https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 17:51:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1813509 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:45:33 +0000 snowjewelz 1813509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was only off of it for 2+ months and then got pregnant so I don't know if I was off long enough to really notice any changes! I was on it for 10+ years too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1813449 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:29:28 +0000 autumnlove 1813449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Updating my answer to BAD SKIN and moodiness! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1447043 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:35:44 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1447043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i was on Yasmin. when i went off, i lost a little bit of hair (it grew back) and my eczema went away. libido is higher and i'm not really sure about the weight, but i'm about 5 lbs lighter. it could be because i don't go out as much though, now that i have a kid. i am not sure if i'm going to go back on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446796 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:52:25 +0000 lemondrop 1446796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt awesome! Better energy, libido, more myself. I don't remember skin changes, but I loved being off of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446793 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:50:06 +0000 dolphin 1446793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i was on it for over ten years and never noticed a difference when i got off other than the awful cramps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446669 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:57:37 +0000 cascademom 1446669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one with an emotional fog from birth control. I remember just feeling more me without it than on it. I put up with a lot less crap off of it than on it or just saw things more clearly without it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446574 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:29:00 +0000 bhbee 1446574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>libido definitely is better off. not sure about weight gain - I have struggled more post-BC but there were other issues there too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446484 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:14:03 +0000 charmed 1446484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never thought birth control affected me, but when I went off it I realized it had made me pretty blah - no emotions (happy or sad). When I went off it, I felt great - increased libido and just happier in general. But I got terrible breakouts and cystic acne on my face/body.<br /> My face cleared up after about 3 months, but the body acne is still an issue (not as bad though). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446449 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:05:51 +0000 avivoca 1446449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like a fog was lifted. I had a lot of hormonal issues while on it and I will never, ever go back on the pill. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446329 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:37:13 +0000 Dandelion 1446329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: agree! It was like a fog lifted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446220 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:15:05 +0000 Aria 1446220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually liked being on birth control. I had zero side effects and my period was super predictable. Now that I'm off it, I break out every month after O and the length of my cycles vary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446135 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:59:36 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1446135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bad skin, totally irregular cycles, and everything else that comes with PCOS. BUT...I also don't like how I feel on BC, so its a toss up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446130 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:58:49 +0000 Andrea 1446130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bad skin, weight gain, horrible periods. I don't like being off birth control, except when TTC, obviously. :-p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446037 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:36:15 +0000 nana87 1446037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Body acne and heavier, irregular periods--boooo! I didn't notice anything positive from coming off, except the obvious one of getting a bfp, haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446036 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:36:15 +0000 lamariniere 1446036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definite increase in libido and suddenly realized I had been a bit depressed on it. I may have lost a few pounds too. I was on the mini pill and hated it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1446000 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:28:23 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1446000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Libido went UP and weight loss quickened a bit (or maybe my lethargy wore off so I was able to workout more?). Anyway: I was on the depo shot which both my doctor and I refer to as "The Devil". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445999 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:27:49 +0000 mrsjyw 1445999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I noticed that the periods off BC were horrendous :T ack. used to it now though.</p> <p>No issues with any other changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445992 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:26:07 +0000 LindsayInNY 1445992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't notice much of anything... My skin seems better actually, no cystic issues like when on BC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445979 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:23:33 +0000 cmomma17 1445979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Birth Control really numbs me emotionally. That of course also affected libido. </p> <p>I feel much better and much more "myself" off the pill. I didn't experience any weight gain when I started or stopped the pill. Skin did improve slightly while on it, but didn't go crazy after I went off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445948 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:14:09 +0000 cascademom 1445948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I don't mind birth control as long as it's not the mini pill. I hated, hated the mini pill while breastfeeding. I'm happier on the combo pill. Right now, we're getting close to TTC again. I'm at a point where I'm ready to be done with BC for awhile especially since we have a plan to try again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445941 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:12:19 +0000 thismustbetheplace 1445941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Increased acne (back to my "normal" I suppose, *sigh*), BUT it also came with markedly increased libido, less mood swings, and I stopped feeling like I was in a fog all of the time. I doubt I'll ever go back on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445940 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:12:17 +0000 Mamasig 1445940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I love birth control! I'm about 10-15 pounds thinner with clear skin on my face and back when I'm on it. I've been on it for the past 15 years with zero negative side effects. I also got pregnant very easily (1st month we really tried after NTNP for about 3 months) both times I've been off of it. I'm a fan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445926 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:08:39 +0000 Beehive 1445926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Me! I can't wait to go back on once i stop BF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445918 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:02:09 +0000 snowjewelz 1445918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just passed two months off BCP, don't really notice anything... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445915 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:01:46 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1445915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I don't mind it! I feel no different whatsoever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445900 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:55:26 +0000 Foodnerd81 1445900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Major headaches on and off for the first few weeks (but I'm prone to hormonal headaches anyway), and my face got much more oily-- didn't break out a ton or anything, it was just noticeably less dry. </p> <p>My mood felt way better-- totally agree with the BCP fog lifting. And yes, libido was SO much better. I actually don't ever want to go back on BCP I felt so much better after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445883 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:50:56 +0000 preggomeggo82 1445883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was an emotional beast! I noticed PMS symptoms a little more. Otherwise, no big changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445878 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:50:02 +0000 Adira 1445878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Same! No effects either way.</p> <p>I was really HOPING that going off BCP would mean an increased libido, but that didn't happen. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445842 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:41:50 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1445842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Horrible. Gained 20 lbs and broke out all over my face. Cant wait to get back on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-stop-taking-birth-control#post-1445835 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:39:43 +0000 blackbird 1445835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got cystic acne. UGH. </p> <p>Am i the only one who likes being on birth control? </p>