Desogen Light Periods, Pimples, Sex Drive, Whole Time, 6 Years
My experience with Apri has been mostly good. I've been taking it for over 6 years, and I've had light periods and little to no cramping the whole time. I haven't gained weight, my skin has stayed about the same (some pimples, but nothing I would call acne). Strangely, going on birth control made me LESS moody and depressed. If anything, I've become kind of numb towards things that used to upset me (also possible I just grew up!). After being an extremely depressed, angsty teenager, this was a welcome change, though I do worry it has made me colder towards my friends and family. ... more »
My experience with Apri has been mostly good. I've been taking it for over 6 years, and I've had light periods and little to no cramping the whole time. I haven't gained weight, my skin has stayed about the same (some pimples, but nothing I would call acne). Strangely, going on birth control made me LESS moody and depressed. If anything, I've become kind of numb towards things that used to upset me (also possible I just grew up!). After being an extremely depressed, angsty teenager, this was a welcome change, though I do worry it has made me colder towards my friends and family.
My biggest complaint is that I have had no sex drive for years and years. It took a long time for me to realize it was possibly the bc that was doing it, too. Again, it could just be coincidental with growing older, but before I went on bc, I was your typical hormonal teenager (well, 20 to be exact). I am going to switch to a different prescription next month to see if it helps, but if I get ANY yucky side effects, I will definitely be switching back to Apri.
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