. Also, you could try Evening Primrose oil. Drink lots of rasberry leaf tea, which I often find marketed as either PMS tea or Pregnancy tea (read the ingredients).

    Lastly, accupuncture is a great one for regulating hormones.

    Good luck! It's totally, totally worth it.

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    Default Re: Side Effects of quitting BC pill...

    Oh my goodness, AL, thank you SO MUCH!! Can I get that at any of those health food stores or order it online?
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    Default Re: Side Effects of quitting BC pill...

    I wouldn't worry. It took me 6 months to feel "normal" after quitting my birth control.

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