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patch side effects
| Fri, 08-27-2004 - 10:19pm |
Hi I have been on the patch now for 3 months and i thought i was losing it. thank god there are others like me. I went for my check up, and my blood pressure was up from 110/70 to 130/80, the doc says i may have to get off the patch if i go back and its still up. I also have all the other side effects including libido, nausea, bleeding. I want to know if anyone else has experienced blood pressure problems?

I have been on the patch since April and for the last 2 months, I have had severe cramps the week before and the week of AF; EXTREME breast tenderness/soreness for weeks 2 and 3; much heavier AF (and about 2 days longer than when I was on Ortho Novum); significant hair loss (EEK!!); terrible mood swings; loss of libido; etc.
I was shocked to have all these side effects appear after I had been on the patch for a while already and I called my doctor to have him switch me to something else. He is putting me on Yasmin (which one of my friends has been taking for almost a year and LOVES!). I will start it in a little over a week. In the meantime, my BF and I are excitedly counting down to my last patch day - only 3 to go!! :-) Can't wait to get my life back! I mean, I took O.N. for over 10 years and never lost my libido; the last few months on the patch have been very challenging for me (and my BF).
Good luck with whatever you end up switching to.