- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 2y
positive birth control pill experiences?
in terms of mental health and other side effects? anyone with positive experiences?
in terms of mental health and other side effects? anyone with positive experiences?
I’ve been on the pill for over a decade and I don’t have any issues.
I don’t have any problems with birth control pills, they don’t seem to have an effect on my mental health
I was on it this last year and the only negative side effect for me was an increase in appetite, but it’s different for everyone. There’s also different kinds of birth control pills so I recommend you get on if you want and if it’s not a good fit ask your doctor to try a different kind… everybody’s different so it’s a matter of finding what works for you. Best advice is to try and limit the outside influence, ik you posted on this haha but since everyone has different experiences w it I found it best to avoid asking others, no good in hearing horror stories that cant be applied to you.
I’m very happy I started them a few years ago. I had a hard time with PMS. It was basically two weeks of feeling good and two weeks of feeling sad and oversensitive. Since I started birth control I feel much better overall. I’m also less itchy. Be sure to use sunscreen in the sun though. That’s the only issue I had was getting colorization on my face which pregnant women sometimes get as well. That, and I also had painful breasts at the start of it but that went away after a while. I do make sure I never get a brand switch, as my pharmacists sometimes tends to do. I always stick to the same brand.
I’ve seen wayyyy too many negative posts on here (I totally get it)…but can someone please share some positive experiences? Doesn’t have to be so grand, it could be just that you achieved a small goal with your ocd! I don’t want to continue feeling drowned by this debilitating disorder. I want to see what has helped some of you! So we can all encourage each other! 😊
I just got my SSRI’s and I’m kinda nervous to take them so I was wondering if anyone has had a good or bad experience with them.
Can people please share their experiences on very low dose medications for their OCD? Maybe ones that have worked well with little side effects? Anything is helpful & thank you
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