Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Rhode Island
Ortho Tricyclen Lo-not Sure If This Is Helping Me! Posted: 04-09-07 18:33pm
Hello everyone!
I am a 26-year-old female from Rhode
Island. I have never had normal periods,
ever. My periods are very heavy at times
and then they try to lighten up, yet they
are still on going, without ever stopping.
I have had my period now for 8 months, I
haven't had any menstrual cramping or
anything. In my history of my period, I
have missed many months of my period where
it just skips, and then you never know
when it will return again. Or I have times
when It comes for a little while, say a
week and then it goes away, and then a
week or two later, its back. Or I bleed
forever and it continues on and on, until
I feel like I have lost too much blood.
God knows I am not pregnant, so what is
the deal!!
My doctor put me on ORTHO TRICYCLEN LO
two-weeks ago to regulate my periods. She
was afraid to do so because I sometimes
clot and I have high-blood pressure which
are two things she was worried about when
giving me the pill. Since I have been on
the pill I have experienced feelings I
haven't had in a very long time. I have
been feeling very bad menstrual cramps in
my ovaries and it is uncomfortable, I have
been clotting a bit more than usual. I am
thinking that the reason I am clotting
more may be because the pill is working
and is trying to regulate my periods so I
may live somewhat of a normal life. But I
usually get these pains during the day or
sometimes at night. It is hard to ignore
this pain when it feels like something is
swollen inside of you.
I have never ever taken a birth control
pill before. So all of this is new to me.
I am not taking ORTHO TRICYCLEN LO because
of the birth-control affect. I am taking
it to try to regulate my irregular
periods. I do not know how long it has
been since I have ever had a regular
period. My periods have always been crazy
and they are always wacked out. I never
know what is going to happen with my flow
or how heavy or how light it is going to
be. It is very stressful and has been a
very emotional and upsetting journey for
me. I just want to be regulated, so I can
finally feel like myself once again. This
has put alot of worry over me and has been
very hard for me to deal with, as I am
sure other women have probably felt like
me, I just don't know what to do. I am
just in alot of pain today. The cramping
is so bad, I just want to burry myself
under a pillow and scream.
If anyone has any answers for me or knows
what I am going through please get back to
me, I would love to hear your response.
Thanks!
Alicia
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meblonde01
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Posted: 04-16-07 12:57pm
Alica
I have never been on ortho tricyclen. But
I looked up the side effects and what you
are having does not sound like a side
effect. I would call the nurse at your Doc
office and ask her if the pain you have is
normal.
Good luck!
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sakeka23
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Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 10 Location: OK
Hi Posted: 04-30-07 11:55am
ive been on ortho tri cyclen....i
experienced the exact same thing and quit
taking it all together....very
frustrating, maybe you should concider an
IUD or some other form of contraceptive
besides the pill.
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27ROSES
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Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 26 Location: NJ
Posted: 05-06-07 09:50am
HI. I SWITCHED BACK TO ORTHO TRICYCLEN LO.
I DID IT BECAUSE I SMOKE. I HAVE NOT
REALLY GOT A PERIOD SIENCE I HAVE BEEN ON
IT. JUST A LITTLE. I WOULD NOT WORRY. I
USE TO HAVE BAD CRAMPS BUT I DONT HAVE
THEM AS BAD. YOU HAVE TO BE ON THEM FOR A
LITTLE AND YOU WILL NOTICE LESS CRAMPS,
LIGHT PERIODS, AND SHORTER ONES. I USE TO
HAVE MINE FOR 7 DAYS NOW ITS ABOUT 4. PAST
FEW MONTHS I DID NOT REALLY GET IT BECAUSE
OF THE TRI CYC LO. IN THE PAST I TOOK
TRIPHASIL ( I DONT KNOW IF I SPELLED IT
CORRECT) AND IT WORKED GOOD. I JUST LIKE
ORTHO TRI CYCLEN BETTER FOR ME. I WOULD
NOT WORRY. I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ALSO
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND SMOKE. I
STARTED THE PILL WHEN I WAS ABOUT 17 AND I
AM 30 . I LOVE THE PILL. JUST GIVE IT
TIME. KEEP A JOURNAL UNTIL YOU SEE YOUR DR
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manda-d-panda
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Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 05-26-07 23:49pm
I was on ortho tri-cyclen for a little
over a month and I experienced the exact
same thing. I began cramping during the
third week and continued to cramp until
today(I stopped taking it Tuesday). If you
talk to your doctor and find anything out,
please let me know. Thank you and I hope
everything works out for you.
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nightangel73
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Posted: 05-27-07 10:11am
27ROSES
wrote:
HI. I SWITCHED BACK TO ORTHO
TRICYCLEN LO. I DID IT BECAUSE I SMOKE. I
HAVE NOT REALLY GOT A PERIOD SIENCE I HAVE
BEEN ON IT. JUST A LITTLE. I WOULD NOT
WORRY. I USE TO HAVE BAD CRAMPS BUT I DONT
HAVE THEM AS BAD. YOU HAVE TO BE ON THEM
FOR A LITTLE AND YOU WILL NOTICE LESS
CRAMPS, LIGHT PERIODS, AND SHORTER ONES. I
USE TO HAVE MINE FOR 7 DAYS NOW ITS ABOUT
4. PAST FEW MONTHS I DID NOT REALLY GET IT
BECAUSE OF THE TRI CYC LO. IN THE PAST I
TOOK TRIPHASIL ( I DONT KNOW IF I SPELLED
IT CORRECT) AND IT WORKED GOOD. I JUST
LIKE ORTHO TRI CYCLEN BETTER FOR ME. I
WOULD NOT WORRY. I HAVE HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE ALSO FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND
SMOKE. I STARTED THE PILL WHEN I WAS ABOUT
17 AND I AM 30 . I LOVE THE PILL. JUST
GIVE IT TIME. KEEP A JOURNAL UNTIL YOU SEE
YOUR DR
I have heard that if you smoke at 35 the
doctors will not give you pill
prescription. What's going to be your
altertanive plan?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 05-27-07 10:21am
I think you should call your doctor and
explain that you are experiecing unusual
cramping, but she's likely to tell you the
same thing as me: Give it a few months.
For any of you who quit after less than a
month: You really need to give bcp's 3
months to be sure if they're working for
you. Sometimes medication isn't the most
pleasant thing to take (I was once on a
type of penicilin on which I wasn't
allowed to have milk products for 6
months, and another type of penicilin made
me very nauseous for 3 months) but they
usually get better if you just have
patience.
