Been 18 Days Since I Took My Last BC Pill

I’ve been taking the pill for about 7 years now- and had a a few months break from it in between. Ever since I lost my virginity- I have started on the pill right away (thanks to my caring best friend who had introduced me to them). I’m an immigrant from a country where birth control is not well-known and sex-ed aren’t taught at all. I was healthy and my period is normal- so there was no other reason for my to take BC other than getting pregnant.

I took the pills with no problems. My period was monitored, I feel like I did lost weight (not that it mattered), my skin became clear, I’m more wet, and I didn’t get pregnant at all with the crazy amount of sex. My consistency with taking them would be around 78% for all those years I took them.

I did noticed as of last year that I began to start feeling as though my lubrication has decrease. I noticed that I would get cuts on my skin on my vagina lip just in between my vagina and anal hole. I have started experiencing PMS (it would range from mild-heavy PMS). My PMS were so bad that it had made me feel things that were unreasonable. It made me feel like I needed help.

I did some thinking 🤔 and thought 💭 that I’ve never have bad PMS in my life before and it’s weird for these to appear, my blood work and physical exams are excellent, I haven’t changed my diet, my lifestyle is balanced, and nothing right now should affect me emotionally. So I began to suspect that it could be my pill. I’ve been on the pill for 7 years long with the same dose of hormones- but it could be the cause since I am in no other meds.

I decided to stop taking the BC Pill on May 18, which is the day of my last period. My next period is scheduled to come in 7 days and I am anticipating for it to see if it will come early or late as I expect that coming off the pill will have some symptoms. I also expect for PMS to come around the week before my period. My PMS starts around 10 days before my period. It’s now 7 days before my period so I’m experiencing some PMS and to my surprise- I notice that they are now low. My cravings and mood was not intense, my bloating decreased, and my cramps are bearable.

While I was fresh out of the pill- I had also realized that I feel lighter (in terms of my body) and I feel like I am normal without the chemicals that’s messing around the nature of my body.

I have also decided to go off my pill just two months after I ended a relationship. Hopefully this decision will lead me to a wonderful relationship that won’t make me feel so obligated to take BC. I plan to have a family in my lifetime and deeply hoping that I can with a partner that is destined for me.

Thank you for anyone that took the time to read all of this- I’d like to keep this updated and have this journey recorded. I haven’t gone off the pill in so long so I want to monitor how this will go for me. Extremely blessed to have received plenty of support from my tight knit friends and family. If you have any experiences- please feel free to express and share below. 💕