NPCER: Minipill side effects?

KateAggie · March 2012

Thanks to my body's decision to expel my Mirena, I am now on the minipill (until we make a decision about future kids). I am bloated in ways I didn't know I could bloat. I seriously look like I'm 3 months pregnant today. Is this going to be a regular thing, or will it cease once my body adjusts? Did you have any other side effects?

ringstrue · March 2012

Its really not supposed to give you side effects. Estrogen is responsible for bloat and other PMS-type side effects, as well as heart issue side effects, and the mini pill doesn't have that. BUT, if you just switched, you could have bloat just from your body trying to regulate. Or you know, from eating a bunch of fast food. Wink

ETA: http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/progestin-only-hormonal-methods-mini-pills-shots this site says I'm wrong, or that its normal to have bloat your first few months using it. FWIW, I still get bloat and boob tenderness and a cramp or two on my MIrena and I've had it for about a year.

sabrina69barnes · March 2012

I hate the mini pill! I didn't have bloating but I had severe vaginal dryness. My skin down there also became paper thin and it tore every time I wiped with toilet paper. Sex was obviously out of the question so it was pointless to keep taking it. We used spermicide until I was done breastfeeding and then I went back of the Nuvaring.

mominatrix · March 2012

The other thing about the minipill: you have to be supersuper vigilant about taking it at PRECISELY the same time every day.

How about a copper IUD?

epphd · March 2012

Oh no - that sucks! I'm getting the Mirena on Monday

My minipill experience was great - no side effects. EXCEPT - I never.ever.ever wanted to have sex. Ever. I think that's actually how it works.

ETA: sh!t - I lied. I was on a monophasic (estrogen and progestin) pill, not the mini pill. My mistake!

dontcallmeshirley · March 2012

mominatrix:
The other thing about the minipill: you have to be supersuper vigilant about taking it at PRECISELY the same time every day.

How about a copper IUD?

Yeah, that's the kicker--the one pill safe for nursing mothers is the one that is the least forgiving of new mommy brain. I had to set an alarm on my phone, but god forbid I'm out for the evening and forget to take it with me.

seamco12 · March 2012

My main 'side effect' from the mini pill is my daughter

. I succesfully prevented pregnancy for 10 years with regular BCP's. Took the mini pill while breastfeeding, and hello Irish twins.

lyssbobiss · March 2012

Thanks to the ongoing bp issues I was blessed with after DS was born, the minipill is my only option. My doctor warned that it could cause weight gain. Frankly, if it did, I didn't notice, but my life has been non-stop stress since babycakes was born, so my diet is non-existent. You have to reeeeeally be vigilant about when you take it. That's my only beef with it, honestly.

Aspirin · March 2012

Have you considered speaking to your doctor about aspirin? I am such a wonder drug that in addition to being prescribed for heart health, I can prevent you from having any unplanned offspring. Simply place me between your legs, and you'll never have to worry about mini-pill side effects such as bloating ever again.

Oh, and I almost forgot. Because you are a conservative, there is a specially designed aspirin just for GOP members.

KateAggie · March 2012

mominatrix:
The other thing about the minipill: you have to be supersuper vigilant about taking it at PRECISELY the same time every day.

How about a copper IUD?

It seems I'm one of those rare cases whose body won't take an IUD. I thought everything was great with Mirena--no side effects, no cramping, etc., but when I went for my follow up at 6 weeks, it had moved down to my cervix. My body just said "nope" to the foreign object.

I have 2 other meds that I take at bedtime, so, so far it's been easy to take it on time.

I could go back on the patch, but I'm trying to go as low hormone as possible.

This bloat is wicked. I hate the way I look right now. I'm 3 or 4 lbs. heavier than usual, which is a lot on my frame.

Should I be drinking more or less (water)than usual, or does that not really matter?

orangeblossom · March 2012

KateAggie:
mominatrix:
The other thing about the minipill: you have to be supersuper vigilant about taking it at PRECISELY the same time every day.

How about a copper IUD?
It seems I'm one of those rare cases whose body won't take an IUD. I thought everything was great with Mirena--no side effects, no cramping, etc., but when I went for my follow up at 6 weeks, it had moved down to my cervix. My body just said "nope" to the foreign object.
I have 2 other meds that I take at bedtime, so, so far it's been easy to take it on time.
I could go back on the patch, but I'm trying to go as low hormone as possible.
This bloat is wicked. I hate the way I look right now. I'm 3 or 4 lbs. heavier than usual, which is a lot on my frame.
Should I be drinking more or less (water)than usual, or does that not really matter?

I didn't have any major side effects on the minipill, except it took almost a year to really get on a good reliable cycle. I didn't know they still made the patch. I liked it, minus the leaky breasts, but it didn't love me (bp issues). Like pps have said, be dilligent in taking it on time and you'll be okay. There's a three hour window of time of your normal time and when you can take it and have it still be effective.

KateAggie · March 2012

orangeblossom:
KateAggie:
mominatrix:
The other thing about the minipill: you have to be supersuper vigilant about taking it at PRECISELY the same time every day.

How about a copper IUD?
It seems I'm one of those rare cases whose body won't take an IUD. I thought everything was great with Mirena--no side effects, no cramping, etc., but when I went for my follow up at 6 weeks, it had moved down to my cervix. My body just said "nope" to the foreign object.
I have 2 other meds that I take at bedtime, so, so far it's been easy to take it on time.
I could go back on the patch, but I'm trying to go as low hormone as possible.
This bloat is wicked. I hate the way I look right now. I'm 3 or 4 lbs. heavier than usual, which is a lot on my frame.
Should I be drinking more or less (water)than usual, or does that not really matter?
I didn't have any major side effects on the minipill, except it took almost a year to really get on a good reliable cycle. I didn't know they still made the patch. I liked it, minus the leaky breasts, but it didn't love me (bp issues). Like pps have said, be dilligent in taking it on time and you'll be okay. There's a three hour window of time of your normal time and when you can take it and have it still be effective.

This gives me hope that they'll fade. Did your periods change in ways other than being hard to time? I'm hoping this will make mine shorter and lighter.

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