recommendations?

[aerosmithgirl]

Hello,

I have been trying a few birth control pills over the past year, and I have found certain difficulties with each one. I am trying my best to find my "dream pill" for me, one with either none of my most hated side effects, or very moderate side effects. Here is a little history of each one I've tried already:

First, Ortho-Novum 7/7/7-- Started about half a year ago. Started taking it, had bad vomiting and nausea, but nonetheless was my first time with birth controll pills. Over time, my sex drive/libido was totally diminished, and I was developing minor crabbiness.

Second-- Yaz. Started taking it right after ortho-novum, worked great for first few months. Everything felt fine, until I began developing daily headaches and later had such depressing mood swings, I didn't know who I was. I was described as "a new person." Made things I love in life very miserable, and stopped taking it altogether at the end of March. I was so upset over what it did to me, that I waited a month to cleanse my system out of extra hormones before starting a new pill.

Next, and the most recently, I was researching a pill without overly terrible mood issues or libido loss. I went to the clinic to have an appointment for:

Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo -- got the pill, my clinician approved that this one would help me the most over my past experiences, and I brought it home. Didn't dare start taking it, instead researched reviews of it, and found that people were both suicidal/pregnant while on the pill.

At this point, I just want some kind of birth control pill, nothing else, that can satisfy my needs.

[lmaher87]

i used to have similar problems with various pills too but now i'm on alesse 28's and i find that they are great the only side effect i got was if i missed one and took two at the same time i got a little nauseated but that's because it's a higher dosage than what my body is used too other then that i have no other problems with it...

[treazzure007]

I tried ortho tri-cyclen lo and found it to cause extreme mood swings, depression, and completely took away any sex drive I had left after the other stuff.  It was pointless to be on it.  I got the mirena IUD after my daughter was born and it is messing with my system as well.  Iv heard and read the best IUD is the old-fashioned copper one that I declined.  Im getting it ASAP.  You may want to consider this method of birth control

[scarletbegonias]

i am about to give up on the pill....each one has its own set of messed up side effects and they all affect everyone different.  i have been on yaz for about a year now and it is starting to do the opposite for me that it used to...it was perscribed for my p.m.d.d. symptoms and worked at first now i am back in full swing w/ my horrifying 2 week span of pms....it is awful.  not to mention that i want to eat everything in sight...  i am talking to my dr. about getting off of them ASAP...i was thinking about just figuring out a different method of birth control altogether...i mean how good can extra hormones be for us anyway?  well good luck..