Has anyone tried Mircette or Yasmin?

[blondie51482]

Hi, I'm thinking about going back on the pill to loose some weight and get my period again. My only pcos sysmptom is missing periods. No thyriod,no acne,no hair growth or lose. I was wondering if anyone has had luck in the weight department and AF dept with Mircette or yasmin. I have about 10 pounds to go...I walk everyday about 45mins and eat healthy. I really think my weight is pcos related. Thanks!

[nylittlejen]

Hey Jess! I gained about 15 pounds before I was diagnosed this summer and, because my husband and I aren't what we're going to do baby-wise, I started Yasmin. I got my period with just my first month on it! What I like about Yasmin is that it's a mild diuretic so it helps shed all that water weight, I've already lost six pounds! I also was on Mircette back in college and it worked well, too, although my doctor recommended Yasmin as it is mostly estrogen which is what us PCOS girls are lacking. I also had skin like a teenage boy and it's getting better every day. Hope this helps! Oh hey, where is Massachusetts are you? I'm originally from 40 minutes north of Boston.

[blondie51482]

I live in Framingham,but I'm from Belmont!

[nylittlejen]

I have a lot of friends that went to Framingham State College. I miss MA but moved to New York when I got married. Still hate the snow though

[guineapig]

Um, I'm PCOS and I bomb out with extra estrogen. Heavy estrogen pills like Ortho Tri Cyclen (the original) spiralled my weight out of control. I think definitely us PCOS gals have a lack of progesterone, or something to balance estrogen, if we don't ovulate by ourselves--isnt' that what PCOS is all about? LOL .

[mandypurdue]

So guineapig, do you think if I gained on Ortho-tri-cyclen I would probably gain on Ortho Cyclen because of the estrogen level being the same? I don't really understand what makes some of us gain on pills. My OBGYN and my GP keep urging me to go back on the pill but I am not going to reverse the Met's affects with it. What do you think?

[guineapig]

Gosh, I don't know for sure! I know ortho tri cyclen is a triphasic pill, with parts of the month that have little or possibly no progestin to balance the estrogen. Ortho Cyclen is monophasic, which has progestin in a good amount all the pills all month. I did lousy on both ortho tri and triphasil, although I worked hard while on the triphasil & was able to lose weight. Not so on ortho tri, plus it gave me awful, teen-boy acne--no other pill had ever done that.

[ouzogirl]

My dr. just put me on Yasmin for two MAIN reasons (well other than to clear up my ovaries-somewhat so we can continue TTC).

1-Low risk of GAINING weight
2-Helps reduce excess hair growth

Hey, I can't complain about those at all. I am only on my 3rd pill, but I've TRIED so many pills.

ZOVIA-Bad-had breakthrough bleeding WAY TOO MUCH
Orthotricyclene-It worked great other than I gained weight on it
OrthoNovum-No complaints
Ovcon 35-No Complaints other than my ins. would not cover it so I paid out of pocket.

I think that Yasmin and Diane 35 will help with the excess hair, but if you don't have that...then its not a big deal. My dr. did say that it will help with not gaining weight which is important because I've got lots of weight to lose

[purplerose]

I was on Ortho Tri Cycen and I hated it. I developed depression and gained weight. I switched to Mircette about 9 months ago and I love it. I haven't had any problems with it at all. I just couldn't handle a high estrogen pill.