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Pregnant or birth control side effects?

I'm 17 and my boyfriend and i have been together for two years and three months. We normally use condoms but recently we haven't been using them so much. My period is normally 5/6 days long and I start in the morning, and its always on time. I'm on birth control so I always get it on the Thursday of my period pills and its normally over by monday or tuesday, depends on the month. In May my period was from the 9th to the 14th. And on the May 12th I started taking cryselle (switched from tri sprintec due to weight gain) and a week and one day later my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex and have pretty much been having unprotected sex since although he always pulls out.
*For about a week or two I've been having pregnancy symptoms, swollen and tender breasts, horrible cramping, smells bother me really bad, i get headaches every day, and I'm always really nauseous. I did get my period for June but rather than having it for 6 days I had it for 4 days, and I didnt start till Thursday night around 6 pm, and it was really light bleading, through my whole period which ended sunday morning very early instead of monday evening or tuesday morning. (lasted from June 6th to June 9th.) So I guess my question is if this is side effects from my new birth control. And i took an at home pregnancy test today, which came back negative, but it was a dollar general brand 1$ test. :| Help please!?!  


Note: I know I'm 17 so I shouldn't be in this forum but the posts in the teen pregnancy forum dont get very many answers.
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5426152 tn?1382129604
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Birth control can make your periods shorter that is normal. Since you just switched pills it is likely all side effects of the pill however if your next period is late test again just in case. It is unlikely that you are pregnant if you didn't miss a pill though and thr dollar store tests are jist as reliable as the expensive ones.
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5574172 tn?1376700381
My first pregnancy test was a $1 test & it came back positive I thought I shouldn't get to excited bc it was a $1 but it was correct! :) so they are reliable:)
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Thank you, I hope I'm not, I'd totally love to have a baby but I'm not financially ready for that yet. so, I'm hoping its just the pills, and i hope this nausea goes away ASAP lol
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Sounds like the new pills..as mentioned above the dollar store tests are just as reliable as brand name ones but could also have tested too early. Try not to stress over it cuz stress can also trigger symptoms that mimic pregnancy and if you don't get your period in July test again. Good luck Hun :)
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Oh, and like all food sounds gross to me, the only thing that hasn't made me sick is fettuccine alfredo and roast beef sandwiches from arbies
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I took a test, came back negative.
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Thank you, its just my period has never been shorter than 5 days. and the symptoms are so strong :|
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4749018 tn?1372359546
Take a test or go to planned parent hood
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