Re: [Birth Control] a switch in BCP
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 21:10:30 -0500 (CDT)
OrthoTricyclen has ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate. OrthoCyclen has
the same medication and is the same dose as the last week of
OrthoTriCyclen. Ovcon has ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone.
As far as what pill to choose, the newer pills have been doing very well
with respect to minimizing side effects. Yasmin, Levlite, Alesse and
LoEstrin would be good choices to start as we do in my practice. You
may find a good pill for you or you may find all pills cause you
moodiness.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Christina wrote:
>
>I had been taking Ortho Tri-cyclen for over a year. I noticed mood
>swings, headaches, and depression. When I finally mentioned it to a
>friend she suggested that I switch pills because she had the same
>problem until she switched to Orthocept. I called my OB-GYN, who was
>out for that week but I spoke with his nurse. She claimed that she had
>no idea of any correlation between the BCP I was taking and mood swing
>problems. I pushed the issue. She called me back the next week and
>said she spoke with my doctor and would call in a new prescription for
>me. She called in for OvCon 35, which appears to have the same dosage
>as Ortho Tri-cyclen! Did she even do me a service or just do something
>to pacify me? My mood swings are severe and come in what seems to be a
>weekly pattern. I need to get some stability back, I have been
>irrational for too long and cant help but to feel that the BCP has
>something to do with it, especially after having read similar complaints
>on the net.
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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