Getting off the pill?

Question

So I have been on the pill for over a year now and I HATE how it makes me feel. I have tried three different pills and I hate them all. I have to be on a high dose of estrogen or else I bleed continuously, which I think may be one of the factors as to why it affects me so much. I have a lot of stress in my life and the pill only amplifies it. I feel depressed, exhausted, and miserable most of the time and it is really having an effect on my relationships and mental health. I really want to get off the pill. My fiancé and I ALWAYS 100% use condoms!! I don't want to get pregnant, do you think condoms are enough? We haven't had any break in the last year... has anybody else been in this situation with their birth control?

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Yes, went through the exact same thing! I was so sick off the pill, and stopped taking it after I finished the cycle. I got my period on the expected date, no irregularities. Though I am now on my 3rd cycle after I stopped taking the pill and I was almost a week late on ovulation and now on my period. But honestly it was worth it, I feel 100x better! As for now we're using condoms only, and it's been working great for us! Maybe ask your gynecologist about the copper iud? It's hormone FREE. I can't get it bc I'm too young and too tiny, but maybe it's an option for you ☺️

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Do you want to avoid having kids for a long time? Cause you could get the copper IUD and be as safe a humanly possible.

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I just posted about this. I was constantly dragging I couldn't wake up in the morning I gained 30 pounds and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get it off. I had severe anxiety and depression on all 4 types of pills I tried. A month ago I decided enough was enough. I got married a year ago and do not want kids anytime soon. I'm still waiting for my period to come for the first time off birth control but I feel 100% better.

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This was happening to me. I went through close too 10 different birth controls. I finally took myself off of it. I've been using just condoms for the past three months and I've been fine. It took my body a little bit to get back to itself but it did. I'm going to my gyno to see if there are other options for me. I used to have a mirena iud but my body didn't take to it.

Getting off the pill?

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