Birth control recommendations - Nuvaring making me depressed, considering Yasmin or Orthotrycyclen-Lo?
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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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I LOVE LOVE LOVE my nuvaring, and tell everyone about how wonderful it, and most of my friends are on it now. I've been on two types of pills, and the patch, and I personalyl feel the ring is far superior.  It's a lower dose of hormones, but more constant, so I don't spot, and I'm on a continual regime with it, so I just have my period twice a year (I keep it in for 4 weeks, and then put a new one in usually without any time in between), and when I do have my period, it's lighter, shorter, and with less cramps.  I usually take it out during sex, but when I've left it in, it's never been a problem. I usually forget about it, and have to write down in my calendar when I need to change it.  It has also helped with my migraines, where as one set of pills really increased them. Plus, as the safest and most reliable form of birth control (it can't break, can't fall out, doesn't have to be taken at the same time, etc), it was really an ease on my worry about pregnancy, etc.  I just can't say enough wonderful things about the ring, so I really hope it works as well and as wonderfully for you.\n\nBest of luck,\n\nEssin' Em, www.hotmoviesforher.com
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Yes.  I have switched from pill to pill trying to find one that didn't make me depressed.  It happened to me every week before my period and every week after.  One moment I would be fine and the next I couldn't stop crying over trivial matters.  It did not matter what pill I was on and a lot of doctors couldn't help me, they just kept prescribing different methods of contraception.\n\nI tried Spirulina (vitamins made from Seaweed) for stress purposes and that seemed to help a bit.\n\nEventually I found a very knowledgeable lady.  Apparently (and I kbow it sounds far-fetched but its true) during certain times of the month, women retain water and the pill exacerbates this.  With the extra water, there is more pressure on the brain which sends mixed messages to it causing the emotional rollercoaster you're on.  She prescibed very mild water-tablets for me.  It helped a lot.  The reason the Spirulina seemed to work was because its also a diuretic to some extent.  However, for me it never cleared up completely so I also took Vitamin B6.\n\nNow I'm off the pill and I don't seem to be suffering like I used to.
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I definately recommend the pill. If you are worried about high hormone level pills, try the low hormone pills. One choice is ortho-tri cyclen lo. I use regular Ortho-tri cyclen and its fabulous. Also, if you take the pill every morning when you brush your teeth, you wont forget. Trust me!! :)
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My doctor said that Seasonale is perfectly safe as long as you have your normal periods and are healthy. I am taking my first packet now. It cost me $50.00 for 3 months with my insurance. I believe it is about $120.00 without insurance. I have not had any spotting at all. It is nice not having a period for so long, but I feel more emotional now. I used to be on Yasmin, and I believe Seasonale is higher in hormones. I can definately tell. I just feel a little moody all the time. It does have some pros though. When I took the Depo shot, I had a decreased sexual drive. I was worried about the same with the Seasonale, but I did not experience any decrease at all. Also, I gained about 3 pounds the first month, but it came back off the next month. I didn't feel bloated, like some birth control can make you feel. Overall, Seasonale is a good choice. Hopefully, they will come out with a lower hormone version soon. Then it will be a perfect pill.
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I was on the nuvaring for 2 years and loved it. all birthcontrol has a side effect of causing dryness. First make sure you dont have any kind of infection like yeast or UTI if it bother you too much you may want to try and switch birthcontrol.
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I took Alesse for awhile and experienced longer periods as well.  Alessa is a birth control pill that builds up the dosage of hormones gradually throughout the month so maybe you should try a birth control pill that is the same dosage every day, like Orthocyclen.  Have you asked your gyno about it?
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Any type of pills that alter your reproductive hormones can mess your periods up. Like me, I'm on Yasmin and my period started a week early and I'm on my 8th day... not common for me at all! Did you do your week of inactive pills? Give them 3 months and if you're still messed up, I'd talk to your gyn about switching to another kind.
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PLEASE do not use this form of birth control!  It is very dangerous and being taken off the market.  Everyone I know who has used it has gained between 30 and 60 pounds.\n\nThe pros are that it's easy - you only have to get it done once every 3 months.  The cons are too numerous to list.  There are so many options out there.  Please look at the others!
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This sounds just like me.  I developed horrible depression on Ortho Tri Cyclen.  Then I switched to a low dose pill (Mircette) and it helped a lot.  I definitely think you should switch.  I was on Ortho Tri Cyclen for a year and the depression didn't go away until I switched.  Besides, if you are hurting yourself then you definitely need to do something about it right now.
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Even a low dose of the pill makes my hormone levels weird. The last time I was on the pill my husband told me not to worry about taking it because nothing was going to happen to where I might get pregnant. Look into NFP.
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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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no, i take yasmin.\nive forgotten my pill in the morning and had to wait all day (cause of work) to take it. \nit hasnt affect me atleast. but be carefull. but no 20 to 30 min is not going to hurt.\nI have not had any side effects except gaining about 5 lbs. but that is the least of all lbs that you will gain out of all the bc's.\nive been on it for 2 yrs and its great i will never take another
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I suppose so, yes. My gyno put me on the NuvaRing because I wasn't ovulating like I was supposed to or even at all. So he thought it would be good "hormone therapy" for my uterus to help it start working normally again so that one day if I wanted to get pregnant, I could. (after I stop using the NuvaRing, of course)
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My wife tried the "NuvaRing" and stopped taking it because she was feeling bloated and sick to her stomach.  She also felt like it was making her gain a little bit of weight.  She didn't like it, that's all I know.
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I think I have tried just about every form of pill and patch they make.  The patch works just as well.  However, it left a red square on my body for several days after being removed (turns out I'm allergic to the glue they use to make it stick for a week).  There were times when it would fall off before the week was up.  \n\nI stick with the pill.  I prefer yasmin...low dose no weight gain.
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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.