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WOMEN seven possible side effects using conterceptive pill A hormone-based birth control can often come with side effects, these can range from the insignificant to the diliaberating which makes you want to switch methods. The problem is you may not know what you can tolerate until you've given a couple of them a try.But here are some solutions for the most common problems. Nausea This again this is a reaction that will probably go away in a couple of months after your body get accustomed to the chance in your hormones.. If it doesn't and you are using an oral contraceptive try taking it with food, but if you are using the patch then you might need to consider switching brand or method. Spotting and Bleeding Potentially this side effect that annoys most women more than any other mainly as it's so unpredictable. One tip that may help is to take the Pill at the same time every day. The method that causes most instances of bleeding occur mainly with one of the following: the jab, the mini-Pill, and the implant the progestin-only methods as the lining of the uterus i