i HATED the patch. anyone else??

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Registered: 05-21-2003
i HATED the patch. anyone else??
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Thu, 04-29-2004 - 10:16pm
Hi everyone! I'm 22 years old and I've been on OrthoCyclen for about two years... recently I decided to try the patch to eliminate having to remember to take the pill every single day. To make a long story short, within two days I ripped the patch off (the second one!) and started the pill again.

The first day, Sunday, I put it on my abdomen and it was okay until I got in the shower on Monday after working out... then it was lifting up on every corner and basically almost halfway off. I tried pressing hard on it again but it wouldn't stick, so I figured maybe it was defective and put a replacement one on, this time on my buttocks. Again, it was fine until the next day, when I got out of the shower and noticed that it was hanging halfway off again! I made sure not to touch it with my loofah sponge or anything because i was worried about it falling off... and it did anyway.

Yeah, its nice to only worry about putting it on once a week, but if you have to check on it 5 times a day and worry about whether it's actually working... I'd much rather just swallow a pill and be done with it.

That's just my two cents... I called my doctor, got a scrip for OrthoCyclen and I'm back with my old friend. Anyone else have problems like this??

Kate

katesigdone
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Registered: 01-11-2003
Thu, 04-29-2004 - 10:29pm
So far I've only had one patch come up significantly at the edges (which the Ortho Evra nurse described to me as lifting enough so that water can get underneath it). That was what I was originally worried about. And I think the reason it did that was because it got kind of caught on my underwear and must've gotten some of the cotton fibers or something in the adhesive. I did have a lot of trouble at first trying to stick it on because I kept touching the sticky part accidently and having to throw the things away. I went swimming and to the jacuzzi with my boyfriend last Thursday and was very worried about it coming up then, but it stayed put.

I'm not liking it, though, because it's giving me bloating which I've never had on any of the pills I've been on. I'm trying to give it to the three month period to give my body time to adjust.
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Registered: 05-12-2004
Thu, 05-13-2004 - 12:11am
I had that same problem in the beginning. I finally figured out that it was the soap I was using. It was something from Bath and Body Works...anyway, the other thing is sweating. That will make it lift also!

It was a good idea while it lasted!!! :)

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Thu, 05-13-2004 - 8:05am

Mine didn't come totally off, but I did have some issues with it wrinkling too much on my abdomen.

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Registered: 05-13-2004
Thu, 05-13-2004 - 12:01pm
I've been on the patch for over a year and I love it. I've never had any of the problems you all are discussing. Maybe you are having trouble with the patch coming off because of where you are placing it. I've noticed that alot of people who put in on their abdomen are having trouble keeping it on. Ever since I started the patch I've placed it on my butt and it's never come off.