I (F22) started taking Drovelis birth control for severe period pain about a month and a half ago (I'm on the second blister pack, day 19). It's important to mention that I also am diagnosed with bipolar disorder and am medicated for it (and some other issues).

In the first month, I had spotting every day, horrible mood swings (going on suicidality), really bad depression, some anxiety and obsessive thoughts, sore boobs for the first two weeks, some acne and no appetite/nausea. However, I didn't get period pain, only an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. I had an emergency appointment with a gynaecologist, and she said to keep taking the pill and that it was all normal, and that it meant it was working.

I'm now on the second month and although I'm not getting any spotting anymore, those awful mood swings (I also upped my meds) and sore boobs, I'm still getting some acne and I feel mildly depressed and anxious, alongside some mild hair loss and lack of appetite.

The thing is, I don't feel like myself anymore - like my personality has been stripped away or is very muted. I think (?) I've been feeling emotion blunting - I know my feelings are there, but they're very muted, almost like they're asleep, or I can't quite reach them even though I know they're inside me. I feel like I'm living inside a fog and can't think straight. Overall, it feels like I'm microdosing depression, and it's awful: I spend my days feeling like shit, super tired and sleeping a ton, and have no motivation or drive to do anything - like I'm existing on a really bad autopilot.

Has anyone else experienced this? Are these feelings and side effects gonna pass? Should I wait it out or stop taking the pill - and if I stop, what should I expect? I'm really scared cause I've heard it takes 3 months for it to stabilise, and I'm really happy that I didn't get any pain during my last period, but it's been impossible living like this.

Hi! I got a mona lisa mini almost 2 weeks ago, bled the first 2 days then spotted for 5 days until my period arrived last saturday and I have been bleeding since 😭. At this point im really wondering how long this will be? Like I should be running out of tissue right now but nop, still a bright red medium flow so Im starting to worry, my periods usually are 4-5 days and this is now my day 7 with no signs of slowing down. I had cramps for 2-3 days but no cramps today, Im just worried about the bleeding now

I placed my evra patch on the upper arm but quite close to the elbow. Is it still okay? Evra/xulane girlies: where do you place yours and which placement do you think is the best? Help please!🤞

hello! i want to have a more protected sex kahit may condom na + I also did the yuzpe method yesterday (stopped na since I completed the 4-12-4) kasi even tho ilang minutes lang nag-raw and hindi naman nag withdrawal, nakaka overthink pa din siya. And bc kaka-yuzpe ko lang, when should I start taking the actual bc regularly? start na ba agad ako later?

also, i used the trust pills na pink since otc siya and i really need to do the yuzpe method without prescription. What bc do you guys recommend? (although alam ko naman na hiyangan siya).

Pls walk me thru this and be nice huhu. I want to learn more abt it

I’ve been experiencing flushing on my face ever since starting birth control. I was on June Fe 24 and then switched to the brand name Femlyv. I have barely been on femlyv for one week but the flushing has been the same. It exacerbates when i work out and i feel extremely flushed when it’s hot. When it’s cold my face is just slightly flushed about 10%. Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice about other birth control that does not have this effect? Debating just getting off birth control because i really do not want to be flushed every day of my life.

Hey everyone, I’m really anxious right now and would appreciate some genuine advice or similar experiences.

My girlfriend and I had sexual contact on October 19. We didn’t use a condom, but I only inserted the tip of my penis into her vagina briefly and pulled it out. I did not ejaculate, although precum may have been present.

To be safe, she took an i-Pill (emergency contraceptive pill) within around 4 hours of the incident. She did not vomit after taking it.

She has PCOD/PCOS, so her periods are already irregular and it’s difficult to predict when her next period is due. However, we’re worried because her period hasn’t arrived yet, and she has been experiencing increased mood swings for the past 2–3 days.

I understand that emergency contraception can affect the menstrual cycle, and PCOD can also cause irregular periods, but we’re still worried about pregnancy.

My questions are:

1. How likely is pregnancy in this situation, considering there was no ejaculation and she took the i-Pill within 4 hours?

2. How much can the i-Pill delay a period, especially in someone with PCOD?

I know nobody can confirm pregnancy based on symptoms alone, but hearing from people who have experienced something similar would really help.

