vaginapagina | Icky side effects of HBCs... (Reply)

I am currently half-way through my third pack of Ortho Cyclen, after switching from something else. I seem to be super sensitive to birth control. Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo made me have TERRIBLE stomach issues and made me really bloated. Since around the beginning of the month (which was also when I started the third pack), I've been having HORRIBLE acne, as in...I NEVER get acne EVER (I'm almost 24, I don't wanna deal with this stuff!!), I'm getting a whole bunch of headaches all the time, my breasts are absolutely KILLING me and they feel super heavy, which is interesting because I had a breast reduction six months ago. I'm also having constant stomach issues now, one night I'm constipated, the next it's well...the complete opposite. I just feel genuinely gross. The only good thing about it is that it keeps my mood pretty stable and consistent.

Do you think it could be the effects of the pill switch finally starting to take their toll on me, or would that have happened earlier? Do you think it could just be a hormone imbalance? I feel so gross, and I HATE the way my skin looks right now.

I'm thinking of switching to the Nuva Ring, but I hate all this shifting around of BC and what it's potentially doing to my body. Did any of you have any really bad side-effects from it?