Hey all i'm about to start taking birth
control orthotricyclen lo and I was just
wondering what everybodys reaction is to
this pill is it a good one and all that
anything you can tell me would be great.
I've never really wanted to take the pill
because of sideeffects and all but my
doctor thinks I should so I want to know
everybody's opinion thanks
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kkkaaayyyy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Upstate New York
Posted: 09-02-05 09:43am
Ive been on orthotricyclen lo for about 5
yrs now. I never really got any side
effects. I prefer the pill to anything
else like the patch or the shot, even
though the shot might be more convient, I
like the pill. You usually get used to
it after a long period of time taking it.
I always take it when I wake up in the
morning. It also works pretty damn well,
aint got prego yet!! :)
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amyl23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 10 Location: Missouri
Posted: 09-02-05 23:52pm
Well thanks for the info. I've done a
little more research on it and i've read
that birth control can lower your sex
drive and make you fat or make it hard to
diet what do you think??
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kbthac
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 09-13-05 09:56am
My doctor told me that birth control
actually increases your sex drive, because
you now do not have a whole lot of fear
about pregnancy, so you enjoy it more.
Also, gaining weight is a myth. I read
that it is about equal to the number of
people who actually lose weight while on
the pill. I quit taking ortho novum for
four months, and actually gained weight.
The birth control kind of supresses my
appetite a little, so maybe it is
different with different people. The
only thing that made me hate my last pill
was the major mood changes. I was
depressed and hated the world. I am not
on my third day of ortho tri cyclen lo,
and I really like it so far, nothing weird
yet!! Hope this helped.. :)
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kkkaaayyyy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Upstate New York
Posted: 09-13-05 12:46pm
I heard that if you stop taking birth
control you'll gain weight, I dont know
about starting it though.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-13-05 23:41pm
I'm on ortho lo, and I feel the same way I
felt when I wasn't on it. I don't know if
it increases your sex drive, but it does
definately releive the worry of getting
pregnant; thus indeedy you want to do it
more often because you know you're safe!
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amyl23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 10 Location: Missouri
Posted: 09-27-05 22:04pm
Okay new question what color or which week
will I start my period and how long will
it last?? Thanks
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-29-05 21:19pm
Fourth week is green, and that is when
you'll start, some time in that week.
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amyl23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 10 Location: Missouri
Posted: 09-29-05 21:48pm
Okay what if I started in the blue pills
on my third week and it lasted like a week
and a half instead of like the 4-5 days
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-29-05 22:46pm
What lasted more than a week, the blue
pills? There are 14 pills that are blue,
7 are light blue and 7 are dark blue.
None of the pill sets last for 4 or 5
days, they are all 7 days long.
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