01-20-2009, 10:07 AM | #1 |
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Birth Control?
I just switched from Yaz to Seasonique & was curious is anyone else has had any experience with this pill. I went to a gyno because I started getting severe PMS, the week before my period & the week of my period I was miserable. She put me on Yaz which is supposed to help. She told me I could take it continuously 3 months at a time which I did. And I really liked not having a period every month. So I went to my regular doctor & he expressed concern about Yaz because it affects your potassium level & wanted me to use Seasonique. Now I'm doing some research & probably making myself nervous over nothing, but I just wanted to know if anyone had any experiences. My doctor was has a degree in pharmacee as well & I trust he wouldn't knowingly give me anything harmful.
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01-20-2009, 10:48 AM | #2 |
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Sorry but I'm past that age. I wish that I had something to help you with. My tubes are tied. I could never take birth control pills.
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Sorry, I don't have any advice since I've never used either. Did he give you any other options? I'm on Ortho-Tricyclen Lo.
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01-20-2009, 11:49 AM | #4 |
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I was on Ortho-Tricyclen forever & then started getting really bad PMS. Since I like the period only 3 month thing my doctor thought seasonique was better than Yaz.
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Hope someone can help you...I'm past that time in my life too!
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Same here.. and I never took birth control pills. Sorry cant be of any help.
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01-21-2009, 07:35 AM | #7 |
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As we are talking birth control and we have some varried ages here when can us oldies give up useing birth control? I am 53 and have not had a period for 20month's think it is safe yet????
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01-21-2009, 08:37 AM | #8 |
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Highlands, I think that you should talk to your doctor about going off of your pills. I had my tubes tied after I had my last child so I don't have that worry. You probably wouldn't want a child this late in life so I'd check first.
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01-21-2009, 08:59 AM | #9 |
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Talked to the dr. told him my concerns & he decided to take me off seasonique & put me on ortho tri-cyclen lo. He personally thinks it's the best. Also after talking he decided he's concerned about the amount of headaches I have & now I have to go to a headache specialist & get a brain scan. Could be good could be bad. But I think the BC switch will be helpful. Plus I'm trying to get back to the lowest possible hormone & closest to normal so I won't have any trouble conceiving when I decide too.
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01-22-2009, 03:25 AM | #10 |
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Thanks I think I will have to, have never been on the pill always used condoms so I suppose it's no big deal. Getting pregnant at this age is proberbly very doubtful it took us 12 year's of trying between my two children, but it's just that fear of useing nothing.
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01-22-2009, 05:21 AM | #11 |
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The usual protocol is no period (none at all, not even spotting) for 12 months means that you are post menopausal (won't get pregnant). But if you are the least bit concerned, then you can have a blood test that shows your level of hormones, indicating whether or not you are post menopausal. It's worth a conversation with your doctor, just to ease your mind.
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Can't help you there we use condoms, but i didn't like that method of birth control for that reason that you don't have periods, we have periods for a reason my mother always told me, so they kinda scared me to use them.
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