I am about to take my first birth control pill.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 at about 7:30 I got my period. I noticed light orange in my urine earlier today so I figured my period was on its way. It usually does that. I only had about 3 bad days this past PMS cycle, which is pretty good for me, and I had no cramps. I don't always get cramps, but when I do, they're pretty bad.
I am taking birth control mainly to regulate and lighten my periods. We'll see how this works. I am nervous because I have heard some birth control horror stories, but my period is usually a horror story in itself, so I guess I should try it out.
My skin is currently super broken out. I'm hoping the pill will fix this! I usually have an occasional zit, but right before my period, my skin usually likes to freak out. Also I get super moody, irritable, depressed, and I sometimes have destructive thoughts. Definitely not good, but I'm always able to work through it--I have never done anything destructive or harmful.
I am usually about 130-135 pounds. Recently, I've been about 143. I'm 5'7" so you do the math on what I look like. I'm fairly skinny but I have huge hips. When I gain weight it goes straight to my butt and sometimes my face. I have small breasts. I hear that birth control will usually increase your weight, and breast size. I guess we'll find out.
I really fear gaining any more weight because I've recently gained some--no clue what from. So I'm going to try and exercise more so that I don't keep gaining weight. I'm going to be as healthy as I can about it.
Here goes the pill. It's chewable and that's weird to me. The taste lingers in my mouth. It's not tasty but we'll see. I decided to take my pill at 8:00pm every day.
This is the part where I say "oh, no, my feet feel tingly..." and they fuse together to form one fin and I turn into a mermaid. I must find water or else I'll dry out!