Concerns roughly speaking the birth control pill...
I don't follow any homeopathic regiments, nor do i use any homeopathic treatments of any sort, but I do feel I follow the mentality of those who do. I've always feel weird about putting medicine into my body (such as things like Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Aspirin, etc) and normally avoid it at adjectives costs. Now that I'm going on the pill I feel really weird around putting hormones into my body, which will stop my body from doing something it's supposed to do naturally (even though it's rather convenient that it does stop it) and potentially loose change my body physically. Do the hormones change your personality within any way? Or your body? Is there anything that might surprise me that happen once I get on the pill?
I have really bad/annoying symptoms when it's that time of the month and I grain like I'm out of commission for two weeks out of the month, and I really don't want to be out of commission for half of my duration, as it's already been a problem for 7 or 8 years of my life. I know the pill will comfort with the irritibality, mood swings, acne, etc, which I am SO looking forward to, cuz I'm generally a extremely kind hearted person who occasionally lashes out at populace (generally my mother, perhaps that's natural, lol) because I can't control my hormones. So necessarily, i'm saying I want to take the pill, and it's my choice to travel on it, I'm just a bit nervous and don't know what to expect, even though both my mom be on it, and my older sister has be on it for some time, just because this time it has to do beside MY body.
One other thing is that I know there are different level of dosages you can get, ones with smaller number hormones and such in them, and i was of late wondering if the ones with less hormones are in consequence less effective against the side effects of have your period (mood swings, irritability, etc)?
Sorry for all the concerns and question, I just want to do this right, as it is my body afterall.
Answers: let me start past its sell-by date by saying i've been on birth control for 8 years (age 12 to presently, i'm 20) for hormone therapy, so i've got profusely of experience dealing with the pill, lol.
first of all, i can make out where you're coming from when you say you're humane of worried about putting chemicals into your body. and yes, birth control pills do stop your period from occurring as long as you're taking them, which could be considered 'unnatural.'
but when you feel about it, what your body's currently doing is what's unnatural - if you're regularly out of commission simply because it's that time of the month, your body is out of balance and requests to be corrected, which is what birth control pills will do.
you're correct about the different dosages - the pills you get surrounded by monthly packages are a higher dose, simply because you only steal them for one month at a time, and the dosage needs to be higher contained by order to regulate your hormones in a shorter term of time.
those in the 3-month packages like seasonale are of a smaller dosage, because you're spreading the hormones out over a time of three months instead of one. this tends to cause more problems for deeply of people, including breakthrough bleeding and a less distinct reduction of symptoms like those you mentioned.
i would plainly recommend doing the monthly packages until your body is adjusted to the new hormones, at least possible for 6 months. i took the monthly brand called Zovia up until 3 months ago, when i switched to an off-brand version of Seasonale call Quasense, which comes in a 3-month package.
because i've be on the pill for so long, the transition was very undemanding, but from what other people have said, they enjoy a lot of problems on the 3-month version, and not as various as the monthly package.
remember, you're taking the pill to help your body get done balance, not hurt it. the worst side effects tend to be a slight weight gain or a difference within appetite and mood. the effects tend to be worse when you start out because your body's adjusting, but don't let this deter you from continuing the regimen. once everything evens out, you'll be glad you made the declaration to take them.
good luck! hope i could minister to!.
I've been on it for quite some time, even though I shift through long (like 6 months) without intercourse.
I like the lighter period. I'm on Seasonique, so I only have a cycle 4 times a year! Yay!
The week I do hold my cycle, I have REALLY bad headache. My gyno says it's from hormone withdrawal (i don't know how heroin addict do it!). So, she suggested, and I do start taking Midol about 2 days into it, before the headache start. It's still worth it, even with 3 days of headaches.
Exercise help. I know I will eat a lot, trying to rid the headache, so I make sure I make it to the gym that week, no business how I'm feeling. no need to gain pounds over the water weight/bloating that i get.
These are teh one and only 2 pills I take. I hate taking any pills, too. .
I'm like peas in a pod age as you, about to enter my sophomore year of college. I too wanted to run on the pill before freshman year, but put it off because I didn't resembling swallowing pills and putting things into my body. We're in the same boat.
I'm within my third week of my first pack of pills, and everything seems to be going smoothly. I did get my time in my third week as opposed to my fourth week (when, surrounded by theory, it should be coming) but this is apparently normal due to the reality that the pills can't instantly stop your body from doing what it is used to doing on its own.
I haven't noticed a change within my personality, but it does depend on the hormone dosage. My friend went on a type of pill and she be very, very moody for awhile, consequently switched pills and was her normal self again. There are a few change in your body--weight gain (only a few pounds at most), increase in breast size, and clearer skin. I haven't notice any weight gain, but I have experienced the breast size increase. My skin wasn't too discouraging to begin with, but hopefully this will shrink the pre-period break out. If you experience severe changes in mood / person, you might have to switch pills until you find the pill that's right for you. There are so many different kind out there--each one to help with different things, and for this reason having different hormone dosages. Some are made specifically to lighten period or help with acne. Your doctor will ask you question at your appointment to find the pill that is right for your body.
There won't be any surprises. You might spot throughout the first few (2-4) months that you start the pill. Your period might be irregular, but it's lately because the pill is getting used to your body. You can't expect to put a foreign pill into your body and expect it to instantly change things around. So most things that you might consider odd or phenomenal are probably completely normal until about the fourth or fifth month that you are on the pill, assuming that you're taking it consistently and correctly.
I don't feel the ones with less hormones are smaller amount effective against side effects--I actually item that the majority of pills out on the market now ARE low hormone, so they are smaller number funky with your body's natural system. Your best bet would be to stir over your concerns of putting this into your body, and also bring up that you want a pill with lower hormones, asking how that will affect the period symptoms and whatnot.