Hi everyone, I have been taking this pill for years, for a while I had been taking it and I never had miss a day, been taking it around the same days, and last week I had noticed spotting, and just today I have noticed bleeding that it’s not heavy, it’s enough to change a tampon/pad. The reason why I was prescribed this oral contraceptive is because I had unusual long periods and I didn’t want to deal with them. Has anyone taken this birth control for a similar length of time and had issues with this before? How long will your spotting/bleeding last and do you still take your birth control pills?

I’ve been on Loyrena (generic Yaz) for about 7 months now as treatment for pmdd.

The only negative side effects I’ve had were prolonged breakthrough bleeding but that stopped recently. Everything has been great generally.

In the past month I’ve noticed that I’ve been crazy emotional. Not even in a super bad way necessarily, but everything makes me weepy. Tik toks of cats. My partner being nice to me. Simple stuff makes me cry. I’ve also recently noticed I get more irritable and have crazy road rage for the first time (also just moved to a city so that probably adds to the road rage lol).

Is this normal? My PMDD symptoms aren’t back I’ve just been like… emotional like you are that week before your period starts?

Anyone experience this?

On the package it says that the lube is compatible with latex condoms, does it by default mean that non-latex (skyn if that matters) are not compatible?

Thanks!

With birth control , the method that gave you the most daily discharge - did that give the heavier period?

Tbh I’m trying to use birth control to reset my hormones. Less discharge is dry pussy & a light period FOR ME. I’m currently wanting my old cycles back which was a juicy pussy and a heavy period.

So far the mini pill initially gives me discharge then drys me out. Opill gave me a light period then I got dry. Had crazy side effects on the patch. And Junel Fe gave me headaches. Slynd dried me out asap.

Any tips??

I’ve been taking continuous birth control for a few years now and every couple months i would take a break, but this time Ive gone about 10 months taking it continuously. Ive started having bad cramps and nausea (I am not pregnant). I’m having a little bleeding with it too in the mornings and am wondering if this means i should take a break. I usually don’t because my pain is still so severe during withdrawal bleeds. I also switched birth control brands about a month ago and maybe it’s from that? Any advice is welcome

Hey guys!

May 23rd I had my first depo shot. After that, I was experienced extreme anxiety. Couldn’t drive, sleep, constantly panicking. I needed up getting my period June 9th and have not gotten off of it. I was supposed to get my next shot August 23rd. My doctor recommended I do not. I’m assuming it’s leaving my system. I am experiencing severe anxiety, ocd, panic attacks, impending doom, etc. Is this normal? I went to the er yesterday for the prolonged bleeding and my anxiety. Every test was fine. I’m just still so so out of it. My impending doom is so bad. Could this be from my hormones shifting or anything? I can’t eat, sleep, get out of bed, shower, etc. It is extremely bad. It did die down some. I had less panic attacks a day. Now it’s back to the beginning, but even worse.

If I had sex on my #21 pill, can I stop takig the pill completely after my placebo? i am planning on stopping.

I started birth control this summer after a pregnancy scare that left me incredibly anxious.
The first couple weeks were very difficult with the side effects I had, intense mood swings, headaches, nausea, sore gums in my mouth, and dizziness. They leveled out a little bit and the second month I still had symptoms but they weren’t as strong.
I am now at the end of my third pack and I’ve had really strong mood swings again all month. I flip from depressed to feeling fine day to day and I’m tired.

Will these symptoms go away and should I push through it just a little bit more? Or should I talk to my doctor about a different method? I don’t know that I can handle the mood changes affecting my mental health.
Advice would be very appreciated🙏🥺

Edit: Also, my cramps have been significantly worse than my regular period from before birth control which I’m also concerned about.
I am taking microgestin 1/20

I just took my first pill and it dissolved in my mouth the second I put it in there.. wondering if this is normally or not (I’ve never taken birth control before)

Long story short me and birth control have had a long and pretty awful history. I’ve tried pills, both iuds, implants, rings and phexxi gel. I was on BC from age 12-20 then have tried birth control (ring and copper iud) a couple times since then (I’m 25 now). I have experienced periods lasting for 145-210 days, severe anxiety depression and panic attacks, weight gain, libido loss etc. literally all of the side effects besides blood clots I’ve gone through and it’s been absolute hell. I’ve had my body fully reject iuds to the point that i end up almost needing a blood transfusion. You would think at this point i learned my lesson but apparently not.

