Contraception?

loved the time SL. It's amazing once you start reading about it.

HUGS Amy HUGS HUGS HUGS

 

Amy, I think you should give your body a well deserved break from the pill instead of just changing pill. I'm glad you started this thread as there are so many different responses and experiences from everyone. I think-as long as you feel comfortable and happy in your choice of contraception it doesn't matter.

 

I'll be really relieved if it solves the sex drive thing coz it's been really baffling me. I moved here in Dec 2006 to be with my husband. We were having sex at least once a day every day without fail, despite the fact I was crying half the time coz I'd just come out of a 9.5 year relationship and left my country all at the same time, but the sex and the "us" was always totally fine. After 2 months the last of my old pill ran out and we went to get me a doc and new pill. Also after 2 months, we really suddenly started having nowhere near as much sex, which was really worrying and puzzling and neither of us knew what had happened.
Once we're actually having sex it's fine, and everything falls back into place... but it happens really terribly rarely, because I just never have any inkling of an interest, so it's reliant upon me basically saying every few weeks "We should probably have sex again". How bloody crap is that ?! Lol, it had better get fixed now otherwise that's all very embarrassing haha


Heh...I just read through that and saw how many times I've typed 'really'. Really loads! I don't really care really

 

Oh definitely planning to stop and not change. I need clear and definite answers about my brain/body chemicals and mental state I wonder how long it would take any built-up side effects to go away...

 

Thanks I never meant for this to turn into a "fix amy's brain and bits" thread

 

i googled "getting off the pill side effects" and got plenty of results sounds like you might have to really tough it out...

 

ohmygoodness, I am in the same boat (not because of the pill) just thought it was funny, I was nodding through that post. when I first met my husband we were doing it at least once a day every day as well. Then I had Riloh and (sorry if this is tmi) but has bad inner tears and DAMN it still fucking hurts soo bad and since I'm still nursing I have barely any sex drive. It's awful and I feel so bad but just have to keep faith that it wil return. I just know that '*sigh*we should probably do it tonight eh?' I think it's hard and I can feel quite embarrased and ashamed about it. But we shouldn't..

 

uhm.... can I just say www.fertilityfriend.com is what I am using right now. They have an awesome course you can take through you're email. Its basically all the info you need to know about charting. And each week you get a quiz on last week. That was one of the most informative things I've done.
I took it ages ago when I started charting to concieve Yale. Even after Yale was born and I was on the patch, it was still in the back of my mind to watch out for all of my signs. I then was off of birth control of 6 months and just tracking cervical mucous. I was lucky to not get pregnant then. now I am back at charting to conceive the next babe. Its like a riding a bike.... once you learn you can't forget how to. It just became second nature.

Amy, I was seriously "batshit" crazy as my sister likes to call it. We were both on the pill at the same time and I swear we almost tore out each other's throats once a month. I think it wouldn't hurt to take a few months of and chart and use condoms. See what happens.

 

Well I don't think things could get any worse than they've been, so I'm up for the challenge


I think I'm gonna have a look at my medical records, or get the doc to, and look at the different birth control pills I've taken over the years, and the dates. I've had a few really random, illogical fluctuations in sex drive that I've never been able to work out. Like, when I was anorexic and deeply unhappy about my figure, that never inhibited me in the bedroom, yet when I got "better" (the same time I first went on the pill) I became a lot more unhappy about sex, and also felt my moods were going way out of control (which I always thought was simply because I no longer had the anorexia as a neat way to manifest some of my personality traits...but maybe that wasn't the case). There have also been times when the sex was surprisingly ok in a relationship, despite a number of big arguments and problems etc.

Anyways... I'm probably boring everyone now... hehe


Looking forward to hopefully finding some answers. Thanks for all the help and info everyone I'm off to bed now, nitenite x

 

So, am off it as of today.

Lol I've read several statements that Cerazette has been the best birth control ever coz no-one wants to have sex anymore when they're on it! doh

 

for those complaining about thier sex drives going down, you all know that the longer your in a relationship the less sex you generally have, cause you get more comfertable, especially if your with the right guy

 

Yes, and we don't know a thing about our own minds, bodies and mental histories, silly little women.

 

So not true.

 

just trying to help

 

Ya try to tell my mom and her BF that... who are rabbits, and been together for 27 years

 

Her Bf? 27 years? Does that mean your nearing 30?

 

huh? no he's not my dad. they got together when I was two, I'm 29

He's a sugar daddy that turned into more But my mom would never agree to marry him after the disaster of a marriage she had with my biological father.

 

Fuck off you're 29! You look sooooo young!!!

 

my fiance's sister had her first three kids while on contraceptives provided by the doctor


just thought that might help since I've only read the first couple post and probably wont read anymore because I'm bored

 

your engaged now sunflower?!

I agree with hdh you don't look 29 Tanna,,,lucky you!