I would come off immediately, and use condoms or barrier method in the meantime, to give your body the best chance of getting back to normal, before trying.

That sounds like a good idea. Do you happen to know approx how long to go off birth control before your body starts to get back to normal?

My OB told me approx 6 months.

Yes, six months is normal. But it may take longer if you've been on birth control for a long time. It was learning about getting the pill out of my system the I found out how it worked and what it did to my body and decided not to go back on it.

Possibly, I was on it for 11 years, and took 5 months to get pregnant after coming off.

I agree with Kelkat, you should talk to your doctor and switch to non hormonal BC until you are ready.