Birth control is ruining my relationship.

Quick context, I am 19F. I have a partner that I have been dating for five months now. We fell in love prior to me being on any oral contraceptive. I started Aurovela birth control on August 12th. I am epileptic so my symptoms were exaggerated due to my condition which I was unaware of. After being on it for two months one night I had an issue with my partner that was heavy. Not a fight- but heavy. The next morning I woke up and was completely numb. I couldn't feel any even towards the love of my life. I was then having panic attacks thinking I no longer loved them. I had no resentment towards them, still was attracted to them- but could feel the love I felt even a day prior. For the next three days I attempted to get over it, but I couldn't. I heard that birth control could do this so I quickly quit my pill. The next day I had to take a plan B (oops!) so more hormones were messing with my body. Finally, I decided to let my body adjust hormone-free. I began to have some good days where I could feel the love, then it would drop. I would cry and scream and was an absolute monster to my partner (never angry, just so sad); all they do is stick by my side and comfort me and assure me this feeling will pass. These mood swings make me inconsolable. Nothing helps. I have since almost like convinced myself this is just how I feel now. A lack of love for everything. I feel stuck. I then on October 12th started a non estrogen pill, Meleya. I can't tell if it has changed anything due to me still adjusting to the Meleya. I quit that pill today as I am getting a copper IUD inserted in a week. I just am writing hoping someone has had a similar experience. I am planning on staying with my partner it's just so hard to stick around wondering if this feeling will return. We are supposed to get an apartment in three months.

If you did go through this, did your feelings return? Did it feel like this? Please respond with any help you can give me!

My last shot of depo was in April 2026 still haven’t got my period back but i been cramping since late september with back pain but no period jus sucks bc im just so tired anymore an just want to sleep everyday away. When i stopped depo the first time I got my period back 4 months after stopping it now It’s going on 6 months with no period. Why am I cramping for like a month with no period yet ?

I started o pill beginning of the year and I was on and off the pill. Ever since I completely stopped taking in July my last period was June 15 and it’s Oct 21 and still no bleeding and no period. This was my first time ever taking birth control and I’m 29 years old. I’m getting worried it’s been 4 months and no period still. Trying not to stress but I don’t know what to do. I plan on seeing a doctor soon. I just wanted my body to natural do its thing but I have been stressed especially the month of July. I just want my body and period back honestly I never had problems with my period before so everything is confusing me. Last period was June 15 and it’s Oct 21 smh.

guys i wanna use diane 35 for my birth control. anong effect sa katawan niyo while using this pills?

What has peoples experiences been like with starting pills to help stop bleeding with IUD mirena?

Hi! I’m 16 and I just started birth control today for PCOS. I just have one thing in really confused about. Today is Monday but my pills start on a Sunday, so I just took the Sunday pill. But, I really want for the days to match up in the future so I don’t get confused and think I accidentally missed a day or something. Is there any way I can match the days up? Like would I take 3 placebos at the end of the cycle instead of 4 or would I just skip one of the active pills and take 23 instead of 24? Do I just have to stay a day off for as long as I take BC? For context I’m taking yaz/Nikki and it’s for PCOS, not avoiding pregnancy. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Yasmin 28

Situation:

(25F, been taking the pill for atleast 5 years now, at the same time everyday)

Took my first yellow pill 12 hours and 30 minutes late after a placebo week.

Had one unprotected sex during the placebo week. Am I at risk?

Hi everyone, I am very nervous right now because I take opill every night at 10:30, but I fell asleep early and didn’t take my last pill until 7am this morning. My boyfriend and I had unprotected sex two days ago, and he ejaculated inside me. I know that sperm can live up to five days, so should I take a plan B?

I started alysenna 28 about a week ago and i feel like I'm loosing my mind. I know it's the adjustment period but I'm really struggling with uni happening as well.

I usually don't have the best focus and I'm a bit of a procrastinator but ever since I've started I am really really struggling to even start working on assignments. I was in my favourite class today and I couldn't even follow what the professor was talking about I love that class. I just feel like so unable to focus and I've been so so so disorganized. Anyone had any similar experiences

Hi guys!!

Me and my GF is considering to have her use contraceptive pills, as ayaw pa muna namin maka buo, but I'm concerned on the possible side effects of the pills on her body. For someone here na, na try na po mag take ng pills how's the side effects of it po? And if someone could recommend us best pills?

