I was on the pill from 2004-2017. My cycle quickly returned to normal and predictable after a month or two. After the drama of 2020 my cycle went haywire, and my Dr recently recommended progesterone supplements or birth control pills to help get my cycle back on track (I was spotting or bleeding 20+ days out of every month, and pmdd had me like 😭). I thought I might as well go for it, we'll be TTC in a year or two, and it would be better to get on a predictable cycle now to help with better fertility (I'm 33, I'm anticipating trouble TTC). My cycle was starting to level out, terrible mood swings, but an almost normal period. I thought the pill wouldn't hurt, especially if I started at the right point in my cycle, but it's been a whole month of spotting and mood swings 😢😢.

Since I don't "need" birth control right now to should I just give up and hope my cycle returns to normal?