Be careful, the pill even on a low dose makes me psychotic.

Have you ever been on the pill before?

Never- for that reason and the weight gain thing. I'm kinda scared.

Well talk to your doctor about it, it might be the case of you don't know till you try, then you have to weigh the pro's & con's. All I know for me it was a horrid experience.

All the best to you

Thanks. What brand(s) did you try?

I honestly don't remember this was a long time ago, but they did put me on a very low dose.

The pill made me psychotic around the time of my period. I've been off of it for many years for that reason. But I also wasn't on the meds I'm on now that have made me stable, so I've also been questioning whether I should go back on it and if it would be different now.

Not everyone gains weight on the pill, some people lose weight; it's impossible to know how your body will react.

Here's what I have to say about the pill: I was on it for 3 years, tried 2 different pills and then nuvaring because I was unhappy with the fact that it absolutely KILLED my libido. Then, when I came off of everything it took 2 solid years for my body to re-assert it's own cycle. It was awful. I know this is a common problem. However, if you're going on the pill for PCOS or something where you won't be coming off of it, then you won't have to worry about that.

Good luck

I use a pill for pmdd. It is called Apri or sometimes they give me it one called Reclipsen (they are the same drug just different manufacturer). It really helps with mid month depression. No weight gain. Doesn't interfere with my bipolar 1 mania. I can stay on it as long as my blood pressure and weight are in the normal zone.

( and no smoking on my part)

I've been taking Microgynon for several years now & have never had any issues.

I guess I just have to go with trial and error for this one. Now to go rant about how hard women have it. Why isn't there a pill men take that makes it harder for them to get us pregnant? We need some scientists on that one.

YES! Men need a pill most definitely.

I took one for many, many years but it raised my blood pressure. No depression issues as far as I could tell. It does help with monthly cramps and all that PMS crap. Try one...you can always go off it if there are complications, which do run in my family too.

What brand did you use?

I had to dig thru the medicine cabinet cause I couldn't remember!! I took a 28 day pill Ortho Tri Cyclen generic Monanessa.