Demulen- CW
From: Melanie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 08:18:43 -0600 (CST)
Hi CW,
Does Demulen help other PCOS problems like hair stuff? Did you have any
other side effects?
M
At Tue, 19 Mar 2002, cw wrote:
>
>I was on orthotricyclen a few years ago and absolutely hated it too. And
>2 others. No luck with them either.
>
>I know nothing about Yasmin, but I've been on Demulen for 1 1/2 years,
>and I love it. I take it for about 6 weeks though, not 3, then take a
>week off to get my period. For some reason, this cycle prevents pain
>and mood swings for me, and I feel wonderful. I had some breast
>tenderness at first, but not so much anymore. And it seems that when I
>added glucophage to the package, the breast tenderness disappeared
>altogether. Related? I don't know.
>
>I guess what I'm trying to say is don't give up yet.
>
>At Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Meredith wrote:
>>
>>Everyone that has posted a message regarding Yasmin states that it is no
>>good. My doctor says that Yasmin is probably the best new thing on the
>>market. This will be the second time I've switched my OC. I started
>>taking Ortho-tricyclen and had really bad breast tenderness and mood
>>swings. My doctor then put me on Mircette. It worked great the first
>>few months then I noticed my usually high sex-drive dwindle down to
>>nothing and still severe breast tenderness. So, now she wants to try me
>>on Yasmin. Please someone give me reason to try it. The reaserch was
>>very positive, but I want real women's experiences.
--
Melanie
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