Ortho Evra Newbie

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Registered: 05-04-2003
Ortho Evra Newbie
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Fri, 03-19-2004 - 12:00am
I am going to be starting on the patch next week and I wanted to get some input. Do you like the patch? Did you gain weight? Is it hard to hide the sticker????? Any other things?????

I was on the pill a year ago and the fact that i had to take a pill everyday was tedious. Hopefully this will work out better.


Thanks!!!!

Jacey

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Registered: 11-15-2003
In reply to: jacey43
Fri, 03-19-2004 - 10:13am
Hi! I've been on the patch for a few months now and I absolutely love it! I haven't really gained any weight.

The first month on the patch is a little rocky just because your body is adjusting, so you might have some spotting or minor headache or something, but that fixes itself over time. The only real side effects I had were tender breasts (especially the first month), and itching at the patch site for a while.

I've always worn my patch on my upper arms, switching arms each week. Now that the weather is warming up where I am I'll probably move it to my back so that I can wear sleeveless shirts. No biggie. I haven't had a patch wrinkle or come loose on my arm either, which is cool too.

Overall, I really love this thing! I send myself an email reminder for my patch change days, change my patch, and *bam* I don't have to worry about it again for another week. It's great!