Hmmm, I'm not sure. I just recently started on the pill again and am feeling pretty good. I think I was kind of crabby/grouchy the last time I went off of it, but I was also in a realtionship that was dying, so who knows.

I went off the pill a few months ago for the first time in years and actually loved it. My husband even noticed that i was a nicer and more well-balanced person for 3/4 of the month. That last quarter of the month I was definitely a little more PMSy/bloated/headachy but I really loved how I felt the rest of the month and didn't notice any other considerable withdrawl symptoms.

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it has taken me about 18 months to "normalize" after years and years of BCP. there is a definite percentage of women who experience withdrawl after going off hormones. i couldn't get my doctor to discuss it, but through doing my own research, i found out i was not alone. and neither are you.

You girls rock. I'll do some research and get some info so I'll have an idea of what to expect. It is a relief to know it isn't in my head.

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"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce

Timely post, I am about to go off BCP, started when 16, am now 36 so aside from a 2yr break to have K, it's been a steady slog. I am secretly hoping my explosive rage problem goes away ;-)

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there are very wide variations in the hormone doses of the pill. I presume the withdrawls would depend on the pill type. If I recall Orthotricycline has high doses while Yasmin is lower?

I've had a low grade migrain for 4 days now due to my first real monthly cycle in years. I've been on low dose pills because when I was on the normal pills I would get migraines on my off weeks. Now I get to go through that again. I'm hoping this will a smooth out because I'm in hell right now.

Of course, this did give me an excuse to get a massage but unfortunately the headache didn't go away. But, the MT was really hot and I'm pretty sure he was gay which was even better.

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"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce