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06-23-2008, 09:02 PM
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Points: 1,227.28 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,227.28 |  what BCP are you taking?
I'm going to start BCP soon. I'm wondering which works well without too much side effects. Or, perhaps I could skip BCP and just take spiro/met?? | 
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06-23-2008, 11:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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i'm on Orthotricyclen Lo right now and it's making me crazy. I'm also on Spiro but I've been told you shouldn't take Spiro without a BCP because it can potentially cause birth defects if you have a baby. | |
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06-24-2008, 02:18 AM
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I take ortho-novum but I hate it because umm it kills sex drive. I'm switching to Yaz | |
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06-24-2008, 02:25 PM
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I'm on Yasmin. I had been on Yaz, but absolutely hated the side effects (I gained a ton of weight, was sick to my stomach almost every night, bad headaches, skin issues..) so I switched to Yasmin 
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06-24-2008, 11:12 PM
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Is Yasmine the same thing as Yaz, just lower dose? | |
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06-30-2008, 11:37 AM
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Hi, I'm currently taking Yaz and have been for approximately 1 year. No one really explained to me the side effects until now. It helped in regulating my periods but caused them to become less and less. Last month, it literally lasted 1 day. This month, it has not come so far. Upon speaking with my nurse practitioner earlier today, she told me that this is completely normal and to not be worried.
I also suffered from crippling headaches and have gained about 20 pounds on this pill so far which I find ridiculous since my doctors have been recommending weight loss so much.
I would recommend something else. I have not tried anything else, but will definitely be switching soon. | |
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07-03-2008, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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My Mood: Points: 2,532.75 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 2,532.75 | it's official, i'm off the Pill...
wow, i was on Yaz for about 2 cycles and it was amazing for a month but then I started getting really bad anxiety and depression from it, so i went off the pill completely for 3 months until i got my period for a month straight. I had to go back on the pill to stop the bleeding but I tried Orthotricyclen Lo and it turned me into a raging lunatic, so I recently just stopped that one. In general it seems like I have a low tolerance for the Pill so I'm not going back on it and if I ever need to use birth control to not get pregnant, it won't be in pill form. | |
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