To think it could be 'The Pill'

[Notonthenewrug]

Sorry, posting here for traffic!

I used to have the pill but had to have it removed due to ongoing gynae issues. Was given the mini pill and ended up with boil/cyst lumps under my chin, really sore and never go.

Spoke to GP and asked for a pill that is better for my skin (as I've previously been prone to hormonal acne) and she prescribed Levest- which seems to be the same active ingreds as microgynon. I've only been on it 9 days but I've progressed to facial spots instead. I also feel depressed.realy depressed. I'm not sleeping, anxious and want to cry. Also feel like I don't love my partner any more! Any chance it's related to the pill? Anyone have any experience?

@CombatBarbie was he keen to have a vasectomy or did he need persuading?
We've not really discussed condoms, in the past if I've been in-between contraception we've used withdrawal 🙈 which is not particularly reliable!

Microgynon sent me absolutely loopy for the 1-2 months I could tolerate it - felt like I could burst into tears any second.
Loestrin worked for me, cleared my skin up (had chin acne during my 20s).

I just said it's vasectomy or no sex after we had a withdrawal fail which sadly ended in miscarriage, he was in and out within an hour.

. I also feel depressed.realy depressed. I'm not sleeping, anxious and want to cry.. My GP bought this up herself when I was depressed, that I should go off the pill to see if it helped, as it can be a side effect. It didn't help in my case, but I did end up switching to the mirena, and my mid cycle acne disappeared. It's worth discussing alternatives and what might suit you better with your GP.

Microgynon made me suicidal. The implant made me develop hormonal cystic acne that's never properly gone away (keep it at bay now, but it's still lurking). Dianette was great but they wouldn't give it me for long.

Now got the Mirena and it's the best thing I've had, but getting it in was awful.

It's bullshit, isn't it!? Ride through the urge to ruin your entire life because it all feels pointless - it's almost definitely the pill!

It’s most likely the pill. It’s definitely worth trying a few different ones to see if one will work for you. It can also take a little while for things to “settle”. I would say in this case it’s probably not going to settle with enough improvement that your happy. So I would go back to the doctor and ask to try a different one.

I had awful recurrent thrush on microgynon which led to me suffering from vaginismus which is just self-diagnosed I just manage the symptoms of because all of the drs I've spoken to about it are so dismissive. I've never heard of anyone who hasn't had a problem with microgynon, anecdotal data I know, but definitely worth asking for something different.

Op stop doing it to yourself. Just use condoms. If they're slipping off it's because he's using condoms that are too big!! Maybe he has illusions of grandeur all the pills are the same really, if you're having this strong reactions to different types I cant see that changing.

I was on microgynon for 3 months in my early 20s, never felt so low in all my life, and ended up begging the doctor to put me back on my old pill (coincidentally, dianette which I initially took for acne alone but it was amazing. Took it for years and never had a single problem). A friend of mine nearly killed herself on microgynon also, ended up in hospital.

[quote Notonthenewrug]@Fluffycloudland77 I know! Drives me crazy. He's almost 20 years older than me and we don't want more children. When I questioned him, he said he doesn't want his legs in stirrups! I'm constantly poked and prodded down below. My coil.strings were missing, so I had a horrible retrieval and almost died having our son but he's worried about opening his legs!

I'll try one more pill then I'm on strike![/quote]
Perhaps you need to.present his birth control options as a vasectomy or total abstinence and see which he prefers