I've been on and off some form of birth control pills and rings for 6 years, and am currently on Nuvaring.  It's making me depressed and absolutely killing my libido!  It's also making me break out.  \n\nI'm ready to switch to The Pill, and was consider Yasmin or Ortho-Lo.  Anyone have any recommendations, or personal experiences with these medications?\n\nPS:  Getting off this hormone-altering stuff is not an option.  I was prescribed it to regulate my cycle.  I am not interested in an IUD, as I plan on having kids in the near future.
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Orthotrycyclen-Lo is a good one a good bit of the female soldiers we see take it and outside of snapping on someone now and again there is very little outward side-effects. As far as libido, some of them are freaks, so maybe this is what you are looking for. I've also seen fewer sides in Levitra so there you go and take this info with a grain of salt.
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You need to follow your doctor's recommendations unless you don't think they take your well-being into account. If you are concerned about this, get a second opinion about your treatment.\n\nMy notion is that if you don't want to get pregnant, are sexually active, and want to avoid pain, its probably a good idea to take the birth control pills. Don't smoke while you take them, though!
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Well, I have to say that I have tried just about every form of birth control under the sun.  The Nuva Ring was ok.  It's a little weird because you have to keep them in the fridge.  Who wants to see that in there!  LOL.  You wear it for a week and then change it.  Three weeks on, and one week off.  That's the week you get your period.  My husband said that he couldn't feel it in there, and I couldn't feel it inside me.  It was just a bit akward to insert and very akward removing.  That was probably the only down side.
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I LOVE the mirena.  I had similar complications, and read a few of the published medical studies (on PubMed).  It made me feel a lot better after finding out that most women had spotting and that over 30% stopped having normal periods entirely within about a year.  That would be worrisome except for the 99.9% effectiveness. (They don't call it reversible sterilization for nothing!)
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i've been in women's health care for 10 years and have taken it off and on since it's introduction about seven years ago.\n\nside effects are so different from person to person as all of our own personal hormones are all slightly different. & some of us are more sensitive to certain ingested hormones.\n\nit does have an androgenic (male hormone) effect. it could, in theory cause facial hair growth in someone that already has a higher level of testosterone. (as women DO have testosterone in their bodies. just a much much lower level.) the drug "DRSP" has the androgenic effect. i love it because it helps with water retention. that's also an effect from the DRSP.\n\ni haven't had any patients complain about facial hair. and this is a pill that you USUALLY lose a few pounds WHEN you're switching from another pill that does not have DRSP. [there's only two: yasmin and Yaz. yaz has a teeny bit less estrogen in it.]\n\nany OCP (oral contraceptive pill) can cause depression as it is a hormone. i hadn't heard of a higher occurence of it from this pill. if you do start to have depression, it's good to have your thyroid checked, etc. most side effects (spotting, headache, nausea) go away after the third month.\n\np.s. all pills help with shorter periods, less flow, less cramps and clearer skin. however, only one has the clearer skin approval from the FDA. only because they are the only ones that spent tons of money researching that effect and they spent tons of money getting that part approved to put on their label by the FDA.
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It's normal, some pills are very concentrated, others have low impact on the body, in personal experience the best one with the leaaaaaaaaaast side effects, if none, is "Yasmin". Ask ur OBGYN if you can switch, they are waaaaaaaaaay better than others. :)
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Depo will make you have mood swings, after all, it is hormones you're taking.  I took the shot back in the day and it did the same thing to me, but severely.  I had to get off them.  Talk to your doctor, maybe she can give you some advise or even get you on some other kind of birth controll.  In the mean time, let your bf know you are going to be a real b**ch for the next few days and that is due to your birth controll.  If he is as smart as he sounds he will steer a wide path when you go on a tirade.  Your body will eventually adjust to the swarm of hormones and you will be back to normal.  Write him a letter and leave it where he can find it, telling him you love him and not to take anything you say or do personally for the next few days to weeks.
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I've been on it for about 4 months and I love it.  No pain and best of all no PMS symptoms.  Side effects I've had included forgetfullness and diarrea.  Also, a few migraines, but I had those before as well.  I also love not having a period.\n\nI tried Lupron too, but it made me crazy.  Headaches every day and wicked mood swings.
