low libido due to bc
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| Tue, 06-22-2004 - 5:01pm |
i've been on the pill for 6 years. for the 1st 3 years, i was on ortho tri-cyclen & experienced no side effects. however, i began to notice a decrease in libido & remained on the same pill for another year. the doctor then switched me to allesse, which only i only noticed a minor change in increased sex drive but an increase in moodiness, so i began another brand of pills & again experienced no difference! so i then switched to ortho tri-cyclen lo. it was great to begin with, but i've now been on it for 6 months & have been experiencing low sex drive again for the past few months! i'm going to the doctor in 2 days & am interesting in switching to the patch. do you know if this may help? if not, what might help? i love being on birth control, but miss my libido!

i know exactly what you're going through. i was on ortho tricyclen for almost three years and as the days passed, my libido slowly died. in bed i would most of the time have to fake it because really i wasn't feeling anything. i asked my gyno about the patch and she told me that it would have the same effect (libido-wise). so we talked about other options and i decided to insert a copper IUD (there's also a horonal IUD but that has the same effects as the pill). when she inserted the IUD it hurt and i was bleeding for the next three weeks with minor crapms (like a really long period). but that's normal when you insert an IUD. but then after that, it was like i had died and gone to heaven. sex has never been so great!!! i can't believe i missed out on so much when i was on the pill. and on top of that, i feel so light and my body so clean. the pill made me groggy and the mood swings were terrible and i hated the fact that i was taking smething to control my body. i don't how to explain it. but i will tell you that switching to the IUD was one of the best decisions i've made since i got married! maybe you'd want to look into that too. i suggest discussing it with your doctor on your visit. keep in mind that you want the copper IUD not the hormonal one. the copper one is a completely natural form of birth control.
good luck and let me know how it goes:)
If you don't want to give up on the hormones just yet you might want to look into the ring. It has the lowest level of hormones, you insert it in your vagina for 3 weeks and remove it for your period. You will still have control over your period with the ring. I never tried it but other users have liked it.
Good Luck finding the right BC for you!
i just read your posting on how you stopped the pill and switch to the IUD. i was wondering how your period was after you inserted the IUD. did it regulate quikly? i put mine in in early april and stopped the pill just a few days after that. but my period is still messed up. this month i'm a week late. is this normal? did the same happen to you? before any contraceptives my period was very regular!
Jenn
thank you!
I guess it just depends on the person.
I hope your body finds it "normal" cycle agian.
Jill