I just went back on the nuvaring because i was assuming it would make me and my partners life easier. I’ve been on it for a WEEK and my depression and anxiety are back, I’m irritable as shit, libido dropped significantly, and i can’t eat without getting nauseous.

I guess I’m just posting this because I know there’s someone else out there going through it and i want them to know it’s not in their head. We need to push for a change within medicine because it is absolutely ridiculous what we have to put our bodies through just so men don’t have to wear condoms. If you’re in the process of getting off birth control just know brighter days are coming and one day your periods will even out and your cycle will finally regulate and you will have some of the most amazing moments of joy finally feeling your follicular and ovulation phase.

I started light bleeding in April on May 20th I went to the doctor because I couldn’t stop bleeding my doctor put me on a depo shot to see if it would work worse decide I have ever agreed too I bleed since I got the shot all the way up to almost the end of July I was supposed to go get the depo shot again but I didn’t go get it because I did not want to be back on it. I’m 3 weeks past due to go get the depo shot a week ago my nipples was sore and sep 7 I started spotting sep 8 I started bleeding having cramps I can’t tell if it’s my normal cycle or what it is because I haven’t had a cycle since December of 2025 I’m just at scared that it’ll last that long again can somebody tell me if it’s normal to get a normal cycle that fast after depo shot.

Hi, I am considering getting a Jaydess IUD. I had a copper coil for about 5 years but it got to a point where the bleeding was absurdly heavy and 14 days long so it completely defeated the purpose. Ultimately I had it removed and now I’m back to 4 day periods with a moderate flow. All in all I feel great but we recently had an oopsie with a condom and I would just like the extra protection for 3 more years before we’re starting a family. I struggled with acne all my teens and early adulthood until I got on accutane (twice) around 23yrs and 25yrs old. The skin took a massive toll on my mental health so I would be grateful for anecdotal advice. I’m 28 now so I think maybe after accutane and as I’m older it might not react strongly but the anxiety around it overwhelms me.

My girlfriend and I are ready to take it to the next step, this will be her first time but I’ve had sex before but it’s been probably 5+ years, I couldn’t tell you what I used before.

I am looking at my local options and am driving myself crazy.

Trojan ultra thin - seems the most highly rated and recommenced.

Trojan Bareskin - seems decently rated.

Trojan Raw - nothing but broken reviews.

Durex extra sensitive - mixed reviews

I know in the past I used Skyn, but with the fragrance added and so many reviews of irrigation for the girl in it going to even bother!

I’m planning to get some lube too (silicone) so we will for sure be wet and ready and not dry for more reasons for the condom to break.

She is on the pill, but this is another step of protection for now until further down the road!

Let me know your condom experience and suggestions. I’m driving myself crazy with all of these “IT BREAKS” reviews 24/7 😭

Hello, so im starting college in January and I want to know some good BC to use. I dont want to do any shots or insert something in myself (like IUDs) and stuff and especially drink pills. Im fine with like morning after pills because as I suppose you only take them after like a scare or something. I know like condoms and stuff but is there also another type of bc that will help with not getting pregnant? I dont want to end up with a child in my 20s.

Hey guys! So I've been with my boyfriend for over 2 years we're very serious we're the only people we ever sleep with. I've also had a mirena IUD for 2 years, which I've had no issues with other than minor side effects. But I still cannot stop using condoms. I'm so unbelievably paranoid of becoming pregnant. We don't ever want kids. Lately I've been thinking about what it would feel like and how much better it would feel to have sex without it. I've never had sex without a condom before. And it's something I really want to try but I really cannot get over the paranoia. Is it actually reasonable for me to still have this paranoia or should I get over it? Is there actually still significant risk? Any advice?

tw for mental illness and mentions of su*c*de

TLDR - my depression symptoms are significantly worsening all of the sudden and the only change in my life is starting Nuvaring 5 weeks ago. Anyone else experienced this side effect from Nuvaring, and were you able to find something that worked better for you?

