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Posted 3/5/2010 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
Currently taking Ortho Tricyclen Lo and wanting to get off soon to take a break before we have another child.

What are your experiences getting off the pill? What happens to Uc? better? worse?

Posted 3/5/2010 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
I stopped the pill for a while and it didn't have much of an impact on my UC. I switched pills too and I don't think that made much difference. I did feel generally better when I wasn't on the pill, better sex drive but had pimples.
Posted 3/5/2010 7:32 PM (GMT 0)
...makes sense..oh God i really should get off it then..i have no drive at all lately :(
Posted 3/5/2010 7:46 PM (GMT 0)
I am in the same boat but I don't know if is is lack of drive or if I am just not that interested in sex.
Posted 3/5/2010 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
having this illness impacts everything i think..i have spent more time sick in my marriage than not sick :(
somedays im not interested cause i feel skinny and unattractive..other days im just tired, other days no drive..my poor husband lol
Posted 3/5/2010 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
I feel bad for my boyfriend too. I personally don't find orgasms to be the "end all be all". It's fun here and there but I don't need to have them all the time. smilewinkgrin  I guess orgasming is more important to him than it is to me. That's why I say I think my problem lies in disinterest in sex. Sex is not a top priority. Wish it was. I am a lot more interested in eating, sleeping, cooking, doing research, playing with my dog, hiking... Too bad sex is such a huge part of how we define a relationship.
Posted 3/5/2010 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
I just posted this and it deletedmad

Here we go again:

 I was on the pill for 10 yrs and during that time i was dx with uc. I stayed on the pill for 7 more yrs and was in remission for thatr whole time. I went off the pill last december, got pregnant early february and delivered in October. I flared for the first time since  dx during my pregnancy (mildly) and continue to. i just went back on the pill on sunday since my period has returned since delivery now. i know that hormones play a big part in my uc (since i flared in preg.) but i am hoping the pill helps me since it seemed to be fine before. I know its not hurting any. I am on alesse, same as before.

Posted 3/6/2010 2:00 AM (GMT 0)
I took BC and it made me worse, I actually started bleeding. I switched to Depo and didn't get better. So now I'm off it and feel a lot better.
Posted 3/6/2010 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
I went off the pill over 2 months ago.... and I've really had no problems. When I was on the pill, I had issues with my cycle, and migraine headaches. Going off the pill, I had some minor issues with my bm's, but it's getting on track again, plus I don't have the migraine headaches and my cycles are back to normal. :D
Posted 3/6/2010 5:08 AM (GMT 0)
i think, just like everything with this disease, we are all different. what works for one person may not for another.
why cant there be a sure fire, one size fits all fix??!!
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