Should I stay on birth control?

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Hey Girlies! 
I need some advice. 
I am currently 20 years old and have been taking the combined pill since I was 15 years old. I feel like I do not know my “real” self as I’ve been pumped with artificial hormones for my whole adolescent life. Recently I have been gaining some weight and struggling to shift it with diet/exercise. I have spoken with some people and they’ve had similar problems. However, I consulted with my doctor and she said that the pill doesn’t cause weight gain and to ignore that assumption. Also to add to this I haven’t been sexually active in almost 4 months and I do not have a partner currently so I am trying to find the need to be on it. 
I guess I’m just worried that I will gain more weight and develop acne by coming off of the pill. 
What should I do?

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Thats up to you. No one can predict the future of what will happen. Personally, I felt better off the pill.

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Get off the pill. I wish more women knew how absolutely awful it is to our bodies… I regret being in birth control even for the short time I was on it. The symptoms go on and on and on… 
Doctors get paid for every young girl/woman they put on birth control. Do you think they would tell you anything honest about birth control? They will not because if they did, the number of women in birth control would be cut in half, if not more. 
Please watch some videos or read some articles on how harmful it is to our bodies, because I cannot explain it well enough as someone who’s studied it for years and years.. I’ve done my bit of research, do yours and you will not regret it <3

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I took myself off the pill after years. I was 24 or so? Coincidently I started dating my now husband a few months after but we used condoms. 
I felt great off the pill. However I did not get my period for over a year afterwards, got a questionable pcos diagnosis due to abnormal hormones and ultrasound, after a trigger to get my cycle to return it did but was irregular and longer cycles for years. When we got married years later I got everything retested, hormones and ultrasound were normal. No issues getting pregnant. Anyway point is it can take significant time to return to “normal”

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Make sure you have a reliable method of BC always… unless you want to get pregnant… maybe a switch up to a non hormonal type is in order? I would talk to a Gynecologist about your options but dont just go sans anything

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I am same age as you trying to do the same thing i got off of birth control a month ago and i feel so much better, more myself and has helped my mental health, i did not notice my weight fluctuating while getting off of it. I think you should try it for sure sounds like your body needs a break.

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Wrong group and no anonymous posts. There, I said it.

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I started the pill when I was 15, got pregnant on the pill when I was 18, immediately went back on the pill a month postpartum, and then had an IUD put in at 6 months postpartum. I recently had to have my IUD removed because it had moved. I’d had it for almost 4 years. Now that I’ve been off of birth control for a few months, I honestly don’t think I’ll ever go back on it. My acne is clearing up, I’m not as emotional, I have more energy. If you aren’t sexually active there’s no harm in going off of the pill for a few months. I would try it!

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I got off the pill and regretted it so much. I am back on it now. I got awful hormonal acne that I’m still dealing with

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I am single in my late 20s and still on the bc. Started when I was 16. I initially took it due to horrible cramp pains. The pains are hereditary but I made a promise to myself to get off like at 29 to 30. The pills have side effects in your behavior and physical features so you may definitely experience a shift. I’m honestly scared to get off because my cramp pains are like unbearable, but since I have aged and I do light exercises and eat healthy maybe my body has shifted a bit. If not, i would get back on the pill and stay on unless I want children. I honestly would also refer to a gynecologist.

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I wouldn’t take them I’ve seen too many people drastically change when they are off and on them. From divorces to actually physical changes but this is my opinion and you should do what you think is best

Should I stay on birth control?

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