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Re: Anyone else's experiences with OrthoTricyclen?
From: Char (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 03:14:59 -0600 (CST)
I absolutely HATED ortho tricyclen, it made all my symptoms worse, but
now I'm on demulin and I love it. I guess it just goes to prove that
there are so many BCP's out there, and we are all different, it's just a
matter of finding out which one works best for each individual and that
we shouldn't give up.
At Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Sonnet wrote:
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>I agree with the last couple of posts in this thread that I have read...
>everything I have heard about triphasic BCP's (like tricyclen) is bad
>bad bad for PCOS, it can just make all of the symptoms worse. I wish I
>could tell you why this is, but I don't know! For a while I was on
>orthocyclen and it also worked pretty well at masking my symptoms. Note
>I said masking, I have my own theories on why bcp's in general are a bad
>choice for PCOS but hey :) Hopefully you'll find one that works well for
>you soon, if that is your choice! Take care!
>
>At Wed, 14 Feb 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>Usually PCOSers don't do well on multiphase pills. We need a constant
>>level of hormones. Ask your doctor about a low dose single phase pill.
>>I'm on Ortho Cyclen 28, after a few other tries (migraines etc...)and it
>>works for me.
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>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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Char
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