Originally Posted by StellaLuna

I went off the pill for a few months-- had this crazy notion that I was going to have kids. It took me three months to get my period back to "normal" and get some kind of sex drive back. Another two months, and I was right back on it. If you're going off the pill for a reason other than wanting to have children--and your reasons listed are totally understandable--I would highly recommend talking to your doctor about a different form of birth control. The ring works for a lot of people, and I'm on a low-dose triphasic, which is perfect. The higher doses did to me what your pill is doing to you, but the lower dose pill keeps me protected and doesn't make me the water-retaining, sex-hating, starving psycho I used to be. Talk to your gyno and see what he or she recommends. And good luck!