I stopped hormonal bc all together and I'm not going back. I do the Fertility Awareness Method and I LOVE it!! It is much more reliable than people think. According to Toni Weschler, MHP, research indicates that FAM has a failure rate similiar to or lower than condoms. (3-4%) When used perfectly the failure rate is less than 2%. (Taken from the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility".)

When we decided to have a baby, it only took one cycle to conceive! :) So that was wonderful. Plus, it is free. You can check the book out of the library or buy it for cheap on amazon.com and then, nothing to buy but condoms if you want that extra protection. :)

FAM does take a few months to get use to, and even more if you are coming off hormonal bc. But, we just used protection while waiting for my body to adjust.  And, since hormonal bc messes with my moods, I don't have to worry about that.

The majority of my female friends use this method and only one of them has gotten pregnant without planning it. So...out of the girls I know who use it, 1 out of roughly 75-80 (we're all on a discussion board together) isn't bad! :) (And she admits they had unprotected sex too close to her ovulation date so, they weren't "following the rules" of fam, so to speak.)

It's not for everyoe but, I love it and it makes understanding my body much, much easier. So...that's just one option....I'm sure you'll get lots of other advice and hopefully find something that works for you. I hope the nausea goes away!

I am not into the pill I've just known too many people that get knocked up on them...I have used the patch which was fine except seemed to mess with my hormones a bit, so now I do the nuvaring and it;'st he easiest thing ever, with a bonus of super super light periods. and you don't have to do anything for the 3 weeks that the ring is in. I'm a fan.

Luckily for you, the nausea should subside after your body adjusts to the pills. I'm not sure what time of day you take them but taking your pill with a meal or before bed can help with the nausea. If you're not currently taking the pill at mealtimes or bedtime, adjust the time of day that you are taking your pill when you start your next pack. 

You want to get rid of the nausea?  Stop taking the pill.

@sweetmumbleb@xanga - it takes an hour for it to usually kick in really... i take it at 11pm before i'm ready to go to bed.. but lately i've been staying up past 12.. so... yeah.. thanks!

Man, when I first started taking the pill before I got married, it took a good three months before the nausea subsided (not to mention it did end up making me sick a few times....).  I think my body was just overly sensitive to the hormones, but it eventually stopped giving me problems (just gotta be patient, I think).  However, the nausea wasn't the only side effect I experienced...I also gained a persistent 15 pounds (despite consistent exercising and a healthy diet to keep my weight down).  But the worst side effect I experienced was this:  I lost any semblance of libido whatsoever, COMPLETELY, for about a year.  It was terrible.  I'd have to practically force myself to ever want to have sex, and when I did, I did it because I felt so terribly for my husband.  I'd cry myself to sleep sometimes because I felt like such a terrible wife...I didn't even make the connection that it might be the BC, but after I finally just quit, two or three months later it was back to normal!  Because of that, I don't think I'll ever go back to the pill, ever - I'm actually shopping for alternate forms right now, so this post and its comments were somewhat helpful.

Anyways, to answer YOUR question - taking it with a meal always helped a little for me.  I actually would always take it at midnight, every day - that was when I was usually going to bed.  It was an easy time to remember, I got to sleep off the nausea, etc.  Good luck!

@Vallery@xanga - i have the same problem (with libido), but i'm on a medication that requires me to be on the pill. once i finish it and am settled into my new routine, off i go! feeling normal again is worth irregular periods and cramping (i think....).

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I just got switched from Ortho-Tri-Cyclen Lo to Tri-Lo-Sprintec, basically brand to generic.  When I was on the brand I'd only get sick when I missed a pill and had to take two, and so far I'm not having any problems with the generic but I'm only 3 pills into my first pack.  So you might just want to switch brands. The first brand I was on gave me horrible mood swings and wieght gain.  You don't always get on the one that's right for you right away.  

i'm on aviane. it's a generic that's more estrogen based than progestrin based, i believe. or the opposite. i don't remember. all i know really is that it works amazingly. i have less painful cramps, a shorter and much lighter period, and less pms. :D less pms is always good!
with any pills, you're going to get nausea and other side effects for the first few weeks. it's your body getting used to the pills. i had it but after about 3 weeks, i was fine, and have been since. i've been on it for a little over a year now.
with my insurance, which is state insurance, it's free. otherwise i know it's gotta be pretty cheap.

@xEmox_xBabyx@xanga - Usually it goes away after the first month, but for some people it never goes away.  For now you could try Ginger Ale and crackers in the morning (that's when it was worst for me).  I liked orthocyclen and I'm on microgestin Fe which is alright.  I haven't had nausea with either of them and they're generics so a 3 month supply (4 packs) is $17.  Anything with "tri" in the name is a tri-cyclic pill which has 3 levels of hormones (the highest amount in the beginning and decreasing thereafter).  Pills like that tend to make people nauseous because they have a higher amount of hormone.  Microgestin Fe and Orthocyclen are both monocyclic low dose pills.  So you are less likely to get nauseous and as an added bonus you can go 3 months without a period (something you can't do with a tri-cyclic pill).  If it's not better after your second pack I'd go see the doctor and ask for a lower dose pill.  But keep in mind some people just don't tolerate the pill and  you might have to switch to a different method.

I'm on the same pill, and I had nausea once when I accidentally skipped two pills (you take two the next two days to catch up, so extra hormones).
I asked my sister about it (she's a nurse in labor and delivery) and she says it's the same thing as morning sickness or when you throw up during delivery. It's the body's way of dealing with rsurges of hormones. So, the nausea will probably go away, but keep in mind that I was taking two a day, not one.
From what I've heard, Loestrin is pretty weak hormonally compared to some other pills, but I haven't exactly researched it.

The only side effects I ever had on BC was weight gain and low libido.  I've taken the shot, several different pills and was just on the Nuva Ring.  Out of everything I loved he shot the best with the Nuva Ring coming in second.  Sadly I can't take the shot anymore cuz of a family history with bone problems and the Nuva Ring is just too expensive for me.  So I'm in the process of trying to get into the doctor to get on a pill, though I'm not looking forward to that.  Goodluck with it!