birth control

[AlethiaSi]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

I just got my last shot oif Depo last week - I've been on it for 7 years. This shot is going to get me through my wedding, then my doctor is putting me on this pill called "Estrostep" (I think) so that my skin can clear up. My skin has only been REAL bad on Depo in the past year or so, it kinda sucks. She says this new pill is going to definitely clear things up for me. She actually has me starting the pill about a month before my wedding so my skin can clear up before the big day. Yay!

I was on estrostep for like 5 seconds and thats one of the BC's that totally messed with my head and made me act so crazy... I HOPE that doesn't happen to you ( i think i just have a very adverse reaction to BC pills) and I hope it clears everything up
btw- I have had a few friends on Depo and they either loved it or they hated it (one of my friends kept getting crazy infections and was very very dry during sex.... but i've had other friends that swore by it)

[minDyG]

Originally Posted by AlethiaSi

I was on estrostep for like 5 seconds and thats one of the BC's that totally messed with my head and made me act so crazy... I HOPE that doesn't happen to you ( i think i just have a very adverse reaction to BC pills) and I hope it clears everything up
btw- I have had a few friends on Depo and they either loved it or they hated it (one of my friends kept getting crazy infections and was very very dry during sex.... but i've had other friends that swore by it)

I think that's just evidence that all types of birth control really do affect different women in a variety of ways...my sister was on Depo and she went through the same reaction you described to being on Estrostep. I think people assume that what works for some women will work for them...but that's not necessarily the case.

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by AlethiaSi

I was on estrostep for like 5 seconds and thats one of the BC's that totally messed with my head and made me act so crazy... I HOPE that doesn't happen to you ( i think i just have a very adverse reaction to BC pills) and I hope it clears everything up
btw- I have had a few friends on Depo and they either loved it or they hated it (one of my friends kept getting crazy infections and was very very dry during sex.... but i've had other friends that swore by it)

other than the crazy breakouts I've had for about a year now, I've never really had any issues with Depo. It's been VERY NICE not having AF visit me each month - after 7 years...it's gonna be hell when I make the transition. But I'm doing it because eventually, my fiance and I want to have kids, and we decided it's better to ween myself off Depo and onto a pill form, and then to nothing once we're at the point we want to try to conceive.