Fluoxetine(Prozac) and effectiveness of Cerazette?

[wynter793.livejournal.com]

Hi folks, hope everyone is well! :)

Just a quick experience based question really; I've just been prescribed fluoxetine (the generic name for Prozac) as part of my fibromyalgia treatment and when doing some research on it I came across some information suggesting it can lessen the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, in my case cerazette. My doctor didn't mention anything to me, though she mentioned some other side effects/points about it, so If i hadn't been such good friends with google I wouldn't have had any idea, but obviously now I do know I want answers! Haha

My long distance partner is visiting in a couple of weeks so while we will use a back up method just in case, I'm just intrigued if anyone else has been told anything/heard anything about this? I've got to see my dr again in 2 weeks so I will ask, but sometimes it's nice to have other opinions on things :)

Thanks gang!

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Quick question about period

[caylei.livejournal.com]

Ever since I've got my period, it has always been super heavy and lasts 5 to 7 days. These past two months, my flow hasn't been as heavy. Is this normal?

Success taking birth control for dysmenorrhea?

[justawickedgame.livejournal.com]

Hey there, 
I'm 19 and my periods are quite awful, bad enough that I'm unable to do anything on the first day of them. 

I've told my parents I want to try BC (I'm not sexually active so controlling my periods would be the sole reason) but they are completely against it (I know, I'm 19 and old enough to decide on my own but it won't happen due to other reasons). 
My grandma had breast cancer and they are worried about BC making it more likely for me to get some type of cancer in the future. I've tried looking up articles and research papers but they have blown them all off. 

Thing is, I'm scared of pursuing BC (with all the shit-storm it would ensue at home) only to find out it doesn't work. I know (really, I do) that everybody reacts differently and what works wonders for someone may not work for someone else. But what I want are experiences of people telling me if BC worked for them this way and also if they had to try many types before finding the right one. I feel I only have one shot to find the *right* pill, and if it doesn't work it would terribly suck, because I don't really think I'll dare to try again for a long time.

In some way I'm worried that I'm glorifying BC, imagining it will solve my problem when in reality it may not, so I wanted to see how likely it was. 

(In addition, I'm interested in side effects you have experienced -again, I know they vary from person to person- just to have an idea)

Thanks a lot, 
Z.