A hormone-based birth control can often come with side effects, these can range from the insignificant to the diliaberating which makes you want to switch methods. The problem is you may not know what you can tolerate until you've given a couple of them a try.
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But here are some solutions for the most common problems.
Nausea
This again this is a reaction that will probably go away in a couple of months after your body get accustomed to the chance in your hormones..
If it doesn't and you are using an oral contraceptive try taking it with food, but if you are using the patch then you might need to consider switching brand or method.
Spotting and Bleeding
Potentially this side effect that annoys most women more than any other mainly as it's so unpredictable. One tip that may help is to take the Pill at the same time every day. The method that causes most instances of bleeding occur mainly with one of the following: the jab, the mini-Pill, and the implant the progestin-only methods as the lining of the uterus is so thin that it sometimes sloughs off a little bit. The upside, this does makes your periods lighter and sometimes and cause them to disappear entirely.
See your doctor if you are concerned about spotting.
Breast tenderness Headache, Dizziness,
If you initially suffer from these symptoms be patient.
These side effects usually go away after you've been taking the Pill for a while,
But if the discomfort doesn't subside talk to your pharmacist or Doctor about switching brands.
Decreased libido
Try a different formulation if you experience this side effect.
In some women by changing the Pill to one that's more testosterone-like your libido usually comes back,If this still does not work, find another method altogether.
Mood swings
If it is your the birth control and not some other factors that's the cause, you may need to find a non-hormonal method.
Generally though if the pill is the cause of your depression, switching method or brand formulations usually doesn't help as all hormonal methods are likely to cause the same problem.