Well, i'm considering going on the pill.
I've been married for not quite a year.
I will be 20 tomorrow. I've only ever
had sex with my husband. I've never had
any serious diseases (just colds and very
mild flu, an ear infection as a kid, and
chicken pox once) my mom had leukemia when
I was a kid but it's been in remission for
15 years with no reoccurances, and my dad
has late-onset diabetes. I'm healthy,
albeit a little overweight, and have no
allergies that I know of (to medicine)
i'm not currently on any medication, nor
have I ever been save for antibiotics when
I got a root canal several years ago
(tooth got hit from falling off a horse
and the root broke, cutting off blood
supply to the tooth so it died)
basically, I want to know if there's any
way to find out if i'll have any kind of
adverse effects if I go on the pill? The
few medications i've ever taken (over the
counter) I never get any of the side
effects listed.
I just don't want to end up cranky with no
sex drive and even fatter than I am now.
Not worth it.
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kbthac
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 10-10-05 20:08pm
Well, I have never really had anything
wrong with me either, except for most of
the things that you mentioned. I am a
generally happy person, and I get along
with most everybody. I went on ortho
novum for 3 months and absolutely went
crazy!! I had awful mood swings and cried
over the tiniest of things. I went off
of it after three months, and I gained
about 5 or 6 pounds during that time. A
month ago I got on ortho tri cyclen lo,
and I haven't had any adverse effects on
it yet!! I have also lost about 5 pounds
since then, and I have went up like a 1/2
cup bra size (which is cool since i'm a
a!!)! So, your best bet would be to try
it, and if it causes any kind of weird
side effects, then just contact your
doctor and they should be able to change
it for you with no problems.
Hope this helped!! :d
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Tylanas
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Posted: 10-10-05 23:49pm
I too have had no adverse side affects on
the pill. Good luck! I'm on ortho lo.
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Landailyn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: 10-11-05 02:20am
I hope I don't gain weight, i'm already
about 30 pounds overweight, and i'm
already a 40d bra size.
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kbthac
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 10-11-05 06:31am
I didn't gain any weight at all until
after I quit taking that one, wacky pill.
But, with ortho tri cyclen lo, I have
already lost that five pounds that I
gained! I never lose weight, i've been
the same size forever, even though I have
tried hard to lose some, so it was
probably just from the pill. But
hopefully you won't have the same
problems!!
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