Anything else?

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Registered: 12-26-2006
Anything else?
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Thu, 12-28-2006 - 4:28am
Im just wondering. Ive been on the pill since i was 17(I am 20 now) because i was getting my periods twice a month,for a week at each time. I wasnt on it for sexual reasons. I am sexually active now,but not so much. Anyway,my question is. Is there something else that i can take besides the pill that will regulate my periods? I have posted past messages about having problems with my periods. But it has gotten to the point where i just dont want to be on the pill anymore,my boyfriend has said my mood swings arent that bad, but i am very sad/depressed on this pill.
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Registered: 12-30-2003
In reply to: angel_086
Thu, 12-28-2006 - 10:20am

      Jill

    

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Registered: 12-14-2006
In reply to: angel_086
Thu, 12-28-2006 - 11:45am

I started on the Pill but I could not take it because I got blood clots, so I switched to Depo Provera (the Shot). Rather than taking it every day like the pill, the shot is given at the doctor's office once every 3 months and is 99.99% effective. I had a period for the first 6 months on the shot, but then I stopped getting periods altogether. Now, I do not get a period, but sometimes I get spotting right before I'm due for my next shot.

I gained a little weight at the beginning, bbut maybe it was because I had just started college, and it was just the Freshman-15.

Good Luck...I really recommend this one, and it allows you to be spontaneous!

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Registered: 12-30-2003
In reply to: angel_086
Thu, 12-28-2006 - 4:29pm

A caution when considering the use of Depo-Provera


      Jill

    

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Registered: 12-26-2006
In reply to: angel_086
Thu, 12-28-2006 - 7:24pm
to both of the people that replied.thanks alot :) ... i think im going to stick it out on this pill and hope that it gets better! But after the next 2 cycles,if it isnt im going to go back to my doctor and tell her i want to change as its making me feel sick and im still bleeding in the other pills that im not meant to be,plus the emotional part.