20th February 2007
[QUOTE=Dynastar;2809036]this post is such an inspiration to me! I have been on the pill for over 10 years and I too have had my sex drive drop to 0! I used to have a great sex life....I asked me doctor if it was the pill and she said no. I have been wanting to get off and get an IUD. I hope the sex drive comes back. I am a newly wed!
I am a little worried about side effects of quitting the pills after being on them so long. Any advice?
Yeah, my doc told me my libido problems were all in my head, "that the pill just doesn't do this to women." :rolleyes:
This conversation would have been in 1998, weeks after my wedding, right after he switched me to Levora because of spotting on the previous one. The Levora in particular dropped my drive to zero. I still remember that doc saying, "This is normal for newlyweds. But if you don't do your duty, your new husband will find what you don't give him elsewhere." Somehow I don't think that was "normal" for newlyweds. Aren't newlyweds supposed to be doing it like bunnies, breaking in every room in the house -- a couple of times? GRRRR!!!
As to your question about side effects, I really only had two negative ones: A longer period by a day or two (but an overall much lighter period) and a nasty pimple somewhere on my body right before AF comes. I was expecting the worst. My mother had a heck of a time with her periods (fibroids, polyps), so much so that docs wanted to give her a hysterectomy when she was 28. As a last resort, a homeopath helped her, thank goodness, because, otherwise, I wouldn't have my brother. I'd always heard and read that however your mother's period is, is probably how your period will be. So I was really expecting something awful when I quit. I was shocked when nothing bad happened, and I felt so alive, vibrant and feminine.
I am a little worried about side effects of quitting the pills after being on them so long. Any advice?
Yeah, my doc told me my libido problems were all in my head, "that the pill just doesn't do this to women." :rolleyes:
This conversation would have been in 1998, weeks after my wedding, right after he switched me to Levora because of spotting on the previous one. The Levora in particular dropped my drive to zero. I still remember that doc saying, "This is normal for newlyweds. But if you don't do your duty, your new husband will find what you don't give him elsewhere." Somehow I don't think that was "normal" for newlyweds. Aren't newlyweds supposed to be doing it like bunnies, breaking in every room in the house -- a couple of times? GRRRR!!!
As to your question about side effects, I really only had two negative ones: A longer period by a day or two (but an overall much lighter period) and a nasty pimple somewhere on my body right before AF comes. I was expecting the worst. My mother had a heck of a time with her periods (fibroids, polyps), so much so that docs wanted to give her a hysterectomy when she was 28. As a last resort, a homeopath helped her, thank goodness, because, otherwise, I wouldn't have my brother. I'd always heard and read that however your mother's period is, is probably how your period will be. So I was really expecting something awful when I quit. I was shocked when nothing bad happened, and I felt so alive, vibrant and feminine.