I just wanted to know if anyone has tried
the patch. I had a miscarriage and dont
want to get pregnant anytime soon so I was
curious about the patch. I was on depo
for awhile but im really not interested in
getting back on that so I just wanted
advice on what birth control would be
helpful for right now because I want
children just no right now.
Chrystal
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sourlikecandee
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 4 Location: paradise
Posted: 01-05-04 01:10am
Hi there,
since not many people seems to have tried
the patch, I thought i'd share my
experience w/you.
I was also on the depo for several
years.
Pro: no period when my body got used to
it, weight loss only b/c I was toooo
depressed to eat.
Con: crazy mood swings, unpredictable
bleeding and spotting that lasted for days
i wanted to try something different b/c I
really wanted to see if it was depo that
causing me to be soo depressed and
i have also heard it was hard to conceive
in the future while on depo so I switched
to the patch... About 4 months now.
It's easy to use, just be careful when
sticking it, make sure your skin is clean.
At first, I was totally not used to this
method, I experienced all the side
effects to the worst degree of it:
con: sharp stomach pains, blurry contacts
lens, breast tenderness (it hurted alot),
etc.
Pro: well, my breasts got bigger. My
period comes regularly on time.
I dont experience most of the side effects
anymore. I think I just got used to it.
I am still sometimes moody.
I suggest that if you are not a pill
taker, the patch may be a good choice.
It really plays w/your hormones alot. I
think it's the eccess estrogen in
your body. I feel that it is quite
different from the depo shot.
Give it a try, get a months prescription,
if you don't like it, try something else.
Every body is different, you'd never know
until you try. Good luck.
L
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honeycoco
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2003 Posts: 375 Location: georgia
Posted: 01-05-04 20:46pm
Thanks for your advice. I think im going
to call my doctor and give the patch a
try. :d
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nikki_caro
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 4922 Location: Right here at work!
Posted: 01-06-04 11:58am
Hey chrystal.
Everything is going to have some kinda
side affect no matter what. I was on the
patch for a while and it wasnt too bad.
Some nausea and headaches but thats about
it. No pregnancy. The reason you get
those things is because your body "feels
pregnant" therfore preventing it from
happening. So you get "symptoms" the
patch is pretty easy though. So try it or
ask your doc which is best for u.
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realbabe
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 8 Location: chester
Ive Tried the Patch Posted: 01-17-04 19:58pm
Hi hony, ive tried the patch and it worked
for me for about a couple of months but
then ive got pregnant when I found out
that I was I was 5 months pregnant but you
should try it it works if you stick to
your sched ule
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Jenni
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 49 Location: PA
Posted: 01-17-04 21:07pm
Hey..Im on the patch now..Um yea everytime
I have sex my body thinks its pregnant so
I get a lot of the symptoms..But I guess
you get that with everything...The only
real bad thing about the patch is that I
have a migrane headache everyday..It never
goes away..At one point I was taking at
least 6 advil a day and it still didnt go
away..Im going to get an mri in a couple
weeks to see if it could be something else
rather than the patch but I think the
patch is whats causing my
headaches...Another thing is that you
really need to stick to your
schedule..Becaus every now and again ill
forget and ill have to change my patch
change day...One good thing is that before
my periods were never every 28
days..Always on different days..But the
patch them completely regular..I even have
it down to the hour ill get my period
which is crazy..I hope this helps and I
hope everything goes well... Jenn
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