Sprintec ortho cyclen birth control irregular period Posted: 07-25-06 00:09am
I had sex for the first time in april and
I decided that if I was having sex then I
would be smart and go on birth control and
I had a irregular period anyways so it
wouldn't hurt to be on it. I went to the
doctor and she prescribed me ortho cyclen
but when I got the prescription filled my
insurance will only cover the generic
which is sprintec but I don't mind if its
cheaper!
I started in june and my first few days I
was a little nauseas but I was also taking
cold medicine and once my cold went away
and I stopped with that I was fine. My
first month I definitely noticed more
vaginal dryness and I had my first yeast
infection. And before my period my
breasts were very very tender.
I am now starting the white pills on my
2nd pack. This month I have had no
problems really until recently. It
started with a rash that was on one side
of my back and on the side of my breast.
It hurt and it itched and it took awhile
to go away. Not sure if this was
connected to birth control but who knows!
Also have noticed major problems with my
contacts. It seems like my vision has
changed in one eye but not the other one
until I take my contacts out and re wet
them and then I am fine for a little while
until my vision goes again. Today I
carried drops with me and everytime I put
drops in once it happened it went away but
without the drops I honestly don't even
trust myself to drive because of the
vision problems. My eyes have also been
red every night when I get ready to go to
bed. Every night before bed I wash my
face very well and take off my make up yet
since starting birth control in the
morning I can barely open my eyes until I
get a warm rag to get rid of all the eye
"boogers" and crusty stuff. Once again I
am not sure if this is related to the
birth control but I am curious if anyone
else has had problems like this.
I am happy with my brand of birth control
as I have had no weight gain and my period
is so much better and I don't want to
switch but I see the eye doctor this week
and hope that is not the only solution.
My boyfriend and I are also no longer
together so now with these eye problems I
am not sure if I should even continue on
the birth control even though it helps me
period?!?!?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 07-25-06 01:00am
Well you may possibly be mildly allergic
to the horomones. Another possibility
that explains both the vaginal dryness and
the dryness of your eyes (which is what
seems to be causing the vision problems,
seeing as it is fixed temporarily by eye
drops) is that the pills are drying up
your body fluids just slightly, mostly
mucous membranes. Has your mouth or nose
been dryer than normal?
