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Stopping birth control pills
Hello! I have been taking birth control pills (Sprintec) nonstop for 7 years now. I am currently in Europe (will be here for a while) and I am about to run out of pills. I have not found a doctor here yet who can prescribe me more. I am also not able to get in contact with my OBGYN in America. Everyone I talk to here (family, friends, etc.) say that I should just take a break from BC. This sounded like a great idea to me until I went online and read stories of women who stopped taking their birth control pills. I read about all the side effects they got...weight gain, break outs, spotting, excessive bleeding, headaches, etc... I am 22 years old, so I am still prone to break outs (and I really don't want to break out more than I already do), I already have a heavy flow as it is with the pills, and lets just say I don't want to gain extra weight. Since I can't talk to my doctor I thought posting a question online may help. If I could get some opinions from doctors and people who have stopped taking birth control pills themselves, then that would be great! :) Thank you so much!
Have a great day!
Have a great day!
I have not been able to find an email address of hers or the office...just a phone number, and calling from Austria will cost way too much.
I already have an appointment with an OBGYN here in Austria, but it isn't until Oct 31. I was hoping I could find answers online from people who have experienced going off the pill, but then again...everyones experience is different. If I realize that my body works fine without the pill, then that would be great! I don't necessarily want to pump extra hormones into my body unless I really have to. I started taking the pill when I was 15, and that time my body was still going through puberty and my period was all crazy. Maybe after all this time my normal body (without the pill) calmed down a bit and the pills aren't even necessary.
But you have opened my ears...I will ask someone from the US to call my doctor and find out her email address. Asking her will definitely make me feel more comfortable with my decision.
Were you ever on the pill and did you decide to stop taking it? If so, what was your experience? Any side effects?
Thank you so much for your help!
I already have an appointment with an OBGYN here in Austria, but it isn't until Oct 31. I was hoping I could find answers online from people who have experienced going off the pill, but then again...everyones experience is different. If I realize that my body works fine without the pill, then that would be great! I don't necessarily want to pump extra hormones into my body unless I really have to. I started taking the pill when I was 15, and that time my body was still going through puberty and my period was all crazy. Maybe after all this time my normal body (without the pill) calmed down a bit and the pills aren't even necessary.
But you have opened my ears...I will ask someone from the US to call my doctor and find out her email address. Asking her will definitely make me feel more comfortable with my decision.
Were you ever on the pill and did you decide to stop taking it? If so, what was your experience? Any side effects?
Thank you so much for your help!
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I would get in touch with your doctor and try to have a prescription for the pills there. But I'm just confused why you can't go to a doctor there to be prescribed the pill or something very similar (which might have a different name but you are looking for the same compound.). Honestly, I'd make a valiant effort. You have no one in the states you can email to call the office and ask how you can email the doctor?
I guess I'm just wondering if you can't figure this out rather than go off the pill. Hormones are finicky. If you aren't gone THAT long and will want to go back on the pill when you return, I'd see how you can work this situation.
good luck
I guess I'm just wondering if you can't figure this out rather than go off the pill. Hormones are finicky. If you aren't gone THAT long and will want to go back on the pill when you return, I'd see how you can work this situation.
good luck
Because I am in Europe... I have tried to look for her email address but cannot find it. Calling her would cost way too much.
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