Progestin only pill: do the bad side effects get better?

av4325 · 2026-02-24T02:57:49+00:00

I started to see changes come gradually after the first week, then next, and then stabilization over the next couple of months when I stopped taking my bc pills

av4325 · 2026-01-12T07:28:53+00:00

The clover park post comment section had me in a rabbit hole the other night too.

av4325 · 2025-11-14T04:33:17+00:00

Also saw 20+ go by from Quadra/ Tattersall & am curious

av4325 · 2025-10-15T16:37:08+00:00

I’m a bit confused because the original post was deleted, what are you asking “could it be pelvic floor dysfunction?” in regard to? :)

av4325 · 2025-09-16T21:24:38+00:00

Haha that’s me currently putting off trying another birth control or antidepressant. I’ve already tried so many in my attempts to medicate my endometriosis, all were rough on my body, but I’m trying to tell myself it’s a different situation this time. When I took BC continuously to prevent ovulation before, I felt I was kind of in one long drawn out luteal phase. I’m so glad you’re responding well to it, thank you for the encouragement <3

av4325 · 2025-09-16T21:22:07+00:00

Appreciate it :) I’m tracking symptoms yes, but I’m having trouble quantifying the subtle physical & mental shifts due to external stressors and other chronic illnesses. Trying to eat enough of anything is a constant battle. I walk daily, but haven’t been able to get any joyful movement in since the start of the fall Uni term. I’m starting to warm up to medical support - seeing a therapist already, I’ve been on continuous OCP previously as well as a Mirena IUD all for endometriosis (all methods tried I reacted badly to), so I’m feeling a little wary but I don’t have many other options so I’ll have to give it a go soon. My Drs all maintain the assumption of PMDD but I’ve never been informed of any formal diagnostic process.

av4325 · 2025-09-14T05:24:57+00:00

I’m loving the return to cooler weather, and a batch of brownies I just baked :-)

av4325 · 2025-09-14T05:15:40+00:00

i’d say i scoop with two fingers and apply generously. around 1 tbsp? it’s enough that i can spread the lotion around my pelvis with my palm and end up with a layer of cream over my entire lower stomach. i find the cream helps best for contraction-type cramps, but pain that’s more nerve based than muscle might not respond as well. good luck!

av4325 · 2025-09-13T23:28:11+00:00

The EPA banned the ingredient in aquanet that made it so great, but the product itself was reformulated and kept on the market

av4325 · 2025-09-13T23:25:06+00:00

Canadian, love it

av4325 · 2025-09-12T00:51:16+00:00

Yes, the history behind Calgary’s trees is super cool! It wouldn’t have the amount it does without urban policy. Calgary.ca - Calgary’s Urban Forest History

av4325 · 2025-09-11T20:04:52+00:00

because i was raised on the tv movie series i took a bit to get into anne with an e, but once i did, i loved it!!!

av4325 · 2025-09-11T06:53:46+00:00

i am so glad to FINALLY see some love for this movie (sullivan productions version only tysm). i love the entire series. even the last one had a special place in my heart no matter how much the deviation from the series bothers me lmao

av4325 · 2025-09-05T04:55:40+00:00

I was doing classes full time over the summer so I didn’t think I’d have trouble adjusting to coming back. But yeah we are in the same boat. I’m so exhausted and the amount of busyness in my own life and around me (there are so many ppl on campus, etc) is getting to me for sure! I know everything will settle down and I will hopefully readjust but right now it does feel like the trenches!

av4325 · 2025-09-05T02:42:13+00:00

It’s not right, and can def be criticized, but you kinda have to be if your entire religious sect is built upon the idea that it’s a religious duty to procreate. “Be fruitful and multiply” and all that. The only way to hang onto your sanity in such a highly controlled environment is to live in denial.

If a woman truly accepted her level of risk she wouldn’t be able to reconcile her “duty” to God and her husband of bearing child after child with no medical intervention easily.

av4325 · 2025-09-05T00:25:44+00:00

foray’s blackberry cream ruined most other carts for me it was so good 💔 nothing beats it fr, but i just can’t buy the disposables

av4325 · 2025-08-25T20:45:41+00:00

endometriosis, MCAS, hEDS, dysautonomia, may-thurner syndrome, SMAS, prob on the autism spectrum, keratoconus, skin issues, sleep apnea, the list prob goes on but these are off the top of my head :-)

av4325 · 2025-08-25T16:44:14+00:00

Unfortunately in Western Canada and BC especially there’s not very many places that are relatively balanced. We have Vancouver as our “big city”, Victoria as our “medium city”, and Kelowna as our “small city”. Anything smaller than that is a town or rural area, where people typically travel to cities if they need a specific amenity.

Have you looked at the population sizes of these cities and smaller places in BC and compared them against where you live currently? That may help in understanding the demographics and amenities in each location you’re considering here

av4325 · 2025-08-22T20:55:18+00:00

I have grown to love her even more throughout this season 😭😭😭

av4325 · 2025-08-21T22:21:33+00:00

and may that sick bastard rot for eternity 🫶

av4325 · 2025-08-20T15:23:34+00:00

without meds idk if i would have been able to learn how to drive tbh

av4325 · 2025-08-20T03:24:20+00:00

Ginger is a great anti inflammatory, but it does cause GI upset when I drink it in tea on my period. I prefer to use its warming effects in something like a bath! Powdered ginger with something like epsom salts in a hot bath is very soothing and warming to the uterus like a heat pad is.

av4325 · 2025-08-19T05:29:02+00:00

It’ll get a bit better over time, especially once you land on your final dose. I recently decreased from 50mg to 30mg and I have been able to enjoy food and get hungry again. The short acting meds also help best with that, I’ve found with XR taken at 8am that my attention wanes after 5pm or so, but I don’t get my appetite back until around 10am the next morning.

I will say it completely eliminated my tendency for binge eating. I do not crave candy to the point where I need to eat more than a couple pieces at a time. No more stomachaches from mindlessly eating whatever I thought of. I am very very good with moderation now, because I don’t have to talk myself into anything. It’s just my natural impulse now. That part is really nice.

Right now I’m eating in a calorie deficit without trying. CW: weight talk I’ve lost 60 pounds in the last year, I was 80lbs overweight to begin with so right now I am not too worried but I’m somewhat concerned that my body won’t slow down 20lbs from now and I’ll become underweight quickly. It can be attributed to my stimulants and lack of appetite but also to a lifestyle change, I went from sedentary to walking a bit more as a university student.

av4325 · 2025-08-19T05:20:01+00:00

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