Hi Ladies, I'm 50/50 on whether I want to go back on the pill, looking to see what others experiences have been.
I was in the pill when I was younger, maybe from 19 - 27. I then stopped taking it just to see how I felt. My cycles were never overly regular even before I went on it in the first place and I had one period related faint but other than that all ok. I've since had my babies but after my last they've been a bit worse. I breastfed for a couple of years on my last child and stopped cold turkey - that wasn't one of my better ideas and really knocked me for a while. Huge anxiety spikes, panic attacks, another faint from a very painful cramp. I'm now a few years on from that, my cycles are regular enough but my pms is worse. I get bad ovulation pain and spots, then the first few days of my period I'm absolutely wiped tired. I also get waves of anxiety and panic attacks that seem to be worse if my period is thrown out by a cold or covid and is late.
All along I've always gone with the whole "natural" approach and assumed it was better not to mess with. Now I'm starting to rethink it. My question is at 37 am I still OK to be on the pill? Or is that considered too old? Are there other hormonal contraceptives people recommend to balance out symptoms? I feel like I'm totally out of the game on this 🙈