birth control pill recommendation Posted: 05-19-08 20:49pm
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
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Posted: 05-20-08 13:36pm
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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