HELP! switched to ovcon-35

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-30-2004
HELP! switched to ovcon-35
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Tue, 03-30-2004 - 1:58pm
i need your help!

my gyno recently switched me from ortho-tricyclen lo to ovcon 35. i was on OTCL for 8 months, and had very little problems except for mood swings and bad headaches. since switching, ive experienced:

1) very bad abdominal pain/cramping. (i was put on the pill mainly because of problems to do with pain and cramping, but i didnt have these effects on OTCL, except before and during my period. im really nervous/upset about this!)

2) nausea, even though i take the pill at night. could this be from the change in estrogen and progesterone?

3) very little appetite and gas.

i took all my ortho-tricyclen lo on time every night, and i started the ovcon when i would have started a new pack of OTCL. i take it every night at the same time. i had a period which lasted all 7 days. are these symptoms common? im petrified of pregnancy. i have a tendency to be very paranoid, someone please reassure me this happens when you switch!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2003
Tue, 03-30-2004 - 3:03pm

Hi there!


Most likely, your body is adjusting to the switch...stick with the ovcon for 3-4 months to see if the symptoms ease up after you adjust.

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Registered: 06-05-2003
Wed, 03-31-2004 - 10:10am
I was just switched to Ovcon-35 also. I have been taking OTC for three years and never had side effects from it. Just lately though I started my period mid-cycle and it has lasted for three weeks already. My OB-GYN's office says this is normal and I am about to get a second opinion!!! I disagree completely!!! Being pretty in tune with my body, I can tell you that this IS NOT normal for me. This is not just spotty breakthrough bleeding- I am talking severe bleeding, cramping , and breast tenderness and swelling for the whole three weeks. Should I be concerned that I need to get a second opinion???? Need help!!!!

Heather