i think i def gained some weight, which is weird. i would say like 5 lbs almost immediately. i spotted after ovulation until af for a couple months too. my period was very reg right away and has stayed regular for the most part. i had a lot of preg symptoms for the first few months, so it *****. i thought i was prego all the time and wasn't. it took my body prob 4 months to get all the the bc out of my system, i was on it for 12 years though. other than feeling like i could be prego, i was fine. a little nausea for a while, but nothing too bothersome.
I really didnt notice any changes when i went off bc. But i had been on it almost 7 years straight and got preg. the month after i went off it.
thanks ladies!! I am going off b/c in september (yeah!) and i've been on it for 7.5 years.... it should be interesting....
any other stories out there??
I quit my pill June 3rd after being on it straight for 12 years. My cycle started exactly on July 3rd. I felt good after stopping. I did have the same affects and feelings like the pill gave me but it got better. I did lose weight. Weird thing is for me is yesterday I spotted all day and it is almost gone today. I'm not supposed to start officially until Thursday. I guess that means I'm spotting.
I was on bcp for 3 years strait (I took Levlite, a low-dose bcp) and didn't really feel much different after stopping them. My periods remained regular; they weren't as to-the-minute as they were on the pill, but always within 24 hours of when I expected them. They lasted a day or so longer than being on the pill and were slightly heavier, but that's about the only difference. I had less headaches when I went off the pill and actually felt better overall. Best wishes to you!
thanks ladies! I am looking forward to going off it!! I hope everything goes well for me!!