ch-ch-ch-changes

i'm staring birth control pills for the first time ever today. nothing fancy, orthotricyclene low - the ones they'll sell students for $10 a pack to keep us from getting preggers. have decided that 8pm is as good a time as any to take them and have set my cell phone to remind me at least for the next couple days.

i'm a bit worried about this actually. ive just had so many friends for whom birth control has been horrible - weight gain (apparently it's cause the meds increase appetite), break outs, awful mood swings/depression, etc - and i really can't deal with any of those. my doctor told me that i should stay on them for at least 3 months before trying to change, as that's how long my body might take to get used to them, but if i start freaking out, i'm going to go see my friends at the clinic over christmas.

mostly this worry comes from the fact that i'm taking these not so much because i'm having sex - which i'm not and am not likely to anytime soon, though i do want to be safe in case it does happen (please?) - but because of the wretched ups and downs i've been having along with pms (remember those posts from earlier this week?). i'd rather just take one pill that'll keep me from getting preggers to boot than start taking something for my anxiety, too. i know it's a long shot, but if it doesn't help or makes things worse, i'm going to keep trying other brands until something does. i'd ask for recommendations, but apparently everyone's body reacts differently. sigh. dumb hormones.

so we'll see! here goes nothing!