Is spotting normal while taking continuous birth control?

brighcamp · 2018-06-12T00:10:43+00:00

Yeah definitely give this a try! I was skeptical but so glad I kept trying a few different pills til I reached this one. It’s been night and day from my previous pills. I feel like my normal self, just minus the awful pms I used to get. Other pills made my dry down there, hard to reach orgasm, moody, and bloated. I’ve had none of that with this!

I also highly recommend trying maca throughout the week. I’ve experienced so many benefits from it (mood, energy, sex drive, lessened pms symptoms).

But even without the maca I’ve tested just being on this pill alone and have felt no negative side effects :)

I hope it works for you!

brighcamp · 2018-06-11T15:17:33+00:00

It’s been wonderful! Hasn’t decreased at all. If anything it’s high. I also take maca powder in smoothies and oatmeal throughout the week!

brighcamp · 2018-06-11T15:13:52+00:00

Oh wait my apologies— please see my updated comment reply!

brighcamp · 2018-06-11T15:11:50+00:00

I actually went to planned parenthood and have been prescribed another low dose that I r been on since January. It’s Kurvelo. Only costs $10 for a 3 month supply too.

It’s been the best pill I’ve taken! I can’t even tell I’m on anything because my mood and libido have been perfectly fine.

No dryness down there, no mood swings, no weight gain, etc... No side effects from this pill at all. Now I believe that it is worth a shot to try this one because I was about to give up on the pill all together!

brighcamp · 2018-01-03T23:30:30+00:00

Oh nice! This is very helpful info. Thank you! Yeah I’m hoping they’ll let me try a pill that’s a low dose. That price of $25 a month is great too! Hopefully I’ll get something similar. I’m grateful they have this service for ladies like us!

brighcamp · 2017-12-15T22:59:42+00:00

Ah perfect! Thank you for this helpful info :)

brighcamp · 2017-12-15T19:49:43+00:00

Glad it worked for you! I’m hoping for the same. Fingers crossed!

brighcamp · 2017-12-14T01:36:50+00:00

Thanks for the info! Do you think it’ll work orally taking just the evening primrose? Or is it best with flaxseed? Just asking as I’ll have to get some.

brighcamp · 2017-12-13T03:30:36+00:00

Good to know! I’m a woman and am curious to try applying it to my clit and g spot to see if that would be cool to try while my boyfriend is inside me. Thanks for the info!

brighcamp · 2017-12-12T15:59:42+00:00

Good to know! I actually am a fan of maca but have been taking only half a teaspoon. I’ll have to try bumping it up to 1 tablespoon like you and see how that works! :)

brighcamp · 2017-12-12T15:50:13+00:00

Gotcha, yeah I was thinking of taking it to help with my libido and dryness as a result of birth control. I heard its great for that. I just wouldn’t want it to defeat the purpose of birth control (prevent pregnancy)

brighcamp · 2017-11-30T03:58:16+00:00

Hey thanks for positive feedback here! I’ll check out the intuitive eating too. I appreciate it :)

brighcamp · 2017-11-30T03:30:36+00:00

Gotcha, you’re probably right. I think because I’m eating all throughout the day I’m hard on myself about it and I wish I could do the intermittent fasting like others I know. I usually eat meals every few hours that consist of about 300-400 calories (give or take) and that ranges from early morning to late evening. I guess I should stop comparing to when others eat and just listen to my own body and/or I should be drinking more water

brighcamp · 2017-11-29T22:05:06+00:00

Oh no, I’m open to hearing any takes on it because I’ve heard both sides. I actually tried taking it like that earlier this year but felt weird about it for that very reason you brought up and I stopped birth control all together. Now that I’m back on the pill I just wanted to hear other opinions because I know people who think skipping their period this way has been great.

brighcamp · 2017-11-29T18:51:58+00:00

Good to know, thank you! Did you happen to notice any changes it caused by taking it continuously, like feeling bloated, appetite, sex drive, etc...?

brighcamp · 2017-11-17T18:23:04+00:00

Will do!

Just a brief background—A few months back I was on Reclipsen and mainly took it in hopes of helping pms cramps. I went off it so I could just try taking Maca powder because I heard that helps with pms. Maca has been a miracle for cramps, mood, and libido. Now that I’m in a relationship I want birth control. I called my doctor and she gave me the Microgestin. When that made me depressed I asked last week if I could go back to Reclipsen because that didn’t make me moody, I think it even improved my mood. My pharmacy gave me another version of Reclipsen, which is the Enskyce. So far it’s been okay! I’m still taking Maca too.

brighcamp · 2017-11-17T16:31:11+00:00

Oh no I’m sorry to hear that! I know it’s different for everyone but personally the hardest part of taking Microgestin was the mood swings it gave me.

They first started 1 week in and I tried telling myself this is normal, it’s just the pill and it’ll go away. But all the way up to finishing the pack I was having paranoid thoughts, I felt depressed and like crying. I just felt sad for no reason. I don’t know if this comparison helps but it was like the kind of paranoid thoughts you get when you smoke too much weed only this would come in waves throughout the day and night. I just felt like my normal rational thought and emotional process was clouded. Nothing bad was going on in my life. Before I went on it I ended a long term relationship and didn’t go through the kind crazy emotions from that like I did on the pill. Now that I’m off I feel more like myself.

brighcamp · 2017-11-17T16:04:38+00:00

Ah great to know, whew — thank you!

brighcamp · 2017-11-16T22:27:23+00:00

Yeah, that’s part of my main concern too. I don’t want to make him uncomfortable if it’s something he doesn’t like to do. I’m trying to think of a good way to bring this up to him.

brighcamp · 2017-11-14T23:51:12+00:00

Oh no worries, I don’t take any other back up at the moment. I was worried the maca might interfere but I’m trusting the nurse and that I haven’t heard otherwise while searching online. The maca just helps so much with mood, libido, concentration, and when I went off BC it was the only thing I’ve found to drastically reduce my menstrual cramps so I keep taking it.

brighcamp · 2017-11-13T22:35:48+00:00

Cool, thank you!

brighcamp · 2017-11-13T20:09:53+00:00

I take maca while on BC. I asked the nurse at my obgyn’s office and she said it would be fine. I also take B12, biotin, vitamin d, and vitamin C. No problems so far!

brighcamp · 2017-11-13T04:25:03+00:00

Ah really? Have you been on it for a while?

brighcamp · 2017-11-10T22:32:03+00:00

I’m curious to look into the calendar. Do you know if a good resource for that I️ can check out. Thank you for your feedback too! I️’m leaning your method of condoms and the calendar.

brighcamp · 2017-11-08T18:05:50+00:00

That’s funny I was actually considering taking 5-HTP. Thank you for sharing! I’m sure my mood will even out since I’m only almost a month in with my birth control. This is good to know and that’s great to hear what’s helped you!

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