Chosing a Birthcontrol Pill Posted: 11-07-05 00:09am
Im thinking of going back to pills, rite
now im on the patch and its not really
working for me. I was wondering if anyone
has any advise on which pill I can go on
that doesnt cause too much mood swings? I
was thinking of alesse? Any one have any
suggestions?!
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tasha82
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 112
Posted: 11-07-05 00:22am
I've never used alesse, but i'm on ortho
tri cyclen lo and my mood seems better
than when I was on the patch. I've heard
some people say their mood swings were
worse on tri-phasic pills, but they seem
to be working for me. Good luck, I hope
you find one you like!
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Jenni84
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 4
Posted: 11-07-05 00:45am
Is tryclin lo all the same colour pills or
are they diffrent every week? Actaully my
mood is better on the patch but I get sum
bleeding after the first week and it
doesnt stop til I start on the fist week
again.. I actaully wen to the clinic I
go to and they told me that some poeple
need a higher dosage of estrogin or
sumthing and thats why I get the
bleeding.. But I really dont want
anything that high cuz I dont really want
major mood swings.
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Jenni84
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 4
Posted: 11-07-05 00:47am
Is tryclin lo all the same colour pills or
are they diffrent every week? Actaully my
mood is better on the patch but I get sum
bleeding after the first week and it
doesnt stop til I start on the fist week
again.. I actaully wen to the clinic I
go to and they told me that some poeple
need a higher dosage of estrogin or
sumthing and thats why I get the
bleeding.. But I really dont want
anything that high cuz I dont really want
major mood swings.
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tasha82
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 112
Posted: 11-08-05 00:16am
The tri cyclen lo pills are different
colors every week. If you don't want to
try a higher dose of estrogen, you might
want to just try any pill you're
interested in and see if it works for you.
If the bleeding doesn't stop after a few
months, you can always think about trying
one with more estrogen.
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x0x-Andrea
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Vancouver
Posted: 11-10-05 18:42pm
I'm just on tri cyclen, i'm on my second
week. I just started it, and it seems to
be going pretty good. Except for that
i've been bleeding for nearly 10 day now,
and my period usually only lasts 5. It's
not that heavy of bleeding, and my friend
told me that it's normal, because your
body takes time to adjust. I haven't had
any side effects, i've actually lost
nearly 12 pounds since i've been on it,
which is probably one of the down sides.
Other then that, it seems to be alright.
My doctor wanted to put me on tri cylcen
lo, but I have to take meds for the next 6
months, and she had told me that the
medication may interfere with with tri
cyclen lo, so she thought it was best that
she put me on tri cylcen. Not sure
why...But who knows haha
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hollyann84
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: 11-12-05 17:12pm
From my personal experience I would
recommend that you do not use ortho
tri-cyclen lo. This pill has made me have
extreme mood swings along with many other
bad side effects. I know that every
person is different, but I have several
friends that have also had a lot of
problems when taking tri-cyclen lo.
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kbthac
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 11-12-05 23:34pm
I was on ortho novum for only three
months, and I stopped taking it because it
made me have extreme mood swings and I
bled for the entire first month!! Now I
am on ortho tri cyclen lo and I am on my
third month and I absolutely just love it!
I haven't had any side effects on my
mood so far...So that's really an
upside...The doctor was going to put me on
just ortho tri cyclen...But when I went in
my blood pressure was really high for some
reason so she didn't. But, pills are
different for everyone, and I really know
nothing about the allesse. Just check
with your doctor!!
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whatsinaname
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 23 Location: KY
Posted: 11-13-05 19:37pm
I've been on ortho tricylcen lo for about
6 months now and I haven't had any side
effects whatsoever. I may just be lucky,
I don't know. I would just talk to your
doctor, though, since everyone has a
different exprience with birth control.
Good luck.
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Kgirl16
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Canada
Posted: 11-14-05 14:51pm
Im on alesse! Alesse has the least amount
of horomones in them which causes no mood
swings. In fact, I have less mood swings
than ever before. I highly recomend this
brand.
