For the ladies: How do you do it???

[kyphie]

Take birth control pills I mean...
I was prescribed them for ovarian cysts and I HAVE to take them. the added benefit of protection against pregnancy is appealing to me as well as the shorter, lighter periods. Today will be my third day..I feel a bit queasy...will this get worse as I continue to take them?? How do you, my fellow emets deal with taking BC pills??

[thelittlestranger]

I've been on birth control pills since I was 14 and am now 20. I've had problems here and then with them, but otherwise, lighter periods and added protection is a massive benefit.

I have read and understand that it can take a few months to fully adjust to the birth control pill. It's going to be playing havoc with your hormones so you may feel n* but it's nothing worse that what you might feel during your period anyway. That's what I found anyway!

[Erica1649]

I take my pill every night at 8-830

[littleme2011]

It took me a few months to get into the swing of things...I felt a wee bit n* from time to time in the first month or two but not all the time. But it does get easier, I've been on them for about 4 years now and had no real severe n* or not much problems at all.

I am thinking about going on the Implant though just because sometimes with my asthma meds etc, I just get so tired of having to take stuff every single day!

[kyphie]

I take my pill every night at 8-830

Do you take them at night for any reason in specific?
Thank you all for your replies...I just took my pill a half an hour ago......nervous!!

[Erica1649]

No, no reason...sorry I kinda was distracted when I send you the reply haha.

Just an easy time for me to remember to take them, thats all. They say to do it the same time every night, but I think thats just so a person remembers.

Mine doesn't normally make me nauseous, but its so different with everybody!

[Lola444]

its quite normal to feel a little n* when you start a new bc pill. I have, over the years, been on numerous different pills (micrgynon, yasmin, dianette etc) and i've found that the first 3-4 days is the only time i've experienced slight n*. I have certainly never v* from them. You just have to remember that your adding a hormone to your system and some people may be a little more sensitive to oestrogen.

Ginger biscuits are always good to turn to whilst this feeling settles down which i'm very sure it will :-)

[kyphie]

All of this information is very reassuring. It's been about an hour and a half and I *think* I feel a little queasy(or is it all in my head?? ha!) regardless, if this is all I'm going to feel I think i can handle it! *fingers crossed*
I have this irrational fear that all of the sudden out of nowhere I'm going to get horribly nauseated.....That wouldn't happen would it?

[Lola444]

no, it won't come out of nowhere. Just keep yourself busy to distract yourself from even thinking about it and nibble on biscuits if you begin to feel queasy. and yeah i know what you mean...it could be in your head, but don't let your head rule your body! you'll be fine :-) x

[kyphie]

Aw! Thank you!! <3

[barbiegirl]

Sometimes it helps to take your pill at bedtime, because then you will sleep through the ickiness if you feel a bit n*. I always took mine at 10:00 pm on the dot.

[spilled_milk]

It usually takes a couple of months to get completely adjusted to the pill. I've been on my new brand almost a year, and now I only feel nauseous from it before my period. Just know that it's from your pill, and it will go away soon.

[2jo2]

I'd only feel nauseous when I took it on an empty stomach....but it's nothing like how sick I used to feel with my period before I went on the pill. I've been on bc since I was 18 and I'm 37 now. In December I got an IUD. It hurt like a mother you know what when she inserted it but I haven't had any problem since. It's nice to not have to take a pill every day too. And it lasts for 5 years! Not trying to recruit anyone, but just wish I'd done it sooner.

[xpoisonedx]

I am on the pill n was only very slightly queezy for the first month, there are so many benefits! no as you continue to take them it will probs get better

[Kyass]

I wanted to die the first three months I was on birth control. My boyfriend swore up and down that I was pregnant, and for a while I did, too! It wore off, though. I never feel that way anymore. The only thing that bums me out when it comes to my BC is that I used to naturally have really light, two-day periods. Now they're an entire five days long, and a lot heavier. Pregnancy or two-day periods? It's a sacrifice.

The only way to deal with it is to just tell yourself that it's not anything real. It's just the medication. I never got physically ill, I just felt ill.

[CrazyGirl1123]

The pills always made me sick too! I switched to Nuva Ring and had no problems with it

[Cupcake x]

I was on various BC pills for seven years. Even when I started taking the last pill I was on over a year and a half ago, it didn't even make me nauseous. I've developed a hormonal imbalance so now my body can't handle a birth control with any hormones in it so I get all kinds of side effects but of the 5 different pills I've tried, I never felt sick taking any form of BC until my hormonal imbalance came into play.

[Cupcake x]

When I had my IUD put in a couple of years ago it barely even hurt! I was expecting it to kill! Lol .. I had it taken out because it gave me a small cyst but I'm having it put back in at the end of this month for another try. I'm so excited to not take a pill anymore!

[kyphie]

So far it's seemed alright. The only side effects I'm noticing are strange dreams and a little bit of random queasiness here and there. I'm hoping that taking them will improve my hormonal imbalances! A few months ago I was having three week long periods, migraine headaches and brutal PMS. Not to mention these ovarian cysts! *fingers crossed*

[katherines6]

hey guys
i was at the doctor and (sorry i didnt feel like posting a new thread so im putting this here) he said he might want to put me on the pill because he thinks i get pms i get more panic attacks and suicidal thoughts and stuff, so i was wondering:
are there any bad things that could happen from taking the pill? could you get stomachaches or nausia or anything?

[kyphie]

I've been taking mine now for three weeks and the side effects I've noticed are as follows: Slight moodiness, fatigue, increased appetite and VERY slight nausea. I also have noticed that my breasts feel tender and are getting a little larger. It sure hasn't been fun for me(I am one of those people that feels EVERY side effect possible)but it HAS been tolerable. I am told that these side effects should diminish as time passes so I'm going to hang in there and see how it goes....

[katherines6]

well, thats not good because you said its been causing you slight moodiness and one of the reasons my doctor wants me to take them is to get RID of moodiness...

[kyphie]

Well, everyone is different. I'm going through a really hard time right now so I'm not even sure if I can blame the pills for it. My doctor has offered to change the pills if I feel the moodiness is too bad. There are SO many different ones and I guess it sometimes takes some time to find the right one. I'm hesitant to change mine however, because for me I fear nausea far more than a few mood swings. These haven't been so bad as far as nausea goes. We shall see....