birth control

[amycat412]

Originally posted by ShyViolet
Is Cyclessa a low-dose pill?
I started on OTC and that was just bad, I'm small-average sized and that dose was just too much for my system. Now I'm on OTC-lo, and it's ok, but there are still some side effects that I really could live without (gained 7 pounds, and my skin got WORSE). I'm going to see about switching pills at my next visit.

~ShyViolet

Cyclessa is a mid-dose pill. I had problems with both reg dose and lo dose--this eliminated all those issues.

[ISUKappa]

Originally posted by smiley21
every month, i get insane cramps exactly one week after my period ends. i hate it, and it never fails that it happens every month. it gets so bad sometimes that i cannot stand up.

[I know, this is from a while ago]
Are you on the pill right now? If not, I'd say these sound suspiciously like Ovulation pains. The only way to take care of them is go on the pill (because the hormones in the pill suppress Ovulation). I get them every month, a dull ache combined with some sharp pains that catch me off guard, for 2-3 days. I've had them since HS. They went away when I was on the pill and now that I'm not on it anymore (I'm charting my cycles) they're back.

Is there anyone taking Lo/Ovral 28?

I was on it for a while before they switched me to the generic version. I didn't have any issues with it, but every person's different.

[Munchkin03]

Originally posted by ISUKappa
[I know, this is from a while ago]
Are you on the pill right now? If not, I'd say these sound suspiciously like Ovulation pains. The only way to take care of them is go on the pill (because the hormones in the pill suppress Ovulation). I get them every month, a dull ache combined with some sharp pains that catch me off guard, for 2-3 days. I've had them since HS. They went away when I was on the pill and now that I'm not on it anymore (I'm charting my cycles) they're back.

I went off the Pill for one month, and I had those pains. They were different from any other back pain I've ever had so I suspected it was ovulation. When I brought it up to the dingbat who gave me my last exam, she told me there was no way I could feel it.

[sambadoll]

hey has anyone spoken to their gyno about seasonale? my house brought in one the girl's mom's whos an ob-gyn. She said that the idea of only four periods is too good to be true. if you're on the pill to seasonale, it still has spotting until your body gets used to it, and that process usually takes around a year till its only four periods a month. A girl on the shot seems to have the best and most effective transition onto seasonale. What has other doctors said?

[tunatartare]

I was on seasonale for couple of weeks for medical reasons and it was the first time that I was on birth control and it really messed me up. My gyno ended up having to take me off of it and put me on Loestrin.

[alphaiota]

i've been on it now for nearly 4months and i'm liking it now. the first three months were tough b/c i did spot almost the entire three months, but now i'm fine. my ob/gyn suggested i go on it for the simple fact that i had ovarian cysts and she felt it would help.

shelley j
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[ShyViolet]

Why doesn't the UK have tri-cyclic pills??? It's crazy! I went to my appointment today, and found out that ortho-lo isn't available here. Then, to add insult to injury, she wouldn't give me a lo-dose pill (I'm average weight and normal blood pressure, by the way), despite the fact that I kept telling her I had bad side effects on the higher dosages. Argh!

So now I'm on Marvelon (doesn't that just sound like a bad remnant from several decades ago?) which has 5 micrograms more of estrogen than my ortho-lo did. We'll see how weepy I get this month.

End of Rant. Thanks for listening. Anyone else have experiences with this one?

~ShyViolet

[Xylochick216]

Originally posted by RioLambdaAlum
okay gotta be nosy...how much a month does that sucker usually run cause like you i get forgetful at taking that little thing...which is orthotricyclen?

I just got put on the patch. I've been on OTC for 6 years due to cysts, and I'm bad at remembering to take pills every day. Plus, pills make me feel really sick. I love the patch so far. It's nice and easy... you forget about it until it's time to put another one on. Taking it off is like taking off a really sticky band-aid.

My insurance charges me $40 for a 3-month supply, or $20 if I get it one month at a time from the local drug store.

You also get a back-up prescription to keep on file at your local drug store in case a patch comes off during the week (which seems nearly impossible to me... this sucker stays in place!)

[chideltjen]

Originally posted by KLPDaisy
I was on seasonale for couple of weeks for medical reasons and it was the first time that I was on birth control and it really messed me up. My gyno ended up having to take me off of it and put me on Loestrin.

I just got put on Loestrin. The whole diabetes thing didn't really help though. I'm still waiting for my period to come back from the Depo and my last shot was in June!

[RioLambdaAlum]

i might try switching then cause thats not too bad granted its still too much for me who likes being poor but if it helps on not taking everyday like i do now and like you remembering i might see if i can switch.

[AlphaFrog]

Has anyone used, or know anyone who's used the new Mierna IUD???

[BSP_Nicole]

I'm on Depo, and I LOVE it! I've been taking it for about 2 1/2 years now. I was on the pill before, but one day I went to pick up my BCP at the pharmacy, and the pharmacist told me that some of the anti-depressants I was on could cause the BCP to not be as effective (I had been on both the BCP and the anti-depressants for QUITE a while before ANYONE bothered to tell me this- and yes, I do read the inserts). I stopped having my period right after the first shot, no break-through bleeding or anything, and I only get my period when I get extremely stressed out. I did gain weight, but I'm overweight to begin with, and I've gained weight just from not eating right and from some other meds I'm on/have been on. I also hated getting shots, but with my anti-depressants, I had to get my blood checked regularly anyway, and now the needles don't bother me much.

**I hope the above makes sense, I have been battling a cold for the past three days, and I'm not sure that anything I say is making sense.**

[chideltjen]

Anyone ever had an allergic reaction to their BCP? I've been on Loestrin for less than a week and my throat is all tight. (Already have a call into the dr.)

[tunatartare]

I'm on Loestrin and my allergy doctor told me that some birth controls actually can affect your ENT. My nose has definitely been a lil dry and stuffy since I started on it.

[ZTAngel]

Last week when I was in London, the time change got me all confused and messed up. I ended up taking a few of my pills a few hours late. I'm always on time with my pills but last week I was sometimes 5+ hours late. I used back up but...errrr....back up broke on me.

I called my gynecologist this morning to ask her if I should take the morning-after pill but she said not to worry. She said that unless I went more than 24 hours that I should be ok. Then why does the inserts on the pills say that you must take it at exactly the same time everyday or use a back up method? Even after talking to my doc (and a friend of mine who's a nurse and my old gynecologist), I'm still not completely reassured. No babies for me right now!!!!!

Is there any GCer who is 5+ hours off on occasion and doesn't have any worries? Or a GCer who had something like this happen?