Lo-Ovral. Help!

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Registered: 06-14-2004
Lo-Ovral. Help!
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Thu, 10-14-2004 - 8:03pm
Hi everybody,

I have been taking Alesse for 5 months. Out of 8 different kinds of pills I've tried over the years, this was the ONLY one with no awful side effects for me! Except...major breakthrough bleeding.

So my Dr. just switched me to Lo-Ovral, which I am about to start this Sun. I will be replacing the placebo week with a 2nd pack of active pills so I don't get my period on my vacation.

So I would like to know from anyone that has experience with Lo Ovral:

-Have you experienced breakthrough bleeding on this?

-Any incidents of sever water weight, increased appetite, or acne?

These are the side effects that I always get on other pills and I am nervous about trying yet another one.

Thank you!!!

(By the way, I did a search for topics on Lo Ovral but not much came up)

Thanks again!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
In reply to: lovesec
Thu, 10-14-2004 - 8:53pm
Hi lovesec, welcome back!

As cl-judie_rae mentioned (when you were asking about Mircette) you may have a problem going back-to-back on Lo-Ovral (or any pill) with the first 2 packs. This is because your body will be adjusting to the hormones in your new pill for the first 3 cycles. The only way you are going to know is to try and see how you do.

Good luck,

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-29-2003
In reply to: lovesec
Sat, 10-16-2004 - 2:26pm
While I was on LoOvral I did not experience btb. I did gain weight and was moody. On the good side, my skin never looked better! Everybodys different. Give it a try!

Josie