Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 19 Location: New York Long
Hormones Posted: 07-28-04 23:50pm
Question how do you know when birth
control hormones is not strong enough or
two strong. I was just on seasonale and
had break through bleeding for 3 weeks,
and was tired some time, I hate having my
period so this 3 weeks stuff has been
hell I jsut stop taking them to day my
doctor said the hormones was too strong I
thought they was too weak but she wants to
but me on orthro cyclen low, I been
reading alot of post on this pill and I
don't like the sound break through
bleeding untill your boby get use to it, I
think I may give on birth control all
togeather. Any advice on the hormones
stuff it would be great help.
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Cassy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 103
Posted: 07-29-04 12:01pm
Well, what people have to realize is that
your body (most people's, anyway) is sued
to getting around 13 periods a year and
when you suddenly try to supress that,
then bad things could happen. That's why
the makerers of seasonale says
breakthrough bleeding is common when
starting it. Infact, breakthgrough
bleeding is common when startinbg any
contraceptive, it's just a matter of
minimazing it until your body can control
it. I'm on ortho tri cyclen lo and it's
one of the pills that has the fewest
occurences of breakthrough bleeding. Only
20% (yeah, taht still sounds like a lot
but oh well) have breakthrough bleeding in
the first month. I did. Now i'm in my
second and so far, no bleeding whatsoever.
Guess I was just part of the 20%. In
month two, only about 10% have
breakthrough bleeidng and of course, if
you have it by the 3rd month you may need
a new pill. Getting the right hormone
levels is kind of trials and error untril
you get it right and it can get to be
extermly annoying. I know I wanted to
just die after getting off depo and on the
pill and still bleeding.
I know some doctors have a manual of diff.
Pills to try based on hormone levels and
what may work. I also thought seasonale
was a low dose pill anyway so putting you
on another low dose pill may not work.
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Kacy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 19 Location: New York Long
Posted: 07-29-04 13:04pm
Thanks, but I think am giving up on this
birth control stuff. It all too much
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PattyV
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1103 Location: Chicago area
Give Up On Birth Control???!!! Posted: 07-29-04 20:37pm
Are you sure you want to do that??I have
heard of a lot of women having problems w/
seasonale.It is new on the market and
sounds good to only have 4 periods a
year.I think your body is rebelling to the
supression of your periods.There are many
options out there,don't just give up.I
think the makers of seasonale will have to
rethink their product,i don't think it
works the way they planned.Talk with your
doctor,maybe the two of you can come up
with a better plan for you.Good luck!Patty
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Kacy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 19 Location: New York Long
Posted: 07-29-04 21:00pm
I am thinking about it, it’s going
to take time for me to try bc again, it
really not fun having your period break
through bleeding for 3 week and now that
I have stop I don’t know how long my
period is going to last. Not fun to be at
all