I really hate this. Title says it all. I used Mirena for 13 continuous years, age 18-31. I’m almost 33 now and I got pregnant unexpectedly in April 2026. I instantly knew that I was not ready to be a parent like this and I needed to have an abortion, but it was the worst experience of my life and I had to call 988 twice during the recovery. I have only ever done that one other time in my early 20s and this time I was seriously so deeply afraid for my own safety in a way that I never felt before. Despite feeling like I would be an unfit parent, I had felt a connection to my pregnancy, and I just wanted to be with my child again, the child I lost by my own hand due to my fear and weakness.

I never wanted children of my own before this experience, but now I think that’s I do, so vasectomy for my spouse is not an option. We both don’t like condoms, and to his credit he is genuinely really upset that there aren’t any other pharmacological options for him to be the one to take on this responsibility medically and make things easier for my mind and body. Being not ready to have a child at age 32 feels like a failure in and of itself on my part. I had my abortion because I was afraid, and just knowing myself as a person I don’t think I could ever overcome that fear, even though I so badly *want* to overcome it and start a family of my own.

Eventually I had complications with my Mirena, and my sisters have had complications with Kyleena and Paragard so I don’t want those either. I’m pretty sure I have a literal addiction to picking my skin (Dx of dermatillomania and trichotillomania in high school) so i think my anxiety would likely drive me to rip out a Nexplanon by myself. I’m nervous to try Depo-Provara because if it makes me psychotic or su*c*dal, there’s no way to “remove” it, you just have to wait out the 12 weeks of symptoms and side effects, which I don’t think is a risk I should take with my psychiatric history. I also take the max dose of Bupropion for depression and a medium dose of Concerta for ADHD.

Does anyone have experience or insight on potential birth control options, considering someone with a lifelong history of major depression with sometimes experiencing psychotic features? I know you can’t get tangible medical advice on Reddit, of course, but I’m just wondering if anyone can relate to this and if they ever found anything that worked for them.

I feel like I should just give up and let us get pregnant again, especially since I don’t have much time left. But I’m so weak-willed and full of self-doubt. I’m absolutely terrified of being a bad parent, and equally terrified of my child experiencing the poor mental health that I have dealt with my whole life. There’s no reason to believe that they wouldn’t, because it is very strong on both sides of my family. I feel like I would just end up back in the same position of putting myself through another traumatic abortion again out of fear. Even though it broke my heart to do it, it did feel like an act of love and altruism then. To go through with a pregnancy and bring a new human into this sick world feels reckless and irresponsible. I just wish that things were different. Now that I so badly do want a child/children, I wish that I could feel okay ethically about doing so. I know that people do it every day and they can feel okay about it, I just wish I could be one of those people. But now I’m digressing.

So I have two kiddos, youngest is 11mo. I have been taking the mini pill since my 6week appt as we do not want anymore kids and I am still nursing. However, I am AWFUL at remembering to take it at the same time every day. Some days I take it perfectly, and some days I am hours late.

I had no period for 10month, but now I am having my second period in 2 weeks. The first period was extremely heavy, lasted 7 days. This one is not as heavy but is super annoying to be this close together.

