OK, “woman stuff” coming. Please turn away, persons with dicks.
I have been on birth control pills for quite some time now. I took matters into my own hands when I was 17, going to Family Planning to get the goods. This was perfect for that whole “I’m not ready to ask my mom yet” phase of adolescence. Unfortunate pap incidents provoked an early conversation with my mother anyways, just a few months later.
Anyway, at first the nurse practitioner placed me on some tri-phasic bullshit that warranted me straitjacket crazy. After about a year of taking B6 to help with severe moodswings (seriously, vitamins?), they switched me over to a mono-phasic daily.
For about another ten years, I was on that very same pill. Until a new gyno decided maybe it was too much hormones for such a little gal and subsequently duped me into a low-dose version of Ortho-Cyclen (generics to boot, which may have been the base of my problem). These next generation baby-be-gones put on almost 35 pounds in less than two months. Yes, that is right. It took me another eight to figure out why in the hell I was putting on so much weight, that I went to every specialist imaginable for an explanation. Lo-and-behold, it wasn’t the docs that put two-and-two together, but me… realizing that was what changed in my “habits” in the last year. It took me MONTHS to take off the rest. And I said goodbye to a size zero, essentially, forever.
Which leads me to the point of my ramble. I took a few years off birth control — starting when I was engaged a few years ago because, well, marriage and children and all that sappy crap. After a year or so of (sexless, right?) singlehood, I went back on my favorite Ortho-Cyclens last year. AND I order my pills in advance, which is super-awesomeness (skipping “that time” over summer break is a necessity for me). Something in the hormones has surged a huge breast growth and all the other good benefits (none bad, really) of taking preventative baby-making measures.
Anyway, my drug supplier and my lady-doc (or my insurer, who knows) sent me a letter with my most recent prescription refill… with two new packs to hold me over to my yearly appointment; however, my pills were not my pills. “They” (supplier/doc/insurer?) all collectively decided it was time to switch pills again. Now I’m on some suggested replacement of O-C called Ortho-Novum. I’ve been doing research, and I can’t find many differences, other than a new fancy-named hormone.
I just hope my boobs don’t shrink and my butt doesn’t grow.
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August 6th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
You know what, I used to take that very same birth control pill - Ortho Novum, and it was like many years ago. I didn’t have any problems with it that I can remember and maybe since it’s been around for a long time, it’s safe? I don’t know, but that name did ring a bell for me. I’m on Yasmin now and have been for probably 7 years and I’m happy with it. I would say don’t worry about it so as to not phsych yourself out - I have a feeling you may be prone to doing that.
August 6th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Grooooan … I have to get my annual pap tomorrow. HATE.
I took Ortho Tri-Cyclen for about six months and it increased my migraine frequency. So I’ve been on Kariva for nine years with no complaints.
August 6th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
ortho TRI-cyclen sucks! i was CRAZY when i took that. i’m all about the ortho cyclen (mononessa) for allllll the sex im having these past few months.
SIIIIKE
August 7th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Seriously, why do they even make Ortho-Tri anymore? It does bad shit to everybody.
And yes, Alexa, I was so fucking crazy on Ortho-Tri. Do you need some help getting laid? LOL
August 7th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I’ve been on the generic Ortho-Cyclen, too. Keeps me free of babies and I love it.