I know it takes time to adjust...

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Registered: 03-13-2004
I know it takes time to adjust...
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Thu, 04-01-2004 - 11:03am
But have you guys ever switched to a pill and not had any side effects? I just started cyclessa, and it's been ok so far except for some breakthrough bleeding in the middle of the month (still hasn't stopped, we'll see how long that lasts).

I know, I know these things can be normal... but one of my friends said when she started yasmin she felt fine and was not at all effected. I wonder if maybe I still haven't found the right pill (hey, all I can say is I started crying for no good reason in the middle of the day listening to a song that wasn't ALL that sad).

So... I just wondered how you know it is the right pill. I hate that everyone says "give it three months". Great, that is three months of not feeling quite like yourself, and then if that doesn't work, 3 months of something else? So so annoyed. So i could be trying to find the right pill for up to a year, if you think about it, and meanwhile feel really sensitive all the time (I'm already a sensitive girl as it is, I don't know how much more I can handle).

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Registered: 01-04-2004
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 11:53am
When I switched from OTC to Yasmin, I didn't experieince any side effects, and had no btb, which I had constantly with all of the others that I tried before it. I'm very happy with it.
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Registered: 01-20-2004
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 12:25pm
Hi climbinggirl!

I don't really have anything that helpful to say except that . . .I feel your pain! I just switched from Loestrin to Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo. So far, I feel okay but I'm only in my first week on the new pill. I'm dreading the third week, when I had breakthrough bleeding every month on Loestrin. It's a pain, I know but I think if we can wait it out, things will work out, you know? My best friend also experienced no problems when first starting the pill, and she's even on a really low dose. She thinks I'm crazy! Try to be patient. In my opinion, the lower the dose you need, the better. So it might be worth waiting it out to see if your body can adjust to this pill before automatically going to a higher dose. Make sense?

Kristina

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Registered: 06-29-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 1:11pm
Oh, climbinggirl! I know how you feel! Over a year ago I was going through the same thing. New pill, three months, feel yucky, new pill, three months.......you know it. Anyway, I finally gave up and went hormone free. Its been almost eight months and I have never felt better! right now we are using condoms till the post-vasectomy sperm test comes back negative. I may be at a different stage of life then you though. We dont plan to have anymore children (obviously!) and I am 39 years old. Have you tried Nuvaring? Rarely is there a bad thing said about it!
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Registered: 03-13-2004
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 1:36pm
Ohhh, thank you all so much for your advice and sympathy. :-)

I'm 25 at the moment, so you and I are a bit at different states... :-)

I did try Nuvaring, and ohhhh boy. The first month was quite the adjustment month. My roommate very much noticed my high level of irritation. I mean, I was downright edgy. I also had a problem with it staying put and with breakthrough bleeding. Well the bleeding stopped in the second month, but it kept slipping down so I switched (begrudgingly) to a pill.

I have heard a lot about Yasmin from my friends on it, but my Nurse Practioner doesn't like prescribing it because she says she doesn't like it b/c yasmin advertises that women won't gain weight on it, but apparently it contains a diuretic (that's my only pb with that).

But I have also heard that monophasic bcp are better than the triphasic ones (which is what I am on now). Sigh.

what to do? you can be sure I will keep you all updated...

Thank you ladies so so much.

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Registered: 01-15-2003
Thu, 04-01-2004 - 5:50pm
I can't really help you either... Over the course of nearly 10 years on birth control pills I tried something like 6 or 7 kinds. One TOTALLY killed my libido, on one I was getting nasty yeast infections, on the rest I had very irregular bleeding!!! So, I know what it is like to never really be happy with your pills. I became accustomed to never knowing when or even if I would get a period that month.

I've been hormone-free since last June & I'm loving every minute of it! I feel better in ways I never realized I didn't feel myself (until I became myself - off the pills). However, a vasectomy isn't the right answer for everyone! (I'm almost 31 & we're not ever having children.)

I just wanted to offer a little support. Waiting several months to see how your body adjusts sucks - but if you don't wait you may never find something your body can tolerate.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 04-03-2004 - 8:40am

Yes!

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