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I am currently taking yasmin. I took it for a year before switching to the ring for a few years now back to yasmin. Due to the different types of hormones in yasmin, i didnt gain much weight, so my boobs didnt grow.
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You're lucky, I turned into a raging bleeding psychopath the whole time I was on Depo, and heard from aquaintances later that most of them had bad results. I used to take the pill, and it was wonderous -crampwise, moodwise, and anti-pregnancy wise until I started getting bad reactions to it. Have you tried the pill? I am considering trying the patch next, but suspect due to the whole hormonal thing that it won't work out. I'm starting to become suspect of any product that prevents pregnancy by interfereing with your body's chemical systems, and am leaning towards physical interference - like surgery. But that's not really an option if you do eventually want to have kids. Talk to your doctor before going off the shot because if it IS working for you, it's too bad you have to change... sometimes you hear stuff like the 2 year rule and it just isn't true.
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Yes, I had severe hormonal problems from being on the pill.  Everyone's tolerance is different, and my body just couldn't handle the imbalance hormonal birth control creates.  It took over 3 years for my body to regulate itself after I stopped taking birth control pills.
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MAYBE IT'S THE TYPE OF BIRTH CONTROL YOU ARE USING.  TELL YOUR DOCTOR TO SWITCH IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
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Hi I knowI am not a woman but my wife has had it.  She was dealing with it ever since she first started her period but did nto knwo it and was put on the pill to control it.  When we got married it intensified and got ten times worse, sex was out fo the question, rough honeymoon.  Anyway she did the Lupron and it did the same to her as it seems to have to you, nothing.  She was a wreck and it still was there.  She did surgery and it helped for about 2 months.  HErs was stage 4.  The doc was offereing a hystorectomy but we ha just married and wanted kids but not now.  She found a chiropracter that practiced applied kiniseology.  It was kinda crazy but it worked.  She had her on all these "potions" to support her body and did alot fo work with her more emotional than physical.  Not sure what happened or how it worked but she has been Endo free for 8 yrs, zero pain.  Still struggling with the weight gain but now we can blame it on two wonderful kids.  Find a doc in your area that practices applied kinesiology, usually a chiropractor.  Sounds crazy I know but it worked a miracle for us.  All the pointion and tinctures and emotioanl counseling she did for my wife was on top of the world when it was over.
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I've been on it for a long time and have few side effects.  I am always very tired, but I've been that way my whole life, so didn't contribute it to the patch.  But I do notice excess weight in my tummy area that I can't get rid of, even though I work out four times a week and the muscles under the fat are hard as a rock.  I think that it may have fewer side effects than some forms of birth control, but like them all, it has some, and they are evil.  I'm making my man get a vasectomy because I'm so tired of dealing with it.  I'm sure we all are.
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Switching birth control is always a guessing game because the hormone level in each is so different and you could turn into a pms nazi if you get too much and break out and all sorts of bad things. My advice is to stay on the one you find that is not making you break out and doesn't mess with your moods. Just remember that after 5 years you need to give your body a break and not take anything for 1 year. Diaphragms work great for that time off.
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So did I. I later learned that my body was not responding to the ovulation process as other girls and I needed some help to push the estrogen and progesterone.  You need to see a doctor. They can test you and make sure you don't have endometrious (bleeding outside the fallopian tubes) or any other issues. Many times they will put you on an estrogen program (BC pills) to help regulate you. More importantly, you need to make sure you are okay. It's something that can be 'fixed' but you need to educate yourself and get some professional advice and support.  There are too many things that 'yahoo community friends' can tell you and you still won't know.
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I became extremely depressed when I was on some low-dose pills.  I also have hormone irregularities and thought BC would help.  I had to try several different kinds before I finally found one, Yasmin.  It just figures though that my insurance doesnt cover it and I pay $50 a month for it, but that shows you how much I like it, it works great for me.  \n\nBut...everyone's different, it depends on what kinds of hormone imbalance you have, you'll have to talk to your doctor and most likeley get tests done to see what will work for you...and then lots of trial and error