00:00I've basically been on quite a few different contraception types now, and I've really struggled with all of them.
00:06So I thought I'd give a bit of information on the contraceptions I was on, how long they lasted and what I actually faced.
00:12The first contraception that I was on was the combined mini pill.
00:16I started taking that one in September 2021, and then I came off of that in February 2022.
00:24I used to take it back in 2018-2019, but I was never consistently taking it.
00:30So when it got to this new time where I was with a partner, I was like, okay, I need to dedicate taking this.
00:36When I was on the pill, I was honestly not my normal self. I was a bit of a psycho.
00:41I gained so much weight and faced the worst acne ever.
00:46After coming off of the pill, I then decided to go on to the implant, which actually got lost in my arm.
00:54I was on the implant for six months, and I started that one in December 2022.
01:00Honestly, it was rough. It was really difficult. I was on my period 24-7.
01:06I faced really bad back acne, and again, it just made me not my normal self, really snappy,
01:12really quite aggressive, and just really difficult to be around.
01:16After I decided to get the implant removed, I then went on to the coil.
01:21The coil was, yeah, it was hard. I went on that in January 2023, and then I came off of that one in June 2023.
01:30The copper coil for me, it made me bloat insane amounts.
01:36I then gained body dysmorphia because I actually didn't know what my natural body looked like.
01:42I was severely depressed. There were days where I couldn't get out of bed, be really emotional,
01:47really bad back acne and face acne, and again, I just wasn't the same person.
01:52I was such a down and depressed and not energetic. I was really difficult to be around.
02:00My friends struggled to be around me. My family had issues. My ex-partner at the time,
02:05it was really, really, really tough. I was exhausted, depressed, emotional, back acne,
02:13face acne. I didn't want to get my skin out in the sun, and then I actually had the worst cramps
02:22where it was crippling. There'd be times where I'd be driving, have to pull over because I was in so
02:26much pain. I would be walking on a dog walk, and I'd be on the floor crying because I was in so
02:31much pain. No medication that I was taking, I had codeines, and they weren't helping.
02:37Then they actually discovered that I had a cyst on my ovary, which they believed was due to the
02:43coil. They also think that where the coil, where I was having period cramps, it was all cramping
02:51onto the coil, which was also then hitting onto the ovary, which was then affecting the cyst,
02:56which was why it was so painful. I then actually did get that one removed, and I'm still now
03:02waiting to get the cyst on my ovary removed. I obviously understand that contraception is so
03:07important, but I think finding the right one for you is more important. I would never recommend
03:13sticking onto something just because it's a good option or it's convenient. If you're facing
03:19depression, weight gain, bloating, acne, change in personality and mood swings,
03:27then I do really recommend trying to find something that works for you.
03:31I'm actually now a year off contraception completely, and it's actually the best choice
03:36I've ever made.
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