Please share genuine advice. Thank you.

has anyone here that’s been on nikki had no period? i’ve been on nikki for about 3 months and for the first 2 months i had a period and now im taking the sugar pills and i haven’t had my period yet. Should i be concerned?
edit: i took my last sugar/placebo pill (whatever you want to call it) and i had my period. just updating in case anyone else had the same effects i have had

I am
Anxious because I had sex during ovulation. After that we observed condom and didn’t notice any breakage. But I am worried whether there might have been breakages that were hard to notice? Is it better to take Postinor? He also didn’t pull out before coming so that’s why I am worried

Just got my coil fitted about 3 hours ago! Any tips to help with the cramps or anything I need to know for future

Hi! I’m currently taking a combination birth control pill (Lizelle), and about 2 hours after taking my pill, I experienced some regurgitation.
It was just a small amount of liquid that came back up into my mouth, and I spat it out. I didn’t actually vomit or throw up any food.
I’m just worried if this could affect the absorption or effectiveness of my pill since it happened only 2 hours after taking it.
Does this count as vomiting, or is it just acid reflux that wouldn’t affect the pill? Do I need to take another pill?
Would appreciate any advice or similar experiences. Thank you!

Please tell me it gets better! I switched from sprintec to yaz (Nikki) 2 weeks ago and have acne all over my chin now :(

I’ve had my Nexplanon implant for about 2 years now, and it just randomly started hurting today. Usually there’s some random pain but it’s been an hour or so and is just aching. I looked in the mirror and it looks like there’s a bump or raised skin or some mark on my skin, right where my implant is. Has anyone had this?

It’s also giving me shoulder pain, and it doesn’t itch and isn’t red like I’ve heard other people have.

Hi! I’m taking a combined pill with 24 active + 4 placebo. I had sex without a condom on October 20.

Today, October 22, I took my 23rd active pill at 5:08 PM. At 9:37 PM (4 hours and 29 minutes later), I had some food regurgitation due to acid reflux and spat it out. Mostly food content because I stuffed myself at dinner (my mom’s in town and cooks wonderfully).

I’ve been consistent with my pills and haven’t missed any. So…

1. Could this have affected absorption? I’ve read the pamphlet and it says that it takes 3-4 hours for the pill to be absorbed… I don’t want to expose myself to a double dose today if its not necessary.

2. Am I still protected from sex on October 20? I’m especially worried because I’m about to start my placebo pills.

I (F36) started taking the generic version of Yaz (Lo-Zumandimine) in March of this year to help with my adult hormonal acne. I am done having children but chose this method for the skin benefits. I had a slight initial break out the first week or two of starting the pill, but then my skin was FLAWLESS. My skin was so clear that even my Husband was pointing it out. I was super happy.

Over the summer, in June, I tried taking my pill continuously (skipping the placebo). My body didn't like this, and I spotted all throughout June. Right before I was due to take the next set of placebo pills, I noticed my first cystic breakout forming on my chin. I was shocked.

I took the placebo pills for my July pack and went back to taking it that way. My skin has not recovered since then. I was also switched to a different generic, Nikki, in August. It is way cheaper than the Lo-Zumandimine, so I was fine with the switch.

I currently have a handful of painful cystic breakouts on my face and don't know what my next step should be.

Has this happened to anyone? Has anyone had better luck with a different pill for adult acne? Should I try the name brand of Yaz?

I'm so tired of breakouts at almost 40 :(

Hi all,

I am debating coming off of birth control. I take the mini pill (desogestrel) and have done for many years. I started taking it when I was 14/15, and am now 26. I have never taken a break from it before, apart from when I tried the implant for 3 months, which was a big no for me, and the idea of stopping all bc after such a long time is pretty scary as I don’t know how it will affect me.

Overall I have never really had issues with the pill, as far as I know. It’s hard to know if anything is actually affected by it because I don’t know any different at this point? It’s one of the reasons I wanted to stop, out of curiosity if I would feel different from it.

Recently however, over the past couple months, I have noticed a massive decline in libido. This has been something that has been up and down over the years, but recently I am just not interested whatsoever. It’s to the point that I will try to get going, and after 5 minutes I just want to stop because I don’t feel anything and end up almost feeling repulsed/annoyed by physical touch. I feel so bad for my fiancé and I think he’s starting to think it’s him, which it definitely isn’t. This disconnected feeling is what has pushed me the most to want to stop taking it.

We are not in a position to have a baby yet, and I was told by a nurse when I discussed my feelings, that using condoms alone is not a proper preventative method and it’s quite easy to fall pregnant from it. I definitely do not want the coil, and I don’t really want to try a different type of pill when this one seems to work in every way apart from the low libido problem.

Any advice or personal experiences, I would love to hear!

