ortho tricyclen lo vs. nuvaring?
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ortho tricyclen lo vs. nuvaring?
| Tue, 02-17-2004 - 4:24pm |
Hi everyone,
I am a new member. I have been following some of the posts and have a few questions concerning my bcp and possibly switching to the nuvaring. I am currently taking Ortho Tricyclen Lo. I have been taken it for almost three months now, and recently have been extremly emotional. I am usually pretty calm and collected, but find myself crying uncontrolablly lately. I have also noticed tenderness in my breasts as well as an increase in size. These side effects are not intolerable, however I am not too happy with the emotional roller coaster. Does the nuvaring have less of an emotional effect? Or is there someting else I should look into? I do like the idea of not having to think about it daily.
I am a new member. I have been following some of the posts and have a few questions concerning my bcp and possibly switching to the nuvaring. I am currently taking Ortho Tricyclen Lo. I have been taken it for almost three months now, and recently have been extremly emotional. I am usually pretty calm and collected, but find myself crying uncontrolablly lately. I have also noticed tenderness in my breasts as well as an increase in size. These side effects are not intolerable, however I am not too happy with the emotional roller coaster. Does the nuvaring have less of an emotional effect? Or is there someting else I should look into? I do like the idea of not having to think about it daily.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.

One thing... I recently started the South Beach diet, which has caused break-through bleeding for me. I'm not sure how the diet change affects every form of birth control, so if you're on a low-carb diet, you might ask about that too. It's a minor inconvenience though.
Hope this helps!
Mindy