I took a low dose estrogen/progesteron pill and prozac for a while. My MS symptoms went almost completely away. I stopped taking the BC pill because my mother has terminal breast cancer that is highly reactive to estrogen--since breast cancer runs very strongly in my family, I decided to stop taking it.

I took the pill because of intense pre-menstrual symptoms, not because there was any chance I would get pregnant. I'm still considering going back on the BC just because I did so well on it. Still...cancer os MS? Hard choices here.

Katty

Sorry to hear about your mom Katty. That is certainly a tough decision.

My decision to take the pill would be to prevent pregnancy. I took the pill for many years (as a teen) before I was sexually active to control heavy cycles and cramps (later found I had endometriosis).

When I'm not sexually active, I would rather avoid bc all together, but while sexually active, I'm definitely going to use a reliable option. Condoms work, but condoms alone don't have the proven success of the pill.

I'm curious to find out how the pill works for my MS. I have a feeling it will be much the opposite of remission. My trigeminal neuralgia seems to be hormone driven.