PSA FOR ALL WOMEN ON THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL:

I’ve been waiting to share my story until I felt like I had enough time to make my conclusion.

It’s been 2 1/2 months since I stopped taking birth control.

I had been on the pill continuously, having no periods whatsoever, for 18 years straight.
That’s what I was told to do by multiple gynecologists, so I lived my entire adult life not really understanding all that “women business”… I also never questioned the pill, until now.

You see, almost all girls my age at that time were put on the pill. It was normal, it was the “responsible thing” to do.

I recently decided to get off the pill so that I could regulate my body before having a baby, but I had no idea how different I would feel getting off the pill.

I’ve never been super anti-pill and I’m not necessarily now either, but I do want women to know that if you taking this your whole life, you may feel much different getting off of it. Maybe even BETTER (in my case)
I’ve had two real cycles now and despite having to deal with a period again, I still would not want to go back on pill. It saddens me to think that I took it all those years thinking it had no impact on me. Now I believe, it did.

I never really noticed drastic side effects but I think because I’ve taken it since I was a 15-year-old girl, having the pill in my system became who I was.
I’ve noticed, and so has my fiancé and others around me since stopping the pill that I feel much more grounded, trusting of myself, and WAY less anxious.

As someone who struggled with chronic anxiety, pure OCD, and mood issues my entire life, I wonder how much of this is attributed to the pill.
I feel like young girls are told that it is their burden to carry, or that they need it because God forbid if they have a kid their whole life would be ruined.

I’ve never questioned how detrimental the pill would be to my mental health, and now I’m starting to feel a bit regretful that I didn’t investigate this sooner.

It’s really a personal choice and I hope that more women wake up to the possibilities that are outside of the pill.

I wanted to wait for a while before I made my conclusion and I really do feel much different.
Ladies, have you gotten off the pill and did it change your life for the better?