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Re: (TO ANDREA)To Lisa: about Ortho Microner...
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 27 19:10:00 2007
Hi Andrea~
I have experienced very little nausea with the ortho micronor. I too
get super nauseus with BCP that contain estrogen. SO far I have not
bled at all (even spoting) in 4 months.
At Tue, 24 Jul 2007, andrea wrote:
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>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:
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>>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:
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>>>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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