Thread: Should I stop taking BC?

Hi again! I've posted a few other times regarding my birth control (Alesse 28 day pack) and some issues I've had with it. So an update - I've been on for about a month and a half now and I'm not really happy with it. Before the pill, I had pretty good skin. I would get the occasional pimple here and there but that was about it. Now that I've been taking this pill it has gotten worse. I usually have around 5-6 on my face lately which really bothers me. I have not had a weight gain or any facial hair growth like some have mentioned getting. However, like I said in my last post, I am very moody and my sex drive is not so great anymore. BUT the mood swings have gotten better although I do cry easily it just isn't as often as it was when I first started out on the pill. Also, the sex drive situation has gotten a bit better too. My main issue here is the acne and like in another post where I said my period was longer last month and I still had pain. I've read websites that weren't very helpful. Some said to wait it out and it should go away..some said it didn't go away at all and they had to switch or get off. I'm really not sure what to do. I really don't want to screw up my skin. I've also heard scary things like when you get off the pill, you have hair loss from your head and a lot of facial hair comes in....I'm kind of regretting ever getting on the pill at all because all of this really scares me Considering all the factors I've mentioned, does it seem like I should really wait it out and then choose to get off if all of this continues or should I just stop now? I'm not very knowledgeable regarding BC I'll admit..I've never been on anything other than Alesse.

Anytime I was ever put on birth control (3 different doctors) they said that it can take your body up to 3 months to be completely adjusted to it. Since you said that the mood swings have gone away and the low libido went away, perhaps the acne will too. When I went off birth control, I did not have any hair loss or facial hair. I did have high anxiety, but that is only because I could not tolerate hormonal birth control to begin with. It sounds like in all other aspects you can handle it, so maybe you'll want to wait it out for at least until 3 months or talk to your doctor about being put on a different one.