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Ok, gotta tell my horrible birth control story. Those darm hormones.... So I have been taking this birth control for about 4-5 months. It was the generic of the one I have taken for almost 10 or 15 years....and I never had a problem. The generic Balziva (the regular formulation is called Ovcon35) has given me soooo many problems.
MASSIVE mood swings ( the week before my period was suppose to start I was snippy and pissy--even to myself---that is bad when you are think...dude I am in a bad mood...why?, lethargia (I have been exhausted--last 3 weeks I have not really even worked out), bloating ( bad), hair shedding, appetite loss, contact problems--(I even got my eyes checked I couldn't figure out whymy eyes were so red, irritated, and blurry.), anxiety--nervousness--(I have no nails anymore), and my periods went from 6 days to maybe 2.
In short...do not take this. I did some research and instead of a small percentage of women having reactions, MOST have these reactions...that is the norm...they all said Ovcon worked perfectly for years for them, then within 2-3 months (like me) they had problems with the generic. Some had silver dollar size patches of hair loss....
so I took myself off of it Saturday...and today is monday...3 weeks before my period should start and what started to day? Hello....it is heavy and the craps are pretty sharp. But I almost welcome it. Better cramps that I can take Motrin for, than hair loss that I need a wig for right?
I may not take another pill. I started taking them to help with debilitating cramps while I was in college, but they have not been that bad for years. So why bother...Except the whole double digit weight of my kids problem. So what do I do now? What can I try or use that i would have to worry about more munchkins right this moment? Suggestions? ;) Some say the patch. The ring is not gonna happen--I know that about myself already. What else? An IUD....the doctor says only if I won't have another kid within 5 years. So that is not the answer. Give me your thoughts ladies...
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This is going to be way too much information for some -- but here goes. While I was still in the hospital, my OB came by to see me and asked if I would like a prescription for birth control. My thoughts -- is she crazy? I just had a child and that is birth control enough! I love my children, but until everything is healed and back to normal, I have no need for any other kind of birth control.
I did take birth control once...when i first got married. Why? Who wants to worry about getting pregnant when you're enjoying being a newlywed. However, it made me cranky and bloated...i hated it..so I took myself off of it after 2 months and I've never gone back...don't think I ever will either!
so...after many trials and a great doctor (NOT munsoor, mind you), i've been on a low-estrogen pill with very few side effects...it's called alesse. I hated every other pill I was on because of the side effects, but I can honestly say that i've had none in 5 or 6 years, alhamd...
this is my first time on here!
i started out with alesse but didnt like it bc of weight gain. then i was on mircette. then i got this wierd thing called erythema nodosum that can be associated with birth control so that was the end of that! u havent had cramps for ages bc u've probably been on some birth control or pregnant. they come back. beleive me. luckily, i got pregnant the month after i had the worst cramps after 5 some years. just started again (now the world knows)so we'll see how long it will take for them to start again... dont do an IUD if u're even considering getting pregnant. ive seen those being put in and they're not fun, esp if they have to take it out in a few months cuz ya changed yer mind!
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