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Don't Want to Gain Weight!! Posted: 09-17-07 12:50pm
Ugh. So I have to go to a pp to get a new
birth control prescription because my
school insurance doesn't cover
contraception. And I'm so irritated
because I'm currently on Junel, but I'm
afraid that the new doc won't let me stay
on it because pp doesn't let people who
have a history of migraines with visual
auras use combined hormone bcps. (Because
of the risk of stroke, but my last doctor,
a np, knew nothing about this so she
prescribed me with whatever I wanted)
The problem is, when I was on my last
progesterone-only form of birth control,
mirena, I gained 20 pounds (that I'm still
burning off) and had acne worse than when
I was 13.
I'm not going back on the mirena, but I'm
so afraid that if I have to go on the
mini-pill, I will gain more weight again
and get my acne back that the Junel has
helped me fix. Not to mention the fact
that with the mini-pill there's no slush
room about what time you take it, you have
to be exact.
AHHH!!! Any suggestions??? I'm thinking
maybe I just shouldn't tell them about the
migraine part, but I don't like the idea
of lying to doctors. And I'm doing so well
with this pill....
Sorry, I just needed to rant to people who
would actually understand what I was
talking about.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 09-20-07 21:06pm
My suspicions were confirmed- it's mini
pills for me now. Grr....
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young Girl
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Posted: 09-20-07 21:11pm
im sorry hun
you must be frusterated!!!!!!!!
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Jules
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Posted: 09-24-07 06:20am
I can't take the regular pill either
because of the same reason as you - it's
just not worth the risk. I've taken the
mini pill in the past and it gave me
spots. It's not as effective as the
combined pill either.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 09-24-07 07:51am
Well, to be fair, it is effective, you
just have to take it PERFECTLY. So yeah,
I'm a little bummed about that too, I
don't want to get preggo....
I wish they had birth control for men.
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Chezzy
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Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 152
Posted: 09-24-07 19:17pm
Georgia59
wrote:
Well, to be fair, it is
effective, you just have to take it
PERFECTLY. So yeah, I'm a little bummed
about that too, I don't want to get
preggo....
I wish they had birth control for
men.
Here here lol...
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Ingi
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Posted: 09-24-07 19:19pm
Georgia59
wrote:
I wish they had birth control for
men.
Condoms. Men should always, always, always
wear condoms.
Sure, not as fun ~ but twice as healthy!
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Georgia59
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Posted: 09-24-07 20:09pm
Yeah- but I'm married so we don't use them
anymore. Well, we use them sometimes, but
we don't rely on them.
He's threatened to get a vas before but I
give him an evil look until he apologizes
