Combined pill question

[C_758]

I've been on mycrogynon for around two years over the last handful of months I've been feeling nauseous, getting more migraines and cramps im going to make an appointment however I'm conflicted about wanting to change my pill or other non hormonal methods of contracption if anyone wants to give me food for thought thank you

[Galen70]

Ok number one I would do a pregnancy test just to check as all methods have a small failure rate. There is a difference between headaches and migraines and the doc needs to make an assessment of that. Microgynon is 30mcg oestradiol if CHC is safe then you could switch to a 20mcg pill. Or consider progesterone only or non hormonal method. All depends on your preference.

[emcar]

I had to change from Microgynon to the POP pill and I found it more difficult as the window to take the POP pill is a lot shorter than the combined pill. I ended up having a copper coil which I loved, no hormones. Period was a bit more painful but nothing I couldn't cope with. However, I started to experience pelvic pain when my coil was changed and ended up on Depo injection. Great as I didn't have to remember to take it but it made me put on weight and my mood was very low. I have since been sterilized so no more birth control for me but I am still waiting for a period 5 months on from stopping the depo shots!

[Galen70 in reply to emcar]

Yes it can take 6 months for menses to return. With modern POPs the window is twelve hours .