Hi everyone. As my raw journey continues I find myself questioning the prescription drugs I take: oral contraceptives and wellbutrin. Does anyone have any info as to the negative side effects of these drugs??? I'm weighing the risks vs. benefits...

I use a persona machine for BC because pills made me crazy sick. you test 8 times a month and it gives you green, red, orange (orange means pee on a test stick please!). It measures lutenising hormone. Been using it for years without accident. But you have to be disciplined to use it.

Re welbutrin, are you taking it for something serious? If not there are many other alternatives. Kanna (sceletium tortuosum) is a natural SSRI and it works in 24 hours instead of 6 weeks and has no side effects! Yerba mate tea is amazing for mood (though it's an MAOI so you need to be careful about drug interactions) and it helps control appetite, fight cancer, it's a natural anti-histamine and anti-inflammatory.

Blue lotus flower (nymphaea caerulea), avena sativa (oats) are AMAZING for anxiety. Valerian is a natural benzodiazepine and passion flower (passiflora incarnata) is a hypnotic.

I honestly don't know why people still take pharmas (unless it's a severe issue like bipolar 1/schizophrenia). I was really skeptical but the ones I mentioned really work. I now throw all doc prescriptions away and find natural alternatives. The university of maryland has a great CAM site that lists all clinical studies done on natural medicines.