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Re: Can you help with birth control pill suggestions??
From: holly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Apr 2 15:47:28 2005
i liked yasmin for a month or so. it acted like a water pill for me. i
lost about 10 pounds. no acne, no bloating. pretty nice. but the mood
swings and the migraines were pretty bad to me. periods were still
painful and heavy, but not as much as before. i recently switched to
seasonale and have felt great. i did gain a few pounds and developed 1
or 2 pimples, but they go away quickly. i have light periods, but they
are extremely painful for some reason. the pain only lasts the first
day, but it's enough to keep me in bed with painkillers. i don't know
if it's because i don't have enough of a lining anymore or what. but i
don't have pain the rest of the time. only when i'm not on the actives.
and that's just every few months. not too bad.
still have mood swings, and somedays, they are doozies. but they aren't
as bad as with yasmin. headaches feel more like tension headaches than
outright migraines now.
At Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Alexis wrote:
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>Hi!
>I finally decided to change my treatment from Depo Provera to a birth
>control pill - and started researching the different types of pills. I'm
>currently experiencing acne, depression and weight gain due to the
>androgen potency in the depo. I"m looking for a pill that will help
>these side effects - but it looks like the ones that will, have a high
>estrogen level and low progestin level - which won't help the
>endometriosis. :-(
>
>Could anyone please tell me what type of pill they are on, and how it is
>working for their endo?
>
>I've been readign that these are good ones for endometriosis:
>Loestrin 1.5/30; Loestrin 1/20 Fe; LoOvral; Leveln; Levora; Nordette;
>demulen 1/35 and Zovia 1/35.
>Is anyone out there on the above mentioned types - and can tell me about
>their experience with it? (e.g. side effects; helpfulness w/ endo pain
>and cysts)
>
>Also, I noticed that Yasmin is recommended for acne, weight gain and
>severe cramping. Can anyone tell me about their experiences with
>Yasmin? Has it been helpful for your endo? (I havent' been able to find
>any research on it associated w/ endo)
>
>Lastly - is anyone on Ortho tri-cyclen lo? My GP wants to recommend it
>cuz of it's low estrogen levels - but I noticed it has 3 different
>levels of progestin - and am wondering how it will affect my endo. I'd
>love to hear about any experiences anyone has had with it.
>I feel like picking a type of BC pill is a big decision - and if I pick
>the wrong one it could make the endo worse - so any info you have, would
>be greatly appreciated.
>
>In the meantime - if you want to check out the different pill options -
>here's a great website:
>http://www.wdxcyber.com/ncontr13.htm
>
>Thanks and I look forward to hearing back from you! :-)
>Please feel free to respond via the listserv or my direct email addy at:
>endoresearch@sbcglobal.net
>
>Thanks!
>Alexis :-)
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