Which Birth Control Pill

I was on Ortho-Novum for many years. I was on a different one (that had a higher dose) and it made me have morning sickness, so I was put on Ortho-Novum. It was considered a 'low dose' pill. Its not a "new one" though.... I had no adverse side effects issues, but everyone is different.

(I have a friend who was on the Depo shot for over 10 years... I guess your not suppose to be on the shot that long... She developed severe ostioperosis from it. Depo shot is progesterone based instead of estrogen. From what happened to her, I was turned off to any birth control that is progesterone based, including the Merina. Just an FYI.)

You might want to try the Mirena. It is a little device they put in and can last up to 5 years. I tried a number of different pills but every one of them had bad side effects for me as wll as I had trouble remebering everyday. I had the Mirena put in after I had my daughter 4 years ago. It was nearly painless, about as bad as just a normal examination with a quick pinch. Mild cramps and spotting for a couple days and then nothing. I had no period for almost 3 1/2 years until we decided to have another one and I got pregnant 2 months after taking it out. It is the most effective as far as prevention, it is quite cheap especially in comparison to buying contrceptions for that amount of time, side-effect free, and really could not be any easier. Hope this helps!

What about the Merina IUD? It's still got some hormone to help with mood and heavy flow, but it's low-dose so you shouldn't have break-through bleeding.

I'm like you and only want to take the pill. The ring the patch.well just aren't for me through trial and error. I was on orthr tri and i did horrible on it. It was supposed to help acne....broke me out even more. The first three weeks of it made me sick, the last week (which was the sugar dose) made me gain weight (probably cause I wasn't throwing up lol). My doctor tried a few in between the years, but what has worked was the one's they give breastfeeding moms. I tried to breast feed for 4 months so I had to be on it, but the dr. said since I have really good results just to stay on it, and it's just as effective. There are a few brands of it out. Ortho-micro-nor is teh one I am on now, but I think the original brand was Jolivette? Good luck!

If you are like me, your mood swings are huge and due to estrogen withdrawal. With a monthly pill, my mood had both my natural body's AND the pill's estrogen withdrawal. Therefore, the dips in estrogen were bigger on the pill. Once I figured that out, I knew better about how to manage my birth control options. The best option for me was a 90 day cycle (two months skip period, third month period). This also helped keep the periods lighter and more comfortable.

After about 15 years of off and on bc pills, I recently decided that I am no longer messing with a birth control pill. I am visiting an endocrinologist before I take another hormone. I want to know what the root issue is in my body. I encourage you to do the same so you can know how your body's natural hormones may be imbalanced.

Good luck!