Eating healthy symptoms and conditions

I've been on ortho tri-cyclen lo for 4.5 years, and I haven't had any negative side effects. I can't blame any weight gain on the pill, because over that time frame I've been able to lose weight by exercising and controlling my diet When I slack off from exercise or eating healthy, I gain weight--sounds pretty normal to me. Also, I used to have problems with cystic acne, a few a month but enough to make me self-conscious and now (at 28 years old) my skin is what I consider perfect. I don't have to wear make-up to cover anything up. I also I started Proactiv at the same time though, so I'm not sure which one is contributing more to the skin clearing up. I was thinking about switching to Loestrin 24 FE, but I guess if it's not broken....

Im from Cork,Ireland.I was put on Seroquel to treat my Body Dismorphic Disorder.I have really disliked the way i look for years.Hated the way i look in fact.I was very badly bullied all through my school life and teenage years because i was very heavy at that time.Needless to say i ended up hating myself with a passion.When i left school i went on mission to lose the weight and i lost about 6 stone by eating healthy and fast walking.I can't tell you how proud i felt and iv never felt proud of myself in my life.Then the effects of my teenage years started to creep up on me.I needed to face them.That was a very,very painful time and to make a long story short i got severly depressed and BDD set in.And guess what?I was put on a drug that put the 6 stone back on again and even more.Even though the Doctor's have noticed this they have continued to keep me on this drug.Every time i bring up the issue with my doctor's there response is 'Oh you need to watch the diet'.Now I tell you, I DO NOT eat alot nor do i eat rubbish.And this drug is ment to make me feel better.Now how stupid is that.

I've been on Yasmin for 2 years (the only bcp I've ever been on). I gained 10 pounds even though I run every morning and I'm a fanatic when it comes to eating healthy and nutritious - I'm a health nut. The weight gain seems to be associated with water retention - basically I'm PUFFY. Especially in my legs. I developed CELLULITE - even though I had no cellulite before I took Yasmin and even though I'm a health nut who works out pratically every day. The irony is that Yasmin, unlike other pills, has a duretic - its supposed to maintain your weight by making you pee all the time to eliminate any water retention (that's why when Yasmin first came out everyone was making such a big deal about its connection to weight loss). With me, it was the total opposite. Other side effects: dry throat, dry throat, dry throat. I'd wake up thirsty.

I'm off Yasmin now - and off bcp's totally. I figure this: the hormones they put in these pills are synthetic - they're fake. They play games with our mind - manipulating the brain to cause certain effects and conditions. Somehow playing with mother nature just seems beyond unnatural. Barrier methods aren't the greatest but its better than nothing. And here is some food for thought: heart disease is the number one cause for death among women - I wonder how many of those women were on oral contraceptives. after all, haven't there been studies to suggest that long term use of oral contraceptives affects the heart??? I wonder.

I became severely depressed the last three months and I just realized that it may have to do with the Ring. I was doing well prior to this and I just thought maybe it was me, but I have been eating healthy and exercising regularly five days a week, sleeping fine up until about three months ago. I have had loss of energy, cant sleep at night and havent wanted to go out or do anything at all. I do get up to go to work and I have to really push myself to do this and to go to the gym afterwards. I love the warm weather and I havent even wanted to get out of bed to go outside - which is strange for me. Anyway, I am going to stop using it to see if my mood elevates - I was at the point that I was ready to go get on antidepressants - but I will first see what happens.

I am 21 and was on Yasmin for over a year, and have been off of it for about a month. I noticed that I couldn't lose weight as I was eating healthy and going to the gym, I was constantly getting migraines and leg cramps, and my biggest problem, my hair is THINNING. This is making me crazy, I had beautiful thick hair, and now it is dry, brittle and very very thin. I am sure it had to be b/c of this horrible pill! Any suggestions on how I can get my life back on track and also my hair???