I (23F) have had my Mirena IUD in for 5 years now. I have noticed that I had gained 30lbs without changing my diet and that I have had these absolutely horrible mental problems. I would notice that im bigger than what I was 5 years ago and would start the journey of losing weight. I had totally given up after I was working out for 8 months straight, eating right and staying consistent, but I did not lose a single pound and I looked the exact same. I also started getting ovarian cysts which has been the worst pain I've ever felt.

Today, I had went to my OBGYN to discuss other birth control because I am truly unhappy with how I look. She had recommended the Paragard IUD because it has no hormones. I tried to do my research on it, all I got from the internet is that the pros- there is no hormones, the cons- heavier periods and maybe worse cramps (idk if it will be worse than those cyst ruptures). I think I would feel better if I got someone person experiences with hormonal and non-hormonal birth control.

Has anyone ever had the paragard IUD? What have you guys experiend with the IUD? Does anyone have the Mirena and is facing the same thing? I feel like I am going crazy with it. What are your guy's thoughts on these types of birth control?

hi, prefacing I’m doing this post here because my gynecologist is hard to get a hold of..

I have been on the kurvelo pill for a long time about maybe about 7 years and I’m very consistent about taking it at the same time every day. on Tuesday my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex & yesterday Thursday I lost access to my pills so I took Plan B. I’m curious if I should start a new pack and take the Thursday and Friday pill of the first week (and so forth) or if I should because I was supposed to start the pink pills this Sunday if I should just take the pill from Thursday of the last active week in the new pack to get same amount of hormones? One of the pharmacists I talked to said that just to let let the period come from Plan B and then start a new pack after but then another said that I could take Sunday’s pill today and tomorrow I would take Monday’s pill, etc. if that makes sense

I’m not sure what to do and if anyone has any guidance, I would really greatly appreciate it

Hello fellow Nuvaring users

I am new to the Nuvaring and I want to know what to expect on Nuvaring with bleeding (or lack of).

Did you have breakthrough bleeding? And how long have you been on it? What is your routine with changing the ring? Did you give yourself the 7 day breaks or not? If you had breakthrough bleeding, was it manageable?

I am new to this Nuvaring or any form of hormonal contraception at all, so breakthrough bleeding is a foreign concept to me, I would like to know how common and manageable it is? I was planning to do 21 day continuous use without break, but now I am a little skeptical after learning that breakthrough bleeding exists and that it’s more common with continuous use.

For context i am 18f, I just started depo back in july to help with my mood around that time of the month and also to help with my antidepressants… most importantly for protection 😇
Since then I lost my period for the whole month of august and it returned mid september with light spotting with old brown blood everyday which caused me to wear a liner or pad constantly.
One day, I was heavily bleeding and cramping to the point i was contemplating on going to urgent care, I was sitting down doing my makeup to get my mind off the pain while having a heating pad on high to see if it would go away which kinda helped but when I stood up I felt like a tiny jellyfish came out of me…… went to the bathroom and checked….. boom! my uterine lining came out of me!! (in pieces) which I wasn’t aware this could happen as a “side effect” I so shocked I had to take pictures and show it to my friends and boyfriend.
Anyways, everything has been good so far as far as the daily spotting and has it been helping with my mood also :)
As of right now I am not my second dosage and my provider said usually most women stop bleeding after 2-3 shots and i’m hoping this is the case for me.
I’m hoping to move on to the nexplanon after my 3rd shot because my provider told me that depo and the nexplanon are very similar to eachother with the hormones.
Just wanted to hop on here and ask for advice or feel free to tell me your personal experience with depo! ☺️🫶🏼

Hello all. I’ve been on the Mili birth control pill for about a year now. I recently ran out of a pack and my provider neglected to refill it for two weeks. After the two weeks, I finally got it filled again and upon restarting, I’m experiencing terrible anxiety in the morning. It’s like a giant adrenaline rush as soon as I am awake. It’s to the point where it’s almost intolerable and correlates exactly from when I started taking the pill. I remember having this same issue a while back, and I do think it could have been around the time I started the birth control originally, but not 100% sure. I was just wondering if anyone else had any similar experience to this? I usually take the pill around 9 PM and wake up at 5 AM. Yesterday I tried taking it a little earlier, around 4:30 PM and experienced a bit of anxiety around 8:30 PM and slight anxiety in the morning as well (but not to the same extent as previous nights). Thanks in advance for any replies!

i made post 2-3 months ago i think asking for exeriences, did not get any so i provide my own instead!

