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Anyone on the patch?
| Tue, 07-13-2004 - 11:41pm |
Hi, well I guess Ill give a bit of background info. I miscarried last week at fourteen weeks, its been really hard, but anyways, thats for another board! So I went to the doctor today and he recommended I wait at least three months before trying again, so I have decided to use some form of bc, beside condoms (hey, Im married, I hate condoms!). So I have decided to try the patch after all these commercials, but what Im wondering is if anyone has been on this and has there been any noteable weight gain or acne problems. I also dont know when to start it. I guess I will call the dr in the morning. The booklet says to wait until you get a period but I dont menstruate normally due to PCOS so it could be months before I get a period, so I think it would be okay to start it now to force myself into a period, but I will get clearance from the doctor before I do. So anyways, does anyone have any input? Also do you know if antibiotics affect the effectiveness of the patch at all? I appreciate any info anyone can give me. Thanks Annie

I am so sorry about your loss!
You are doing the right thing by asking your doctor about an immediate start. I think the concern is that any possibility that you could be pg again be ruled out before you start. You asked about antibiotics and patch effectiveness. Some antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of the patch for some women. There is no way to tell who those women are beforehand so this board recommends that you use back-up while taking antibiotics and for 7 days after taking the last dose. Let us know how you like the patch, ok?
(((Hugs)))
Jill
julie
I'd like to start by saying how sorry I am to hear of your loss, my thoughts are with you.
I have PCOS and I used to use the patch. Are you very moody or depressed with your PCOS? I get very moody with mine, and the patch made this worse. It did also aggravate my acne but only for the first cycle, after that it didn't get any worse. However, after a week on the patch I started to put on weight and I've not lost any of that weight yet, having switched to Mirena three weeks ago (although three weeks isn't much time to lose weight anyway, especially not with PCOS). I didn't have an increase in appetite (which I was expecting) cos it also made me feel very sick too.
Having said that, what works for one woman may not work for another and vice versa. The only way you can tell for sure is to try it.
Good luck.
~Lys~
Edited 7/14/2004 12:11 pm ET ET by nemo01