Thread: Thinking about the Pill

well it depends on what brands u are planning on taking. Diane 35 is a great one and does wonders for your skin and no weight gain has been an issue. Nordette is a brand that causes weight gain just so u kno what to run away from!

It depends on you too-I think certain drugs affect people differently. A good pill is loestrin fe-it gives you shorter periods (about 2 days) and lighter periods-it's more like spotting. It's supposed to help you not be moody-it's supposed to ease those PMS symptoms, and I can say that is true-I went on it because I got so witchy each month. It's also supposed to clear up acne, but that didn't work on me. It's a great pill that I would recommend, the only thing I didn't like about it was it decreased my sex drive. I'm 31, and it totally erased the little sex drive I had! For that reason, I went off the pill. My husband had a vasectomy so I didn't need to be on it, I went on just to help PMS symptoms. So now I'm pill-less, and my sex drive is definitely back and it's great. It seems there's always going to be some kind of side-effect with drugs, the question is what's more important to you-especially when getting pregnant is a possibility.

i am on LoestrinFE and i did experience some bad moods, but nothing too bad. i actually did not gain any weight, but that could also depend on your type of body. I also had spot bleeding on the 2 week of the pill for 3 months(this is my 4th and no spotting occured but period didnt really come which i guess is normal since its only suppose to be for 4 days!). i did feel a loss in my sex drive but im not sure if that is bc of the pill or the fact that i work 60 hour weeks, but i've cut down on my hours and find myself coming onto my boyfriend more..so all in all i would recommend it bc unlike ortho this keeps you on the same hormone pill throughout the whole month...ive heard a lot of bad things from people that used ortho.

They had gained at least 10 pounds in the 1st month and had very bad mood swings. but i hope this helped! and if you have any questions about the Loestrin just ask!