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This is the same myth that women get told about hormonal birth control, it's not an "if" with side-effects of SSRIs, it's a "how much" and "when"
by micromacrofoot 2mo ago
This is the same myth that women get told about hormonal birth control, it's not an "if" with side-effects of SSRIs, it's a "how much" and "when"
- orangedog 2mo agoI don't to my knowledge suffer side-effects. Why are you certain about this?
- micromacrofoot 2mo agochemistry of complex systems you don't experience side-effects now, but you will if you need to stop taking it
- orangedog 2mo agoI have stopped taking it, I didn't have side effects.
- in_cahoots 2mo agoBeen on hormonal birth control for 20 years. I've stopped twice to get pregnant. No side effects. I don't know why you're so confident here.
- micromacrofoot 2mo agoI already answered why, it's chemistry. Everyone has side effects, not everyone notices them. You can not introduce a medication, or any substance for that matter, into the human body that does not have any side effects — it's impossible.
- in_cahoots 2mo agoNormally when people say side effects they mean things that you can actually observe. Hence your earlier point about going off the meds and noticing a difference. If I don't notice any difference other than I don't think your point really stands.
- micromacrofoot 2mo agoI agree that what you notice is none of my business!
- _bernd 2mo agoIt's cool that you have not encountered any issues but especially birth control pills are also no smarties but many use them as they were candy. In my personal circle I only new of a single woman who had no issues. The majority had all flowers off issues. During and afterwards. No most of the time it got downplayed or simply ignored but doctors and society a like. I'm personally glad that birth control pills are not longer sold as a wonder pill because many woman suffered needlessly and the worst part is that many did not knew that is was the pill in the first place.
- preg_match 2mo agoIt’s not a myth - the vast majority of women on birth control experience no side effects at all, and many actually get improvement in adjacent conditions like endometriosis and PCOS.
- 1718627440 2mo agoI mean that's true for every medication and side-effect.