Question On Birth Control Posted: 12-06-05 02:31am
How long does it take for the pill to be
effective?? Ive heard that it takes about
a month to build up in your system before
it actually works but you cant always
believe what you hear. Im thinkin about
starting ortho tri cyclin lo and I want to
know as much about it as possible for
example weight gain, mood swings, cramps,
depression etc... If anyone out there can
help me out and ease my fears it would be
greatly appreciated!
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solar001
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Weston, FL
Posted: 12-06-05 10:42am
As for mood swings, weight gain, it's
different for every person. I learned
that you never know until you try. I'm on
nuvaring, and I have read both good and
bad reviews, I was a bit hesitant, but I
gave it a try, and I really like it. It
is recommended that you use a back-up
method (like a condom) during the first
cycle (the first month). Again, it's
different for every person, that is why
there are so many different forms of the
pill. Do some research, but if you sit
there and anticipate weight gain and mood
swings, then they're going to happen, no
matter what. I'm just really cool about
it, I pretend that there's nothing
different about my body, so I don't feel
any different!
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kbthac
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 12-06-05 11:52am
I am on ortho lo and I have been for 3
months, and I haven't had any side effects
like weight gain, or depression (but when
I was on ortho novum I was extremely
depressed). But, I have had like a yeast
infection since I started the pill, and
that is listed as one of the side effects,
but I am hoping that it will go away.
Other than that I really like ortho lo.
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hollyann84
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: 12-14-05 01:06am
Personally I had nothing but problems with
ortho tri cyclen-lo. I was on the pill
for about 7 months and it was the worst 7
months of my life. I had awful mood
swings, I was always depressed, I gained a
whole lot of weight, I stayed bloated all
the time, I was always cranky and
irritable, I kept a yeast infection all
the time, sometimes I bled for 5 days,
sometimes 14 days, sometimes even more and
variated in between, my breasts were
always so so tender it almost brought
tears to my eyes when my husband would
even touch them! My cramps were horrible,
every month I would cramp for at least 1
week before and 1 week after my period,
and I was almost always nauseated. I also
tried ortho-tri-cyclen for a while and it
did the same things to me, but not hardly
as severe. Why did I not stop taking them
sooner? I really couldn't answer that! I
hate going to doctors so I put it off as
much as I can and I kept telling myself
that maybe my body would still adjsut.
But I quit taking them on my own last
month and now I feel better than I have in
a while. I have talked to several people
that said they had no problem with
tri-cyclen-lo but myself, and 2
sister-in-laws took this pill and all had
similar problems. I'm not telling you not
to take these pills, as every woman is
different, i'm just telling you my
experience.
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