Re: To Lisa: about Ortho Microner...
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jul 24 17:18:15 2007
Lisa,
Hi, just wondering if you've ever had any nausea or weird side effects
with the Ortho Microner? I too could not take any BC pills with
estrogen! They would make my extremely nauseated and started making me
have menopausal symptoms too! I'm trying to find anything that could
relieve my 3 days of excrutiating pain and slow down my heavy bleeding
during my period so that I don't have to have surgery, but I think I'm
just postponing the inevitable.
I need a lap surgery but am also seriously considering having my uterus
out too, because my doctor thinks that I have Adenomyosis also, (endo in
my uterine muscle). Plus, the heavy bleeding interferes with my life
just as much as the pain does and I am sick of it! I am just so scared
of having any complications after the surgery. I want to be able to
work a full-time job again and be able to plan trips without having to
schedule everything around my stupid period. I don't have any kids, but
still think it would make me so happy to NEVER have a period again.
Thanks for responding! Have a good day.
--
Andrea :)
At Tue, 24 Jul 2007, Lisa wrote:
>
>Ortho-Micronor does not contain any estrogen. It is progestin
>(Norethindrone) only. It comes as 28 active pills, so you never
>actually have a break. My doctor did warn about spotting, but after 4
>months I have yet to spot at all. I did really bad with the estrogen in
>most BCP's and have not had any real problems with ortho micronor
>
>--
>lisa
>
>At Sun, 22 Jul 2007, andrea wrote:
>>
>>Lisa,
>>
>>I have never heard of this pill. Does it not contain any estrogen? I
>>may consider just taking a pill with synthetic progestin to slow my
>>periods because I bleed so heavy my first 2 days, I fill up the biggest
>>tampon once every hour! I would give ANYTHING to bleed less! I don't
>>know if I could take it with my bio-identical Progesterone or not. I
>>guess I will have to ask my doc. I'm against taking anything synthetic,
>>but want to try a few things before I decide to go through an extensive
>>lap surgery. I'm scared and can't bring myself to schedule it yet!
>>
>>I know Progestin isn't as bad as Estrogen and Estrogen makes me
>>extremely nauseated too. The NuvaRing made me really nauseated! I'm
>>also going to look up the Ortho Microner and see what it's all about.
>>You have not had any bad reactions from it?
>>
>>At Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Lisa wrote:
>>>
>>>I had a really bad reaction to the Nuvaring as well. I have had 2 laps
>>>done to remove the endo, a LUNA procedure, done Lupron, deop, and most
>>>all other BCPs and nothing helped my cramps. My doctor suggested
>>>Nuvaring and so I tried it. I think I only had it in for about 4 days
>>>and durring that time I was so nauseated and dizzy I could barly get out
>>>of bed. My doctor told me to remove it and gave me some Zofran for the
>>>nausea. With in less than I day I started to feel so much better. It
>>>is supposed to be tolorated very well by most (or so my doctor says),
>>>but I can't do it.
>>>My doctor has now switched me to Ortho-Micronor and I have hot had any
>>>bleeding or serious pain in 4 months. It seems I can not tolerate the
>>>estrogen in most BCPs as htey always made me sick or break through
>>>bleed.
>>>
>>>At Fri, 20 Jul 2007, Kristina wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Hi ladies.... Been a while since I've posted here. I have a question
>>>>about the nuvaring...but first I'll give a little history. I have had a
>>>>lap, and a myomectomy (remove of a fibroid from my uterus). I was found
>>>>to have endo on the left US ligament, in the cul-de-sac, and the
>>>>peritoneum. I have tried everything from lupron to BC, to CBC. Most
>>>>recently my Dr wanted me to try the nuvaring to see if this would help.
>>>>I was hesitant but did it anyways. Not long after I put it in I started
>>>>to feel nauseated and crampy...these things only got worse over the 9
>>>>days I ended up leaving it in. I finally decided I was going to take it
>>>>out, due to the severe cramping and nausea I was experiencing. Crazy
>>>>enough, about 3 hours after taking it out, the cramping and nausea had
>>>>quieted down some. I really think the nuvaring irritated my endo....has
>>>>anyone else ever had this happen to them, or know someone it happened
>>>>to? Thanks for listening, and feel free to email me directly!
>>>>
>>>>Kristina
>
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