I have asked my Dr. To put me back on the reg ortho. But they refuse to. They changed me yesterday to yasmin and last night I had the biggest migrain ever. I hope somthing changes fast. My hair is not doing better and time is not on my side lol. Anyhow is anyone has had this problem please reply. I need to know if it will correct itself or can I take anything!! Please

I was on ortho tri cyclen and experienced hair loss when I went off of it. It was a general thinning out of my hair, no bald spots. I didn't realize it was a side effect of going off the pill until I visited a dermatologist for the problem and he explained the issue. He actually told me that it was probably hair I would have lost slowly over time as part of getting a little older (hair thins a little in your 20s for many women, but you don't notice it because it's so gradual). He explained that the pill had prevented some of this hair loss and that stopping the pill caused it all to happen in a short amount of time. I was pretty freaked out when it was happening, but it eventually normalized and now I lose a normal amount of hair each day. My hair is thinner than when I was younger, but I think I would naturally have slightly thin hair due to genetics. Hang in there! It should stabilize!

This is a question for Cindy, after coming off of the pill after how much time did you notice your hair thinning? how long were you on the pill for and how old were you when you got off of it? I hope this is not too personal just wondering to see how fast the side effects came about for you? Niki