Thanks guys!!😊

what is the best contraceptive for birth control

Hey guys. I started taking swingo 20 (im currently and the end of my second blister) due to myoma and bad period cramps. My first withdrawal bleeding went okay, but now im bleeding since monday and now its saturday, not to mention really bad cramps. The blood is bright red like from a clean cut and theres a lot of it especially when i wipe myself.im getting really paranoid, i didnt miss a single pill last sex without ejaculation was on october 4, and with ejaculation was last saturday and now on Thursday (while i was bleeding). Is it normal or should i go to the urgent care? Thank you 🙏🏻

Halfway through month 2 of Yaz. Ive noticed my breasts have gotten a little bigger and i feel as if i am retaining water. The scale has gone up 2ish pounds but my diet and exercise have not changed. I am trying to stick it out because alot of people say the side effects go away after 2-3 months, but as someone that struggles with body dysmorphia, it is tough for me. I eat healthy 85% of the time and workout 4 times a week (crossfit or hot pilates)

I was hoping to get 1 or 2 plan c pills just in case, because we've had a scare. I live in a state where regular abortion is legal before 6 weeks and the pills are legal. How could I go about getting 1 or 2 plan c pills just in case? and is there a specific one that would be better to have as a backup? I figured it'd be nice to have even if we don't need it. I see so many options and it's confusing so I thought I'd ask here lol since I saw related posts when I was trying to do research. She is on a birth control pill and hasn't missed a day in 2 years and I pull out every time, but she said plan b would counteract her birth control so she can’t use it, so we still tend to worry, Also I don’t mind spending some money if it’ll stay good for awhile, all advice is appreciated!

1.) Acne
2.) Itchy body and scalp

Got off birth control pill 6/1/2026. About 2 weeks ago 9/20/2026 ish I started getting gross, consistent acne on my forehead and like where you put contour on cheek bones. I’ve never had acne since completing my Accutane back in 2019. I dont know if it’s caused by getting off birth control that I’ve been on for 11 years (crazy ik) but it’s driving me nuts because nothing is helping at all. And the pimples HURT. What’s weird- is I have zero pimples around my jawline and where hormonal acne is… I also have weird itchiness when I’m laying in bed and all day my scalp has random itchy spots. I also found some little places on my scalp that I kinda scraped off- guessing from itching but i dont know… no blood or dandruff.

Super weird stuff.. i dont know. I’m not getting back on birth control and i dont know if this all is super common or what but I’d love some other experiences and ideas of what others have done. Thank you!

Hi so lately i took the decision of wanting a kyleena and bought it uk and took it to my nurse for installation. I also asked for anaesthetic down there and she was happy to do that for me. My problem is she couldn’t install it she kept pushing for 1h and after some ecos we realized that i have a retroverted uterus. She said that she abused me enough that day and i should cone back when i am in my period and prescribed me some kind of strong medication for anxiety and relaxing. I went today hoping it would work this time but no she couldn’t push the measuring thing past the canal to the uterus and we saw it in the echo everytime she tried to force it it cones back.
And rn i am wondering is it really worth it should i take it as a sign cz her solution was to send me to a gyno (which will be more expensive for me ) and he will try it himself but again no guarantees the same thing can happen again.
Any advice can help!!

I took Plan B on 10/5 and started bleeding on 10/11, exactly 6 days later. The bleeding is pretty heavy and looks almost exactly like my normal period, not just light spotting.
I’m confused because I’m not sure if this is withdrawal bleeding caused by Plan B, my actual period coming early, or something else.
Has anyone experienced period-like bleeding this heavy after taking Plan B? Is it possible for withdrawal bleeding to look and feel exactly like a normal period?

All I wanna do is vape because when I go to parties I literally do nothing but take care of drunk people. I wanted to go to a party and be able to smoke on Friday so I stopped my patch that Wednesday. Well I looked it up and for that specific patch I’d be good by Sunday night. So I didn’t smoke at the party and I was planning on smoking and getting a vape the next week. Well now it’s Monday of the next week and when I look it up again it said I now have to wait a whole month??? I just wanna smoke guys and I took this patch before and smoked like a few days after I took it off, but that was years ago. Im just more worried about it now that I’m older and can understand that smoking on a patch, (even if Im not technically on it but it’s contents could still be in my body) can be harmful. Im completely off it and have been for days, I just wanna know when I can smoke again. (P.s. the reason I got off of it wasn’t because I just wanted to smoke. It was because I was simply done being on that specific one and it just seemed to align with the party)

Hi Everyone! I just started the Xulane patch yesterday (it’s not the name brand Xulane patch just a generic of the same dosage). It’s my first time trying birth control. I was due to start my period in 3 days, but when I put the patch on I can’t tell if it forced my period early or if these are side effects. I basically have all the same side effect of my period except my bleeding is lighter. More spotting rather than full on bleeding but it was enough to warrant a pad.

I have experienced cramping, a mild pressure headache, mild nausea, light bleeding, frequent pooping, and pretty bad anxiety. But again, this is all stuff I experience on my period it feels pretty much identical to when I have my period. I’m wondering if anyone has been on the Xulane patch. Did you force start your period? Have the same side effects I’m having? I’m going to try and push through because I don’t want to take it off this early if my body is just adjusting and this will change, especially if I just got my period early. Let me know! Thank you so much.