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Q: Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo Or Ortho Tri-cyclen?
asked by: Marie88 on October 21st, 2004
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Hey everyone,
about 2 years ago I was put on ortho tri-cyclen lo because I chose to start having sex and I stayed on that for about 7-8 months. During that time my face seemed to have broken out some in the beginning but then it seemed to clear up in the end. It also turned my barely b cup breast to 34c(and continued to grow), and I gained some weight. I ended up going off of it because my breast made me look too large for my small 5'3 stature, and I was no longer with my boyfriend. In the two years I have been off of it I have been diagnosed with add and the medicine(adderall) with that has made me drop from 120 lbs to 100 lbs and i'm kinda wanting more to me, without gaining alot of weight, and my face is always breaking out(no help from the dermotologist). I also haven't gotten my period in about 3 months(always been irregular). I went to my gyn appointment today and they put my back on ortho tri-cyclen lo, and I have been doing alot of reading and i'm thinking maybe I should be on ortho tri-cyclen instead. Will I get the same side effects as I did the first time I went on ortho tri-cyclen lo? Should I try ortho tri-cyclen lo for a month and then see where I am? Which one tends to make you gain more weight?

Sorry if this message seems oddly wrote, i'm about to fall asleep on the keyboard i'm so tired. :d

thanks!
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Sweety1
replied on October 22nd, 2004
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I used to be on ortho tri-cyclen and never had any side effects but that is not to say that if you switch you won't have any. I've heard it said though, that the tri-cyclen helps with acne.
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ZigfieldX
replied on January 23rd, 2005
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I've been on ortho tri cyclen for 5 years now. It helped my acne clear up for the most part. I still break out when i'm on my period week, nothing extensive tho just a pimple here and there which is tolerable (and far better then things used to be). I have also (unfortunatly) gained weight while on it, 5lbs a year.
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