hello newcomer of PI! Dw about the heavy posting, we are real people with real problems for real.
I personally stopped taking bc after being on it mostly of my early twenties. it became weak against my growing body, and it effected me in ways I didnāt process at the time. Extremely low mood, breaking out, spotting early and backaches.
Instead of thinking of bc as the problem that you need to solve, what if you thought of other alternatives? looking into IUDs for example? Or finding a physician specific for your needs, perhaps someone who identifies as a woman? honestly, TikTok is a crazy good resource for this kind of stuff too. Given that sex is in line with being a source of income, your fears around removing birth control are completely valid. If you are in a position to, perhaps take a week off from working and birth control at the same time, to let yourself make a decision. Obvs, birth control effects (even the removal of it) takes around a month to feel, but hey, it could work in deciding what works for you!!
I wish you the best, and hope that this transition is easy for your mind, body & soul!
Oct 23, 2024
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I was put on birth control as a teenager (just because I was having sex which now seems insane) and was living in a different city when my prescription ran out. I was an idiot 21 year old and didnāt know how anything worked so I never got it refilled. It was like my body seemingly finished puberty. I actually really liked learning more about my body and my cycle. I havenāt gone back on any kind of birth control, hormonal or not, and I very much enjoy my body just being able to do its thing.
Jun 3, 2024
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I was on the pill from age 16-23 and when I came off it I was like suddenly not suicidal and my mental health began to get a lot better slowly but surely. For some people hormonal contraceptives are brilliant and do their job (and extra jobs like skin, regulating periods etc) perfectly. but if you went on it at a young age when your hormones are already not fully levelled out then Iād suggest stopping and seeing what it feels like without it. You can always go back on if want to later! Iāll never go back on hormonal contraception because I donāt want to risk going back, but for some people the opposite is true and it helps them feel more level! (Also warning my periods hurt more after coming off and I have suspected PMDD so thereās a danger zone every month, so be prepared for shit like that, but Iāll take a couple days of crazy a month over feeling like a suicidal zombie every day for years lol).
Jun 4, 2024
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For your skin, you can take spironolactoneā itās a much lower dose estrogen, so it wonāt have as many symptoms (at least in my experience).
But also, your menstrual cycle, and your skin, will have changed over the past five yearsā if you want to go off birth control, you may find being off it feels better on your body.
I went off birth control 3 years ago, and my periods are more regulated now, and my body feels better. Some practical tips:
Keep a journal/track your cycle as you go off it, and remember it will take a few months for your body to regulate its own cycles again.
Be generous with yourselfā you and your body are on the same team, and if you get crampy or cranky or period anxious, thatās your body communicating with you.
For the first few cycles, really plan your week around your period: I use my period as a week of rest, and now I look forward to it. I skip exercise classes, I eat iron rich foods, I go to bed early and I hang out with my girlfriends.
Think of your period as your body āwinteringā; a season of rest and dormancy so that youāre reenergised for the rest of your cycle.
If you notice a change in your skin, you can start by using clindamycin topicallyā itās a low dose antibiotic, and it will help stop breakouts from spreading. You can also try a retinol and a good moisturise.
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I was celibi-cied for like 3 years after my situationship became an āomfg-you-are-a-serial-cheater-on-your-girlfriend-of-four-years!ā Hella afraid of love, intimacy and everything.
over the past few months, Iāve been casual dating for no other means than finding out what I like and donāt like. Iāve had good and bad sex, been given flowers on the first date and then ghosted, moved to the UK and had my first proper one night stand (every other one was too drunken to remember lol) and am currently on my first bae-cation with a man I am slowly falling in love with.
I promise you, dating for fun rather than for long-term involvement is so much more enriching than you think. As youāre floating around, you learn to decenter men and tolerate their mansplaining a lot less. You find out that no, you do not want to make a sex tape on the first date, and then youāll slowly trickle in the good stuff. Kind men who just listen to you, and are a little different than the other men youāve seen. Youāll learn to love being treated kindly, and cherish that above all else story-watching-liking-no game bs.
Itās sounds sooo irritating to say shit like phhh donāt look for it, itāll come for you!! But girl as annoying as it isā¦ that is the truth of the matter. I donāt know if this guy is my finish
line, but I did just orgasm like 8 times šš¾ I met on hinge, and lowkey ghosted him intially. give the guy in your dms a chance for real ā¦.
Wishing you and your future lover all the bestā¦.
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