Birth Control Frustrations

Hi B.,

I personally do not have experience with either or the birth control options you listed, I take Ortho-tricyclin Lo and have had not problems (have taken it for 10-2 when concieving and pregnant). My mom (she is 41yo) she went on Yaz about 6 months ago. She did not have a good reaction to it. She said her heart raced, she had dizzyness, spotting, she had no energy to do anything and gained about 10lbs. She would come home from work and be exhaulsted, something not normal for her at all. She went off of it after 3 months and it has take 2 months but she is starting to get back to her normal self. When she started haveing these symptoms she did no realize it was from Yaz at first but she was getting ready to go see her doc about it and thought maybe it is the birth control. She just googled 'yaz birth control side effects' and found other women were haveing the same symptoms and some worse.
I know all birth control has its side effects so I would say google the one you are looking at and she whet other women are saying about them.
Hope this helps and Good Luck

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I had the migranes, bloating and mood swings. I am now taking mini pill and it's better. I read about Yaz and am also curious. For now Loestrin works for me.

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Hi B.,
After being on the depo shot for 6 years my dr wanted me to take a break & suggested the nuva ring. I hated it!!! I had extreme bloating & headaches also, and my husband & I were very "aware" of it if you will. I used it for 3 months & then got Implanon inserted last August. This is even better than the shot because there is nothing to deal with for 3 full years & with our insurance I only had to cover the $20 co-pay to get it inserted. I've lost 18 pounds through no work of my own & I spot for about 2 days monthly. It might be worth you looking into. Good luck!
M.

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Hi B.,

I've had all sorts of problems with bc pills. I have really bad pms. I tried Yaz and hated it. It made me so sick, felt like I had the stomach flu for weeks.

Talk to your dr. about all your options to find what will work for you.

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I have heard of people having reactions to both Nuvaring and Yaz, although I have not used either. I did take oral contraceptives before (not Yaz) and had problems with the first brand, but no problems with Ortho Tricyclen or Ortho Tricyclen Lo. With oral contraceptives, there are tons of brands that are mostly the same, but the slight variations suit certain people better than others.

Remember that with hormonal contraception, you are not having a real cycle. It is just withdrawal bleeding from the hormones.

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I am on Yaz and LOVE it! The first two or three months I had the lightest period ever and then it disappeared all together. Now I get a period once every 4 months and it can be heavy but it's worth it to not have a period most of the time and I don't have severe headaches anymore. A friend of mine just started it too after being on her period for about 2 months straight. Yaz finally stopped her period and she's looking forward to getting regular!

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I have been using Yaz for over a year and absolutely love it!!!! Regular cycles and very short, maybe 2 to 3 days. Everyones bodies are different though, so what's good for one isn't necessarily good for another. Ask your Doctor and see if maybe Yaz would be something for you to try. Hope this helps.

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