Does bcp make you feel like shit?

[Elsa]

I started hormonal bcp last Sunday- a week ago today. I've literally felt like crap every day since. First it was sinus stuff, but I've just been so damn tired and run down. Increased headaches and body aches.
Could it be this pill? I haven't been on bcp for a while- since last March (and I think it was a different pill but I'm not sure). And before then it was 5 years. I'm on it now to try to shrink cysts.

If I didn't know better, Id think I was pg- that's how tired and shitty I've been feeling lately. Ugh

[killercupcake]

Yaz made me feel terrible.

Ortho tri cyclin lo is what I'm on now, and I feel pretty good.

[Elsa]

I'm on something called safryl

[agnes]

I felt that much physically on a particular pill, but some have made me super hungry and crazy emotional. Apri made me a wreck and Kelnor makes me cry all.the.time.

Maybe see if you can't switch to another kind?

[Deleted]

Yes. I can't take it.

[whitemerlot]

I've felt nauseous and dizzy for the first pack, but the sinus stuff sounds more like a virus to me v

[Deleted]

Yeah, bcp really messes me up.

[sandyapples]

I have never had a problem on Bcp for 12 years off and on. It could be bcp but I bet you have a virus.

[cc]

Yes it made me feel crappy. I always felt sick to my stomach.

[Deleted]

Could be. Ortho Tri Cyclen made me crazy. Ortho Cyclen and Yasmin were both good. They actually stopped headaches for me and didn't have many other effects.

[Deleted]

Some do. They also give me weird periods. I'd like to go off it completely but I don't like the alternatives.

[marylennox]

Yes. I hate it.

I thought I liked it at the time because I didn't make the connection to some of the health issues I was having while on it. I tried a couple different kinds over a few years.

When I went off it the difference in how I felt was crazy. I will not ever go back on hormonal bcp.

[jinkies]

Yes. I tried a couple different kinds in my early 20s. Symptoms ranged from queasiness/vomiting to generally feeling crazy.

I am resigned to the fact that I can't do hormonal bc.

[mrsjuleshs]

I don't feel bad physically but I think it has a lot to do with my state of mind. I can't deal with another surprise pregnancy after trying for 5 years and then the miss carriage. Can't get tubes tied due to a lot of factors here at home so I just deal. I hate it

[youhadmycuriosity]

Jan 25, 2015 22:51:48 GMT -5 @kcpokergal said:

Could be. Ortho Tri Cyclen made me crazy. Ortho Cyclen and Yasmin were both good. They actually stopped headaches for me and didn't have many other effects.

Ortho Triple Cycle Low made me INSANE. I could not control my emotions, I was explosively angry and sobbing all the time.

[mookie]

Hormonal BCP is the worst. Between the shot sex drive, mood swings/depression and all around shitty feeling, I will never go on it again.

[kittyb]

I've been on a few that were okay and some that were terrible. I started a new kind last week and it's decent so far. I've been having trouble sleeping but I think it's just a coincidence. I went off bcp a year ago but then I didn't get a period for 8 months so I had to go back on again.