One time I started a new birth control that gave me huge painful pimples all over. Like behind my ears and everything. I stayed on it for about a month but was miserable. I called the Planned Parenthood that I visit. At first they did tell me that they recommend that I wait three months to see if the side effects went away. I told them I knew that was recommended but that it wasn't worth it for me and that it was really affecting my quality of life. They didn't give me too much hassle about changing it.
I've also gone back on a BC after switching to another. It was Nuvaring for me, although I didn't switch because of side effects, I switched originally because it was getting too expensive. However, after trying two or three different kinds of pills with not a lot of luck, I decided it was worth it to me to pay more if I knew the Nuvaring worked well with my body. I think if you explain your reasoning about wanting to go back on your previous pill, they'll probably let you try it again.
And, to answer your last question, I'm on BC mostly for painful periods too. I've tried to go off a couple of times when I wasn't sexually active to save money. I kind of thought that maybe I had outgrown my awful cramps. Unfortunately, I haven't. Every time I stop the BC I get the really bad cramps again. Never as bad as yours sound, but they definitely make it very hard to go about my normal life. So I'm just staying on BC.
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Date: 2009-04-14 01:06 am (UTC)I've also gone back on a BC after switching to another. It was Nuvaring for me, although I didn't switch because of side effects, I switched originally because it was getting too expensive. However, after trying two or three different kinds of pills with not a lot of luck, I decided it was worth it to me to pay more if I knew the Nuvaring worked well with my body. I think if you explain your reasoning about wanting to go back on your previous pill, they'll probably let you try it again.
And, to answer your last question, I'm on BC mostly for painful periods too. I've tried to go off a couple of times when I wasn't sexually active to save money. I kind of thought that maybe I had outgrown my awful cramps. Unfortunately, I haven't. Every time I stop the BC I get the really bad cramps again. Never as bad as yours sound, but they definitely make it very hard to go about my normal life. So I'm just staying on BC.
I wrote a lot, but hopefully it'll help you!