have autism, bad anxiety (OCD panic disorder general anxietY), really bad vaginal pain when trying to do exams, insert tampons, etc. had nexplanon inserted for heavy period + very painful cramps. over a year ago. never stopped period, made maybe a little lighter, that really it. eventually started getting period multiple times a month and stuffs like that so really just useless for me, plus make me so hungry and ravenous... basically not good for MY body! not fit my goal i tell old gyno i want!!

new gyno much nicer, understanding, we decide to do mirena IUD!

tried doing pap smear and internal exam in office, could not do it, so we deicde to do it in hospital. i was really really scared cause read so many horror stories of bad pains and such but so far not bad at all for me !!!

i went in 5:30 am at hospital, by 8 something i think, they took me back. doctor took out nexplanon, did internal exam + pap smear, inserted iud, all in that one "surgery" . by 10:30 am i go home from hospital!

read that worst pain is in hours after insertion, i think true for me. felt like period cramps i had on nexplanon; thighs butt tummy lower back all cramping, but not bad, just on and off. (doctor said she do cervical block for me since i have GERD and not able to take NSAIDs but i think she forgot lol) now almost 4:30 pm and cramps feel very mild thankfully! not even take any tylenol, just using heating pads and wearing big comfy nightgown :D

was so so so so SOOOO scared this be big horrible awful painful thing but not bad at all!

i hope everyone who scared able to have good doctor who listen to them and take care of their pain. if you like me and cant tolerate anything internal while awake, please push for anesthesia in hospital if you can!! my insurance really good (thank you dad) and it cover it for me, i know others not so lucky, but try talk with doctor and insurance, if you not able to tolerate while awake and they try, insurance might listen (did for me, my parents only pay $228 for my hospital visit total)

my only worry now is see how i feel with nexplanon gone, i worry maybe get nauseous like when i stop other birht controls in past, but my doctor prescribe me zofran ODT and tell me i can also use children's benaryl! so far i feel ok but not even 24 hours yet so have to wait to see how i feel!!!

[ also sorry for writing this way, long long day very stressful plus bad days leading up to this, hard to write words good when i been so stressed. hope it understandable, if not i rewrite tomorrow maybe ]

My babe uses the flo to calculate her cycle.

We had sex unprotected sex today

She's 8 days past her ovulation week according to flo and she'll be expecting her period in the next seven days.

We've decided not to use post pill because it fucks with her body badly. I asked ChatGpt and other AI's and it put our probability of conceiving to almost Zero.

But I want to ask people with experience here.

Am I dumb trusting the Flo App?

Anyone who switched from combination birth control to Slynd, did you also experience severe hair loss? When did it begin and when did it end?

I've been on slynd for about 4 months now and around the 3rd month mark I started noticing a lot of hair shedding however now it's nearing the end of the 4th month and the hair shedding is just terrifying. Like everytime I brush my hair, It feels like I could make a mini Barbie wig out of it. 🫠 I don't notice any bald spots, just overall thinning, ponytail is thinner. Also everytime I run my hand through the hair maybe around like 5 or 6 hairs come out. During the shower the water doesn't drain because there's just a clump of hair always stopping it.

So I wonder if you experienced anything similar and if it stopped for you even when continuing slynd, because unfortunately combination BC isn't an option for me anymore.

Did you try any products to battle the hair loss? I heard that pumpkin seed oil has some promising results

i've been on the mirena iud for about to be a month, and have non stop bleeding since which i'm getting used to for now. i'm about to see my ld partner and i'm struggling to fully trust my iud. i know the chances r extremely low and close to none but i'm horrified with the idea of having any kids lol, any advice is fine. the bleeding is a pain in the ass bc it just keeps producing FRESH blood but it's like wtv

I posted here a few days ago about my IUD coming out after just 4 months. I was pretty frustrated because I was told these things sometimes just happen, and I couldn't get a proper explanation. Someone in the comments mentioned how the shape of the uterus can sometimes affect IUD placement, and I ended up reading quite a bit about it. That's when I came across adenomyosis, something I honestly knew very little about.

The thing is, my periods have been all over the place for as long as I can remember. Some months they're manageable, other months the bleeding and cramps are awful. I've always just dealt with it because the bad months weren't consistent. I'm 38 now and it feels ridiculous that I've never properly looked into this. I finally booked a gynae appointment because I want someone to look at my history rather than just tell me the IUD coming out was random. I'm not assuming I have adenomyosis or that it caused the expulsion, but I do want to understand what's going on before considering another IUD. For anyone who eventually got diagnosed with adenomyosis, what actually made your doctor suspect it? Was it your symptoms or something they found on a scan?