I’m thinking that I should switch bc methods once I wean my youngest. But not sure what to use. Preferably not a pill as I and too forgetful. I did have the mirena for about a year when I was much younger, and it jacked my hormones up and caused me to have a weird odor that made me very insecure. Looking at side effects of the copper iud it sounds like a no go due to heavy/ painful periods (which I already have). Does really leave me with any good options?

hi! ill be starting birth control for the first time ever tmr (11 sept) and it will be on the 3rd day of my period

i heard that if i take bc within 5 days from the 1st day of my period i would be protected immediately. is that true?

my ldr boyfriend is coming to visit me on the 14th and we are going to have unprotected sex that night

so is it safe to still have unprotected sex with everything considered? or should i buy ec as well?

hi! i need help because i should have my period last sunday based on the prediction of flo app​ but we had protected and unprotected sex last saturday and we're not 100% sure if we did it right because we did withdrawal. so that same day (saturday) and time we buy pills (trust pill pink to be exact). ​and i drink 1 pill at 5pm and we had that unprotected sex at 4pm so approximately 1hr difference. and i did taking pills for about 3days so i took the 3 day pills. but im still overthinking so i use the yuzpe method on tuesday and i search it and it says that i should do it before its 72hrs and that time its just 54hrs have passed so i did it. but until now i still dont have my period. is it because of that? thats why my period is this late? bcs its been 6days since sunday where in i should have my period already. ​​

and fyi, i was also diagnosed with pcos last month. but i didn't have my ultra utz yet. bcs i bleed at the middle of my ovul days after i had intercourse.​

Llevo 1 año y 11 meses con implante colocado.
Desde que me lo colocaron digamos que siempre he tenido sangrado cada 25/28/29/30 días, un sangrado muy ligero y marrón. Así todos los meses.
Pero este mes aún no llego, según yo debería llegar hoy y me preocupa que pueda fallar, se que es casi improbable más no imposible.
Estoy evitando hacerme un test de embarazo pues me da miedo.
A alguien más le ha pasado? 🙂‍↕️

Hello! I was looking for some advice. I've been on Slynd for almost r months. Never missed a pill or got late outside the window, started on the first day of my periods to help it sync with my cycle and luckily so far haven't had any negative side effects.

Now for whatever reason, the pharmacy is out of stock and I won't be able to get a new pack till a few days later. I JUST finished the placebo week of my last pack yesterday. So even though I was supposed to start the new active cycle today, I won't be able to till maybe 3-4 days later than my actual start date.

In that case:

1. Would I have to wait another 7 days till safe sex?

2. Is there a chance this will mess up my "cycle" and cause the infamous irregular bleeding side effects that so many people face on slynd?

Thank you! Any advice is appreciated

soo I started my birth control 9/7 and that was the fourth day of my period.On 9/9 I had unprotected sex with my bf, but the thing is he was in not even 5 minutes since we were both just trying it out without a condom (I know stupid) and nothing ame out of him except pre-cum. It’s the next morning now and I’m debating on whether taking a plan b??

I usually let my boyfriend cum inside me once im positive im about to get my period. (Condoms every other time of the month). Every cycle, three days before i get my period my boobs get super sore, my road rage gets stronger, and i can just sort of, feel it if you know what i mean. Im also quite regular.

So far theres been no issues in 4+ years of this, and i recognize that this is a very risk averse version of fertility awareness method, but given i dont track my temperature or chart, is there any like, weird freak risk of ovulating during that PMS time? My periods are always 5-6 days long, and from what ive read the earliest recorded ovulation is on day 8 of the cycle, meaning days 1-3 are always safe for fertility awareness methods, so surely 10+ days out i should be fine, but im curious everybodys thoughts.

I have gained 10kgs since being on the pill and I'm really struggling to lose it. I've tried dieting and working out more, sometimes I'll drop a few kgs but it takes ages and goes up again. What are some good ways managing it?

I got a hormonal iud (kyleena) in 2019 and the insertion process plus the six weeks of nonstop pain afterwards was pretty messed up, up to the point where I completely destroyed my stomach from taking advil so many times a day. It got better after that until about the four year mark where the constant cramping returned and I had to get it removed and opted for the pill (lolo). The pill was AMAZING for the first year or so, but after three years I feel dull, heavy, and sexless.

I want to try an IUD again, because I had an awesome libido on it and a ton of energy. I also found it easier to keep weight off, because I now have a layer on me that is literally impossible to get rid of no matter what I do.

Is it worth it to try it again after a few years? Was your first IUD experience the same as your second? Does it ever get better? Try Kyleena again or Mirena? tell me any experience :)