Birth Control Question

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  • lovemykids58
    lovemykids58 Posts: 195 Member
    I've been on Nuvaring for 11 years now.

    Birth control pills are so old fashioned and riddled with side effects. (based on my personal experience).

    And no accidental kids here.... :)

    I had the WORST side effects from Nuva ring. Went off it and back to the pill and I was fine in 2 weeks.

    I use loestrien 24 or lo loestrien. everyone is different. I would give it a month and if you still have issues talk to your Dr.
  • RagenGBrown
    RagenGBrown Posts: 47
    I experienced the same thing when I switch from lo-estrin to tri-sprintec but I had HORRIABLE mood swings! lol My poor husband! But after the 1st month it's leveled out and my appetite is back to normal. I would give it a month, but if it doesn't change, I would definately go back, you know your body better than the doctor does and that's what they are there for! Good luck!
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Pixie, what kind of BC pills do you take? I was considering going back on Yaz, but I don't know. I'm kind of weirded out by Nuvaring too. LOL. I guess there are draw backs on everything!

    Ortho-cept. I've been on it for about 4 years now (except those few months when the pharmacy gave me generics :grumble: ) and it really works well for me.
  • frood
    frood Posts: 295 Member
    When you find something that isn't giving stupid side effects, I feel like it's worth it to try to stick with it. I don't know how your plan works, but maybe see if your doctor can put "brand necessary" on the Rx. When I had Seasonique, my doctor said since it was working well for me for several years that I should probably keep on the brand unless I really wanted to pay less and take a chance on the generic. The old "if it ain't broke..." idea. (I have an Implanon now because I can't have the estrogen.)
  • AndreaMerrill
    AndreaMerrill Posts: 24 Member
    You said your company uses mail order . Does your insurance company also do regular pharmacys? My insurance does both pharmacys and mail order. I've used the mail order as it's much cheaper and you get 90 days at a time.

    Obama's new health care plan that's happening has already made some changes - have others noticed this?
    Regular physicals are considered preventative care and no longer have co pays.
    Contraceptives are now also no charge! I knew this was coming - but didn't know it was here until I filled my birth control pills through the mail order. I was charge $0 !!!

    So what I'm saying is maybe you can get them through a regular pharmacy that carries the brand you wanted and end up paying nothing :-) I use Necon and have for about 16 years (except when I went off to have my daughter). I've had no issues but I know everyone's different.
  • Lalouse
    Lalouse Posts: 221 Member
    They're not the same! Don't believe them!! It's not about generic versus not.. sometimes the generic will work better for you (it does for me).

    And yes, I've gained weight on the pill and it's part of the weight I'm trying to lose now. Some pills may make weight loss more dificult; other pills may actually cause you to retain water or gain weight.

    Keep in mind though that it takes about 3 months for your body to come up to speed with your new pill. it's possible that this weight gain is because of the transition..

    I don' think there's an easy answer for this, but I just kept switching up every 3 months for about a year until I found one that worked for me.

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