Hello- I am going to be starting ortho tri-cyclen lo on sunday and was wondering if anyone who is on or has been on this pill in the past could let me know how their experience with this birth control pill was. I get really nervous about these sort of things and always expect the worse. Of course when I read how they can cause blood clots and stroke and everything I get really freaked out! I am 21 years old, do not smoke, and am in pretty good shape.
I was on the birth control pill aviane for about 8 months- stopped in august because I was on antibiotics for sinus infections that seemed to never go away- therefore I haven't ben on a pill for about 5 months now-
when I went to my new obgyn (because I needed one closer to my college) I told her how I was off the pill for a while and she wrote me a perscription for ortho tri-cyclen lo. I didn't really notice any side effects when I was on aviane except for my periods being extremely lighter and less painful (which was nice) but now that I am going on what I believe a higher dose of hormones with this new pill I am worried about side effects and how my body will react!

Any advice or experiences you can share would be much appreciated! Thank you