Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo And Acne Posted: 07-28-04 03:15am
I started taking ortho tri-cyclen lo a
while ago, and it made my face break out
pretty bad. I stayed on it for a month
before calling my doctor to ask her if I
could switch to something else. She put
me on normal ortho tri-cyclen, and I have
been on that for almost a month, and my
face hasn't gotten any better.
I know they say that it takes about 3
months for your body to get used to the
hormones, but I am getting really
frustrated with this as I don't even need
to be on the pill. I don't know if I
should stick with it and see if my face
gets better, or if I should just stop them
and see if my face goes back to normal.
Suggestions? Thank you. =)
meg
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linuxChique
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 4535
Posted: 07-28-04 13:16pm
If you don't need it, why are you on it?
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dokidoki_megu
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 2 Location: AZ
Posted: 07-28-04 13:42pm
Just in case I do need it sometime.
Because i'm not sexually active now, but
in the future I won't have to worry about,
"oh I just started my pills are they
effective yet?" etc.
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June4life
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 550
Posted: 07-30-04 01:15am
I'm on it for the same reason. I'm still
a virgin, but its just in case I have an
"uncontrolable fit of passion" haha....
I dunno though, i'm on ortho tri cyclen lo
and the little bit of acne that I had
cleared up in a few weeks.
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worried123
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 15
Posted: 07-30-04 23:18pm
Hey, you really should consider just
getting off the pill until you really need
it. Losing your virginity is something
that you should give a lot of thougth to,
and not just losing it in an
"uncontrolable fit of passion". The real
passion would be to save yourself for the
right guy, and the right time. I'd say
if the pill is making you break out that
badly, and you're not sexually active,
just get off of it and start it up once
you decide to become sexually active.
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Cassy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 103
Posted: 07-30-04 23:29pm
The type of artificial progesterone in
ortho tri cyclen lo has the ability to
cause acne but rarely. Perhaps you're
body isn't accepting of it and you should
try another pill with a different kind of
progesterone.
What confuses me is that isn't regular
ortho supposed to help with acne?
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June4life
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 550
Posted: 07-31-04 01:17am
Worried123, you misunderstood me. Well,
no, you just dont know my background or my
current relationship.
I went on the pill because I have been
dating an amazing guy for about a year.
He is a virgin also. We want to be each
others firsts, but we dont want to plan
exactally when we're going to do it. That
way, since i've been on the pill I will be
protected when it does happen.
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Because i'm not sexually active now, but
in the future I won't have to worry about,
"oh I just started my pills are they
effective yet?" etc.