I am currently on depo.

I CANNOT take any pills or patches. I have been put on EVERY possible pill and the patch. I get so sick, it was just like when I was pregnant. (Only I had no idea that's how bad morning sickness would be all of those pre-pregnancy years.) So, I was put on depo.

Now, with depo, I am a raving bitch. And, I have gained back 10 of my pregnancy pounds I had lost. I am constantly bloated. AF is here to stay. And, I have NO drive, which is EXTREMELY odd for me!

I have 2 more months of this crap to go. Then, the only other alternative is the nuva ring. I want to get it badly, but it's a bit expensive compared to the shot at my doctor's office.

But so worth it.

you poor thing. i'd hate to go through that crud.

i've had a couple of friends who haven't been able to take birth control pills. i have one friend who can't take any form of birth control due to her tirets (sp?) syndrome. worst part is that she may have to have a full histerectomy to take care of a lot of problems she's been having primarily with her ovaries. did i mention she's only 24........

shelley j
sigma k

Unfortunately I have a friend in almost the same scenerio, except the histerectomy. BUT she is also allergic to latex. I feel so bad for her.

that would be awful! i guess she has become the queen of alternative birth control methods. how awful to have to find non latex condoms and so on.
yeah i feel very badly for my friend. she might be able to get around it and only have the one ovary removed, but she's not sure yet.

shelley j
sigma k

i'd see about setting up an appt. with your ob/gyn to have it checked out. abnormal cramping is usually a sign something isn't quite right in your body.

shelley j
sigma k

Ortho-Lo has 25 mcgm of artificial estrogen...which is only 10 mcgm lower than OTC.

The lowest-dose pills--Alesse, Mircette, and Levlite--have 20 mcgm of estrogen.

If what you say is true, then women using Alesse--which seems to be one of the more commonly prescribed pills--should be dropping babies like whoa.

I was on Alesse for a long ass time...do I have children I don't know about? :eek:

I think when it becomes a problem with the lower dosage pills is when the person taking them is significantly overweight because that can affect the effectiveness of the pill. So if you're a larger girl on a low dose pill you should talk to your OB/GYN about the possibility of becoming pregnant.

well i guess i didn't understand it properly then munchkin03. i'm not a doctor nor do i claim to know a hell of a lot about it. i'm just speculating from the information i received.

shelley j
sigma k

No worries. I wouldn't have known the difference or the specifics either if I wasn't in the process of switching from Alesse to Ortho-Lo. The reason they put me on that specific one is that the dose was a little higher and will hopefully begin the end of the uterine jihad I've experienced since 12.

yeah that sounds like fun. that's why i was put on in the first place. has made a world of difference.
i realized when you talked about mercette that it was the first bc pill i was put on and didn't have great sucess.

shelley j
sigma k

I was on the "Patch" aka Ortha Evra and got pregnant! I have been on the depo shot and gain all kind of weight and now I am on Ortho Tri-Cyclin Lo and its much better! :p

so i've been on seasonale for a month now and i'm not really happy with it. i've had a lot of spotting and it's quite annoying. i never had this problem with my other bc pill. i'm going to give it another two months (the rest of the pack) and see where we stand.

shelley j
sigma k

I use Depo too, and the only problems I've had was the visit from "my friend" for 3 straight weeks(!) and the weight gain. It took 4 months for it to wear off before I could have another child. Other than that, it's pretty good!