Everyone has been giving great advice about the pill, but I'm surprised no one noticed or mentioned the fact that this woman had chest pains and swelling in one leg. Those things clearly point to a possible blood clot, which (posted to Birth Control Woes)
Grump Girl is correct. The lawsuit was dismissed by the judge yesterday! I hope this is the last we'll hear of these pathetic tactics. (posted to Desperation)
Hey- I can relate to being ridiculously emotional from your period, whether before or during- my boyfriend can accurately inform me that I'm getting close to my period based on my behavior when I'm not on the pill. I also (posted to Birth Control Woes)
dreadheadmags, what I meant was that my body at 18 and my body at 25 were not the same. So when I was 18 I didn't get the low libido and vaginal dryness side effects from OrthoCyclen (just the shorter (posted to Birth Control Woes)
Thanx theBazil. I figured that's what you meant I just wanted to clarify for myself. I was experiencing dryness too, and I couldn't figure out why all of a sudden even if I was extremely horny, I wouldn't get wet. (posted to Birth Control Woes)
You really won't know until YOU try it, and if it doesn't work for YOU, try something different. I've been on three different kinds (Estrostep, LoEstrin, and NuvaRing). Estrostep is a standard low-dose tri-level of horomones. LoEstrin was one of (posted to Birth Control Woes)