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July 27th
2009
9:34 AM
I had a horrible time with this pill. I was only on it for two months and was only taking it because it was the generic of Loestrin and I couldn't afford to pay for Loestrin 24 every month. But my mood swings were out of control. I flipped out on my boyfriend every two seconds. He was always like "what the hell is wrong with you?" I had never been that crazy before, and I knew that it had to be the birth control. I also had severe cramping, and my main reason for being on the pill was so that I wouldn't have cramps because they were so bad they would keep me in bed all day, home from work. And I had absolutely NO sex drive. I didn't even want my boyfriend to look at me let alone touch me. I think in those 2 months we only had sex like twice. I switched back to Loestrin 24 and I'm dealing with paying for it, but at least I don't have crazy mood swings, cramping, and no sex drive!
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