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Q: birth control pill recommendation
asked by: aerogirl on May 19th, 2008
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Hello,

I have been trying a few birth control pills over the past year, and I have found certain difficulties with each one. I am trying my best to find my "dream pill" for me, one with either none of my most hated side effects, or very moderate side effects. Here is a little history of each one I've tried already:

First, Ortho-Novum 7/7/7-- Started about half a year ago. Started taking it, had bad vomiting and nausea, but nonetheless was my first time with birth controll pills. Over time, my sex drive/libido was totally diminished, and I was developing minor crabbiness.

Second-- Yaz. Started taking it right after ortho-novum, worked great for first few months. Everything felt fine, until I began developing daily headaches and later had such depressing mood swings, I didn't know who I was. I was described as "a new person." Made things I love in life very miserable, and stopped taking it altogether at the end of March. I was so upset over what it did to me, that I waited a month to cleanse my system out of extra hormones before starting a new pill.

Next, and the most recently, I was researching a pill without overly terrible mood issues or libido loss. I went to the clinic to have an appointment for:

Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo -- got the pill, my clinician approved that this one would help me the most over my past experiences, and I brought it home. Didn't dare start taking it, instead researched reviews of it, and found that people were both suicidal/pregnant while on the pill.

At this point, I just want some kind of birth control pill, nothing else, that can satisfy my needs.
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Georgia59
replied on May 20th, 2008
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First of all, Yaz is different than most pills, it has weird hormones. Also, from what I know (which may not be entirely accurate) ortho novum has higher levels of hormones, so that would explain why you reacted bad to it. Ortho lo has low doses, and might work just fine for you. Why don't you give it a try?

Honestly, you're going to find horror stories for every pill or every type of contraception. Something different will work for every woman, because every woman has unique chemistry. You just have to give them a try. Try a pill for three months, and if you're miserable, try something else. I promise you'll find something that will work!

But if you're looking for a specific suggestion, nuvaring and loestrin have both worked great for me.

Like I said, you'll find horror stories about everything.
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