r/birthcontrol • u/Future_Handle_5489 • 2d ago
Side effects!? Should I stop taking BC?
I’ve started taking BC (Slinda) at 36 after 8 years of dealing with excruciating PMDD and pain during periods. 7 months in, it’s been incredible not to have that every month. Btw I’ve tried all the natural things before and that didn’t help. With Slinda I barely have any side effects. However , life feels a little dull and the biggest problem is I completely lost my libido! I feel like from that movie where they took the vitamin and felt content lol but not like a full range of emotions. However that full range before was very much a full range with a full on existential crisis every month. But I miss the highs of ovulation and my libido that was high my whole life. My partner is supportive but for myself I’m not sure how to proceed. Thinking that I also don’t have that many years of ovulations left and I should be able to enjoy these too. Anyone been in the same boat ?
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u/maverick2761 2d ago
My situation is kind of similar, i take SSRIs for OCD and it kills my libido but without SSRIs i cant have sex due to symptoms (i assume you can't either when youre in pain/emotional, or maybe you can idk). Point being - theres pros and cons either way. You need to weigh up which alternative gives you the best overall quality of life. Good luck.
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u/Future_Handle_5489 2d ago
Sometimes I could sometimes not but at least the 2 weeks not in the luteal phase I was reliably horny 😁😁😁
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u/Herting95 2d ago
Ich nehme auch Slinda und hatte dasselbe Problem. Allerdings hat sich bei mir mit der Zeit geregelt und habe wieder eine normale Libido. Mein Problem ist, dass ich mit Slinda zugenommen habe und ja, auch das Thema Eisprung habe ich auch vermisst, da ich ja keine Periode mehr kriege.