ENDO Messages for November, 2005: Re: BCPs

Re: BCPs - how long?

From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Nov 29 19:13:33 2005

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Diana... Here's my two cents (or 5 cents depending on how long this takes!!!). I have been switched from one pill to the other for the symptoms, now, I have yet to find one that helps, but my doc has stopped switching them (he hoped the lap would help and I'd feel better on these pills now). I know that when used at birth control, they need to be in your system at least a month -- I also know that most meds I've been on like that (anti-depressants, sleep aids, B/c, etc.) are supposed to take about 1 to 2 months just to kick in. I say that if you think you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, stick with it a bit longer. But, your situation also plays a factor in this, and when I say situation I mean with children. If you don't have any and want them -- you may want to take a different road. If you're ready for a baby now, the best step for you would likely be the lap. I have not had pain relief since I started with symptoms,so I had the lap and am glad i did. I haven't had relief but I was given answers. But many women do get relief. My doc said the course from birth control pills (with no help) is a lap -- then if there are still problems, lupron for 6 months, he recommends I get pregnant at the end of that treatment, as that's the best time for my endo. From that it's just more of the same as you said. Anyway, I may have babbled, but I hope I have helped a little. Please let me know if you have any more questions or if I've confused you!!! Jennifer A.

At Tue, 29 Nov 2005, Diana wrote: >
>Back this past May, a doctor put me on Tri-Cyclen for endo symptoms,
>which seemed to just make everything worse. I took them continuously
>for 5 months, then I got the NP at my doctor's office to switch me to
>continuous Nordette on advice I received from yet another NP. Then I
>went to a new doctor, but they seem really frustrated, and don't want to
>wait to see if the Nordette works, nor do they want to deal with giving
>me pain meds. They are pushing a laparoscopy followed by lupron
>followed by god-knows-what, more of the same I imagine.
>
>I've only been on the Nordette for 4 1/2 weeks, and I have seen some
>improvement - now the pain killers actually kill the pain! And I'm
>taking fewer of them
>
>I'm wondering of the people who tried BCPs for their endo, how long did
>you give the treatment before you got results, or gave up?
>
>Thank you!

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