Yeah I have seen the chart. It's actually also on the link in one of the stickies
http://www.wdxcyber.com/ncontr13.htm
and probably is best read in context with the other stuff in that link. Probably. I don't know. You get more information that way but then more information = more confusion so...
I don't know how much faith to put in the chart or other "pick the best BCP" guidelines. Like I said, Yasmin made me have breakthrough bleeding - and the chart says it won't. Also Alesse was GREAT for my acne and hair issues - but the sticky link says it is one of the more androgenic pills.
But I do see the Ovcon isn't under one of the pills to take if weight gain is an issue... though it is under the list of what to take if depression is an issue... so... we'll see.
I took my first pill last night. So far... so far so good but it's waaaaay too soon to tell.
I have not been on BCPs since being preg (well, until last night that is) so all of my BCP effects are based pre-preg. I listed them in Disintigration's Yasmin query post... I'll copy.
In the past... pills I have tried and side effects suffered include...
Ortho-cyclin or tricyclin- too long ago to remember, see I don't eveb recall which it was... might have tried both...
Ortho-cept - *severe* suicidal depression
Ortho- novum 7/7/7 - severe migraine (pain, nausea, loss of vision - thought I had a brain tumor!) - only on it 2 or 3 days
Desogen - suicidal depression because, duh, it's the same as ortho-cept
Mircette - b-witchy moods and breakthrough bleeds
Alesse - breaktrhough bleeds (great otherwise... lost weight, less hair...)
Demulen - killed sex drive (but maybe it wasn't the pill as it has yet to return and that was 3 years ago) and no bleeds during off week (that part freaked me out and would come back to haunt me later)
Yasmin - breakthrough bleeds, psycho moods during off week, got pregnant
Ortho-novum - weight gain, terrible acne and hair loss
Sooooooo... from the looks of it, Ovcon is similar to Ortho-novum in terms of estrogen content and progestin type, but has a lower progestin component. So... I guess we'll see what happens. I kind of want to call my doc and say ya know ortho-cyclin looks like a good bet... but he did give me 4 free packs of Ovcon so maybe I should give it a try.
