I have been taking ortho tri-cyclen lo for
20 days straight, no breaks trying to get
some relief from endometriosis. My
question is this my breasts are tender and
I have increased a whole cup size, is this
normal? My last period was not normal, so
I am wondering about being pregnant.
Thanks
marisa
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holidaycheer01
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 19 Location: Jackson, MI
Posted: 01-10-06 14:53pm
Not sure...I would check with your doctor
or get a pregnancy test. All bodies are
different but I didn't have breast
tenderness or fullness except for right
before my period.
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mbulldog26
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 25 Location: Tenn
Posted: 01-10-06 15:16pm
Thanks a bunch for trying to answer my
question. I was wondering if I would ever
get a response. How long have you been on
ortho lo?
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holidaycheer01
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Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 19 Location: Jackson, MI
Posted: 01-11-06 19:19pm
I was on it for a year 1/2 but I stopped
taking it
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mbulldog26
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Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 25 Location: Tenn
Posted: 01-11-06 20:13pm
Why did you stop taking it?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-11-06 23:02pm
Actually I have seen a few women increase
breast size on otc, and otc lo. They are
side effects of the pill, and some women
do worry because that can also be a sign
of pregnancy. How was your period not
normal?
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Glamorgirli
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 193 Location: Michigan
Posted: 01-11-06 23:45pm
When I was on ortho lo my boobs would hurt
soooooooooo bad they were sore like every
day and around my period hurt worse! I
asked the gyno why they hurt they said the
bc. I switched to seasonal 3 months ago
and my boobs don't hurt anymore.
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mbulldog26
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 25 Location: Tenn
Posted: 01-12-06 01:00am
When it comes to my last period...Started
dec 7th very light, bled or more like
spotted 2 days then it stopped for a day
and a half, then started up again for 2
more days.
Now a little history, my periods are
terrible. My cycle is irregular, so it
can throw me off alot of the time. When
it does start you can bet it will last for
7 or 8 days, and be extremely heavy. I
also have endometriosis, kinda explains
why I have such terrible periods.
I started the bc on the 16th of dec to try
and get things under control. I am
suppose to take it everyday, with no
placebo pills all hormones.
I heard that a small percentage of women
who take it this way have no periods or
spotting right from the beginning.
I have been pregnant twice before, but I
had no symptoms, I had problems in the end
but thats a whole other story.
I have this feeling like I have just done
a ton of crunches, whats up with that?
Thanks for listening and helping me out
marisa
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ihateortho
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 2
Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo Posted: 02-12-06 20:22pm
I have been on ortho tri-cyclen lo for
almost a year, and I am about to get off
of it. Within the first two months of
taking it, my breast size increased from
an a to a c. It has slowly decreased to a
b. This pill was fine for the first 3 or
4 months, but I have had constant yeast
infections, bacterial infections, and utis
since july/august 2005. My sex drive is
at 0, and it used to be above average. I
did not notice it dropping until around
september/october 2005. Watch out for
these symptoms...They do not go away. I
am switching to alesse in a few weeks.
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Miko
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Los Angeles
Posted: 02-23-06 17:54pm
Ortho lo makes you retain a lot of water
and its hard for you to lose weight...I
was on it for 5 years! I got off of it 5
weeks ago...I already feel less bloated
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Nermol
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Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1
Re:Marissa Posted: 05-26-08 16:21pm
hey.
so i'm going through the same thing. i've
been off birth control for two years now
and prior i was on tricyclen. now its the
tricyclen-lo.
i'm getting breast sensitivity like every
morning and they're totally growing
(started week one). i just talked to a
nurse cause i started to get my period in
like week two (boooo!!) but it was just
for a couple days.
i'm not gaining weight though. if
anything the upset tummy that i get from
taking them in the morning kills my
appetite (i do take them with food
though). so if that helps anyone that
thinks you get fat from birth control
there's a contrary opinion. i've lost
weight-and grown boobs!! woo hoo
*but the nurse was saying the downside to
tricyclen lo is that due to the low dosage
of hormones you have to be really careful
with taking them at the same time.
and i didn't skip any pills to trigger my
period but i could have possibly taken
them a couple hours later than the day
before. and apparently that can be enough
to trigger a period.
first three months though these kinds of
side affects are very common-spotting,
cramping, boob sensitivity. i don't know
if i'm gonna tough it out. i don't want
to be bleeding all the time. thats no fun
at all.
tricyclen original was pretty trusty for
not so many side affects.
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